County-by-county health rankings for the Delaware Valley

There's a new county-by-county snapshot on America's health.

The report card by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has mixed news for our area.

Philadelphia is ranked as Pennsylvania's unhealthiest county, due to factors like high rates of obesity, adult smoking and lack of primary care doctors.

Delaware County came in 28th for the unhealthiest.

On the other hand, Chester and Montgomery counties are in top 10 for healthiest counties in the state.

Bucks County ranked 12th and Lehigh County ranked 21st for healthiest.

Get the full report for Pennsylvania here.

Over in the Garden State, most South Jersey counties are among the least healthy.

Cumberland, Atlantic, Camden, and Salem counties topped that list.

Gloucester County ranked 6th, Cape May County ranked 7th and Mercer County rounded out the unhealthy top 10.

Burlington County landed right in the middle of the list, while Monmouth and Ocean counties were the only local areas to make the top 10 healthiest.

Get the full report for New Jersey here.

Over in Delaware, Sussex County came in as the healthiest.

New Castle County landed right in the middle while Kent County ranked as the least healthy.

Get the full report for Delaware here.

Officials said Wednesday that the rankings aren't just about bragging rights or shaming counties.

They add that it's to let communities know what they need to focus on to improve public health in the future.