March/April 2000
Utne Reader
The five most beautiful counties in the United States, based on
natural amenities such as topography, lakes and rivers, and
climate, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
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1. Humboldt, California
2. Mendocino, California
3. Del Norte, California
4. Lake, Colorado
5. Calaveras, California
The five least desirable counties, based on amenity
deprivation:
1. Red Lake, Minnesota
2. Wilkin, Minnesota
3. Norman, Minnesota
4. Mower, Minnesota
5. Pembina, North Dakota
--Source: American Demographics(Nov. 1999)