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

Health outcomes: 57Length of life: 61Quality of life: 48• Poor or fair health: 15 percent (state average: 14 percent)• Low birth weight: 8.0 percent (state average: 8.3 percent)Health factors: 62Health behaviors: 62• Adult smoking: 30 percent (state average: 20 percent)• Adult obesity: 36 percent (state average: 29 percent)• Physical inactivity: 29 percent (state average: 24 percent)• Excessive drinking: 17 percent (state average: 17 percent)• Sexually transmitted infections: 117 (state average: 431)• Teen births: 29 per 1,000 females (state average: 28)Clinical care: 61• Ratio of population to primary care physicians: 2,167:1 (state ratio is 1,249:1)• Ratio of population to dentists: 2,492:1 (state ratio is 1,600:1)• Ratio of population to mental health providers: 2,314:1 (state ratio is 623:1)Social and economic factors: 58• High school graduation: 91 percent (state average: 85 percent)• Children in poverty: 22 percent (state average: 19 percent)• Violent crime: 275 offenses per 100,000 people (state: 357)• Injury deaths: 82 per 100,000 (state: 66)Physical environment: 53• Drinking water violations: 25 percent (state average: 8 percent)• Severe housing problems: 13 percent (state average 15 percent)