Although Bucks County did not make the nation’s top 100 healthiest communities on the rankings presented by U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings, the county was not far off the list of the top 500 in the nation.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen. on Thursday recognized and applauded two Pennsylvanian counties nearby who were selected to the top 100, Chester and Montgomery, said a Department of Health spokesperson.
“Congratulations to Chester and Montgomery counties for being among the top 100 healthiest communities in the nation,” said Bogen. “We are fortunate that Pennsylvania’s new bi-partisan budget makes significant investments in key factors to help make our communities, and Pennsylvanians, healthier.”
The 2024 healthiest communities rankings and accompanying analysis are based on an evaluation of approximately 2,800 communities, nationwide. The project looks at how counties perform across 92 health and health-related metrics to capture how they best serve their residents in 10 main categories: Community Vitality, Economy, Education, Environment, Equity, Food & Nutrition, Population Health, Housing, Infrastructure and Public Safety, according to U.S. News & World.
The top 500 counties receive a ranking and while Montgomery was ranked at 66 and Chester at 84, Bucks County cam close to the top 100 and ranked 188. Other counties in the state who ranked were Adams (477), Allegheny (321), Butler (250), Centre (478), Cumberland (124), Delaware (442), Montour (325), Washington (376) and Westmoreland (476), said officials.
To compile the rankings and create the overall Healthiest Communities project, U.S. News partnered with the University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES), a research institution skilled in community health assessment. Overall, the rankings are based on metrics drawn from sources such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said U.S. News & World.
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