How healthy is Oconee?

Two organizations are ranking Oconee County number 12 of 46 South Carolina counties for good health.  According to the rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Beaufort County residents are the healthiest; Greenville County residents are second healthiest in the state.  At the bottom of the 46-county rankings are Marion, Allendale and Marlboro.  Published each year online, the rankings look at 30 factors—including poverty, education, transportation, housing, violent crime, jobs, and access to medical care.  Those factors are considered to influence how long and how well people.  live.