Morris County Ranked 3rd Healthiest County in New Jersey

For the second consecutive year, Morris County was ranked as the third healthiest county in the state of New Jersey, according to a report released Wednesday.

Morris County received marks in the top four in all but one category, including top two in quality of life, health factors, and social and economic factors.

Only one category gives Morris County a ranking outside the top three. The county’s lowest score was for the physical environment category, being ranked 11. The region received low marks for residents having a long commute to work and driving mostly by themselves, the report said.

Morris County was bested by Hunterdon and Somerset counties, in first and second place respectively, for the second consecutive year, as well.

The 2015 County Health Rankings, published online by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, use data and analysis that allows counties to see what it is that makes residents sick or healthy, and how they compare to other counties in the same state.

The County Health Rankings report consider health outcomes, length of life, health factors and social and economic factors.