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PRINCETON, N. J. (AP) - What's billed as the most comprehensive report of its kind ranks the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO Dr. Rosa Lavizzo-Mourey says the report shows that, "Where you live, learn, work and play makes an incredible difference to your health."

The second annual County Health Rankings report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is intended to give communities a roadmap to improve health.

They can check online at countyhealthrankings.org to compare the health of their county with others in their state. Then they can work together to develop programs and policies that address health factors such as tobacco use, obesity, access to healthcare and healthy foods, education, employment, community safety and air quality.

Lavizzo-Mourey won't single out the best and worst counties. She says, "This is not a race to the top," because even the healthiest counties can do better.

Below are the overall heath outcomes rankings from the study of Heartland counties:

Missouri data guide

MISSOURI (114 counties ranked)
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12. Ste. Genevieve
21. Cape Girardeau
29. Perry, MO
79. Scott
81. Bollinger
90. Stoddard
93. St. Francois
97. Carter
104. Mississippi
106. Wayne
107. Iron
109. Butler
110. Reynolds
111. New Madrid
112. Ripley
113. Dunklin
114. Pemiscot

Illinois data guide

ILLINOIS (102 counties ranked)
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46. Union
49. Randolph
57. Johnson
73. Perry, IL
76. Jackson
85. Jefferson
86. Pope
87. Williamson
91. Massac
92. Gallatin
93. Hamilton
97. Franklin
99. Saline
100. Hardin
101. Pulaski
102. Alexander

Kentucky data guide

KENTUCKY (120 counties ranked)
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3. Calloway
6. Lyon
36. Graves
45. McCracken
48. Caldwell
51. Carlisle
70. Trigg
76. Hickman
83. Ballard
86. Livingston
89. Crittenden
117. Fulton

Tennessee data guide

TENNESSEE (95 counties ranked)
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19. Weakly
51. Obion
82. Lake

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