Placer is the second healthiest county in California according to the annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

The rankings measure health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in the United States.

“The people of Placer County should be very proud of our 2nd place ranking in the recently published County Health Rankings. Our high ranking reflects years of hard work and healthy choices by the people of Placer County and our leaders, our businesses, our community- and faith-based organizations, and our very dedicated professionals in public health and health care delivery,” Robert Oldham, Placer County health officer, said in a statement. “A healthier Placer County keeps health costs down, helps our children to learn, improves our productivity and quality of life, and makes Placer County more attractive to tourists, employers, and investors. While we celebrate our success, we will also use these rankings and other available data to help us to build upon our success so that our legacy to future generations will be an even healthier Placer County.”

The Rankings & Roadmaps program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

The rankings are online.