Which County Is Georgia’s Healthiest? The 2018 List Is In.

Andy Miller , Georgia Health News | Other

March 14th, 2018

The 2018 annual rankings, which concluded that Forsyth is again Georgia’s healthiest county, look at factors other than medical care, such as education, transportation and poverty, that influence how long and how well people live.

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Forsyth County is ranked as Georgia’s healthiest county for the sixth straight year.

The 2018 County Health Rankings, released Wednesday, again showed affluent suburban counties as Georgia’s healthiest.

The top nine after Forsyth are as follows:

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