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

Health outcomes: 55Length of life: 62Quality of life: 35• Poor or fair health: 16 percent (state average: 14 percent)• Low birth weight: 7.7 percent (state average: 8.3 percent)Health factors: 55Health behaviors: 48• Adult smoking 25 percent (state average: 20 percent)• Adult obesity: 33 percent (state average: 29 percent)• Physical inactivity: 30 percent (state average: 24 percent)• Excessive drinking: 19 percent (state average: 17 percent)• Sexually transmitted infections: 205 (state average: 431)• Teen births: 32 per 1,000 females (State average: 28)Clinical care: 45• Ratio of population to primary care physicians: 1,690:1 (state ratio is 1,249:1)• Ratio of population to dentists: 2578:1 (state ratio is 1,600:1)• Ratio of population to mental health providers: 1749:1 (state ratio is 623:1)Social and economic factors: 59• High school graduation: 86 percent (state average: 85 percent)• Children in poverty: 20 percent (state average: 19 percent)• Violent crime: 205 offenses per 100,000 people (state: 357)• Injury deaths: 83 per 100,000 (state: 66)Physical environment: 12• Drinking water violations: 2 percent (state average: 8 percent)• Severe housing problems: 11 percent (state average 15 percent)