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Ranking of community issues by county are shown in Table 4. Illegal drug use was the top rated concern
in all counties. Alcohol use, identity theft, and bullying were in the top 6 of highest rated concerns for all
counties.

Table 4: Ranking of Community Issues by County

Rank La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston
1 Illegal drug use
2 Illegal drug use Illegal drug use Illegal drug use Illegal drug use
3 Bullying
4 Alcohol Use Rx Drug Misuse Identity Theft Alcohol Use Identity Theft
5 Funding for
6 Rx Drug Misuse Alcohol Use Bullying Obesity
Schools
7 Identity Theft Identity Theft Funding for Identity Theft Alcohol Use
8 Schools
9 Obesity
10 Bullying Bullying Obesity Bullying
Domestic Abuse,
11 Over-the-Counter Over-the-Counter Alcohol Use Funding for Child Abuse,
Schools Elder Abuse
12 Drug Misuse Drug Misuse Suicide

13 Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Over-the-Counter
Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Drug Misuse
14 Elder Abuse Elder Abuse Elder Abuse Elder Abuse
Tobacco Use
15 Obesity Obesity Suicide Tobacco Use
16 Prescription Drug
17 Funding for Funding for Tobacco Use Rx Drug Misuse Misuse
Schools Schools
18 Hunger
Hunger Sexual Abuse and Rx Drug Misuse Over-the-Counter
Sexual Violence Drug Misuse Financial
Problems - Local
Sexual Abuse and Tobacco Use Financial Sexual Abuse and
Sexual Violence Problems - Local Sexual Violence Governments

Governments Sexual Abuse and
Sexual Violence
Suicide Financial Over-the-Counter Hunger
Problems - Local Drug Misuse Excessive
Personal Debt
Governments
Gambling
Tobacco Use Hunger Sexual Abuse and Financial
Sexual Violence Problems - Local Risk of Losing
Your Job
Governments Risk of

Financial Suicide Hunger Suicide Foreclosure and
Problems - Local Bankruptcy

Governments

Gambling Gambling Gambling Gambling

Risk of Losing Excessive Risk of Losing Excessive
Your Job Personal Debt Your Job Personal Debt

Excessive Risk of Losing Excessive Risk of Losing
Personal Debt Your Job Personal Debt Your Job

Risk of Risk of Risk of Risk of
Foreclosure and Foreclosure and Foreclosure and Foreclosure and

Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy

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