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Did Andover Make the Healthiest Places to Live in Massachusetts List?

Check out the Top 10 healthiest counties in the Commonwealth.

ANDOVER, MA - Good news for residents: Essex county made the Top 10 list of healthiest counties in Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population of Essex County was was 743,159, making it the third-most populous county in Massachusetts.

Only in Your State based its findings on County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, which ranks longevity of life and quality of life.

Here are the 10 healthiest counties, according to Only In Your State:

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  1. Nantucket
  2. Middlesex
  3. Dukes County
  4. Norfolk
  5. Hampshire
  6. Essex
  7. Barnstable
  8. Franklin
  9. Plymouth
  10. Worcester

Charlene Arsenault (Patch Staff) contributed to this story.


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