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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange is Second Healthiest County in <br />State According to Study <br /> <br />By Chris Grunert <br />SHARE THIS: <br />Posted March 17, 2016 at 3:40 pm <br />Ranking <br />of Health Outcomes. Photo via countyhealthrankings.org <br />Orange County is the second healthiest county in North Carolina, according to a new study. <br />The study, done by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population <br />Health Institute looked at factors such as life expectancy, po verty rates, health behaviors and <br />environmental factors among others to determine the rankings. <br />The study looked at almost every county in all 50 states. <br />Maisha Simmons is a senior program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.