Otsego County Makes Top 25 For Health

By Rich Petschke

Otsego County ranks in the top 25 on a list of county health rankings for New York State. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborates with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to create the list each year.

Otsego County came in number 22 on the list of 62 counties with Chenango County ranking 40th and Delaware County at number 51. The rankings are based on factors as high school graduation rates, access to healthy foods and rates of obesity.