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Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Bergen in N.J. and Chester and Montgomery in Pa. finished in the top 100. Philadelphia finished third from the bottom in Pa.
The New York Times has composed a map that looks at the hardest and easiest counties (out of 3,135) to live in the USA.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania had counties that finished in the top 40, but also ranked lower than 2,300.
The Times came to these conclusions by looking at six data points for each county: education, or percentage of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree; median household income; unemployment rate; disability rate; life expectancy; and obesity.
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The average of the ranks in each category made for the overall rank.
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Here are the overall ranks for New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the Times:
New JerseyHunterdon 37
Morris 43
Somerset 53
Bergen 79
Middlesex 156
Monmouth 222
Warren 352
Sussex 381
Union 439
Burlington 453
Mercer 503
Hudson 743
Ocean 793
Gloucester 875
Passaic 927
Cape May 1147
Camden 1303
Essex 1349
Atlantic 1374
Salem 1928
Cumberland 2393
Pennsylvania
Chester 33
Montgomery 82
Cumberand 158
Bucks 173
Centre 215
Montour 337
Butler 514
Lancaster 626
Adams 630
Delaware 770
Northampton 785
Union 808
Pike 882
Allegheny 994
Lehigh 999
Monroe 1022
Westmoreland 1028
Berks 1061
Lebanon 1063
Franklin 1064
York 1119
Wayne 1177
Dauphin 1321
Washington 1372
Elk 1452
Lackawanna 1467
Perry 1510
Susquehanna 1528
Warren 1548
Erie 1565
Indiana 1594
Beaver 1618
Snyder 1638
Columbia 1693
Lycoming 1717
Bradford 1738
Tioga 1747
Wyoming 1794
Crawford 1809
Carbon 1854
Luzerne 1877
Clarion 1883
Mercer 1893
Lawrence 1900
Juniata 1937
Huntingdon 1969
Clinton 1994
Blair 2028
Armstrong 2045
McKean 2086
Potter 2095
Fulton 2112
Jefferson 2140
Venango 2151
Somerset 2169
Skuylkill 2193
Bedford 2222
Forest 2224
Sullivan 2269
Greene 2290
Cambria 2297
Clearfield 2315
Cameron 2347
Northumberland 2350
Philadelphia 2420
Mifflin 2491
Fayette 2758
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