Schuylkill is the eighth fattest county in Pennsylvania, according to rankings released by National the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Carbon County ranks 24th, followed by Northampton at 45th, Monroe at 53rd and Lehigh at 54th.About 33 percent of Schuylkill County residents are obese, with body mass indices of 30 or more. About 32 percent of Carbon County residents are obese; about 29 percent in Northampton; and 28 percent each in Monroe and Lehigh counties.Pennsylvania as a whole ranks 19th of the 50 states in obestity, with about 30 percent of residents having a BMI of 30 or more.Chester County was the least obese at 22 percent. The worst was Cambria at 36.