Here is a snapshot of Northampton's health rankings among Pennsylvania's 67 counties:

Health outcomes: 27Length of life: 11Quality of life: 54• Poor or fair health: 15 percent (state average: 14 percent)• Low birth weight: 8.8 percent (state average: 8.3 percent)Health factors: 12Health behaviors: 15• Adult smoking: 18 percent (state average: 20 percent)• Adult obesity: 30 percent (state average: 29 percent)• Physical inactivity: 25 percent (state average: 24 percent)• Excessive drinking: 17 percent (state average: 17 percent)• Sexually transmitted infections: 287 (state average: 431)• Teen births: 22 per 1,000 females (State average: 28)Clinical care: 22• Ratio of population to primary care physicians: 1,257:1 (state ratio is 1,249:1)• Ratio of population to dentists: 1,947:1 (state ratio is 1,600:1)• Ratio of population to mental health providers: 592:1 (state ratio is 623:1)Social and economic factors: 16• High school graduation: 89 percent (state average: 85 percent)• Children in poverty: 13 percent (state average: 19 percent)• Violent crime: 197 offenses per 100,000 people (state: 357)• Injury deaths: 56 per 100,000 (state: 66)Physical environment: 27• Drinking water violations: 1 percent (state average: 8 percent)• Severe housing problems: 16 percent (state average 15 percent)