enhance this this response to answer question of explain what country ranks mean: The North Carolina County Health Rankings & road maps no longer use county rank to understand the county's health. The new approach compares where your county dot is relitave to the national and state average. The state has specific color coded counties, which range from least healthy in the US to Healthiest in the US, serve as a measure to gauge the overall health status of each county, providing a clear picture of where counties stand relative to each other within the state