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

Health outcomes: 26Length of life: 19Quality of life: 39• Poor or fair health: 12 percent (state average: 14 percent)• Low birth weight: 8.4 percent (state average: 8.3 percent)Health factors: 57Health behaviors: 35• Adult smoking: 24 percent (state average: 20 percent)• Adult obesity: 28 percent (state average: 29 percent)• Physical inactivity: 24 percent (state average: 24 percent)• Excessive drinking: 24 percent (state average: 17 percent)• Sexually transmitted infections: 219 (state average: 431)• Teen births: 17 per 1,000 females (State average: 28)Clinical care: 57• Ratio of population to primary care physicians: 2,221:1 (state ratio is 1,249:1)• Ratio of population to dentists: 2,696:1 (state ratio is 1,600:1)• Ratio of population to mental health providers: 1,161:1 (state ratio is 623:1)Social and economic factors: 54• High school graduation: 85 percent (state average: 85 percent)• Children in poverty: 17 percent (state average: 19 percent)• Violent crime: 336 offenses per 100,000 people (state: 357)• Injury deaths: 62 per 100,000 (state: 66)Physical environment: 64• Drinking water violations: 19 percent (state average: 8 percent)• Severe housing problems: 21 percent (state average 15 percent)