The report compares the states by the percentage of adults who reported their health was very good or excellent, with the national average being 50.7%.
Here are the 50 states ranked by high health status:
|
Rank |
State |
Percentage reporting high health |
|
1 |
Colorado |
55.9% |
|
2 |
New Hampshire |
55.8% |
|
3 |
Vermont |
55.5% |
|
T-4 |
Connecticut |
55% |
|
T-4 |
Maine |
55% |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
54.8% |
|
7 |
Massachusetts |
54.7% |
|
8 |
Utah |
54.5% |
|
9 |
Wyoming |
54.3% |
|
10 |
New Jersey |
53.3% |
|
11 |
Idaho |
52.8% |
|
12 |
Nebraska |
52.2% |
|
13 |
Montana |
52.1% |
|
14 |
Maryland |
51.8% |
|
15 |
Wisconsin |
51.7% |
|
16 |
South Carolina |
51.4% |
|
17 |
North Carolina |
51.1% |
|
T-18 |
Alaska |
51% |
|
T-18 |
Florida |
51% |
|
T-18 |
Virginia |
51% |
|
21 |
Washington |
50.9% |
|
22 |
New York |
50.8% |
|
T-23 |
Delaware |
50.7% |
|
T-23 |
Kansas |
50.7% |
|
T-23 |
North Dakota |
50.7% |
|
T-23 |
Rhode Island |
50.7% |
|
27 |
South Dakota |
50.1% |
|
28 |
Hawaii |
49.9% |
|
29 |
Michigan |
49.7% |
|
30 |
California |
49.4% |
|
31 |
Illinois |
49.3% |
|
32 |
Pennsylvania |
49.1% |
|
33 |
Ohio |
48.9% |
|
T-34 |
Georgia |
48.5% |
|
T-34 |
Oregon |
48.5% |
|
T-36 |
Arizona |
48.4% |
|
T-36 |
Iowa |
48.4% |
|
38 |
Indiana |
47.7% |
|
T-39 |
Missouri |
46.4% |
|
T-39 |
New Mexico |
46.4% |
|
T-39 |
Oklahoma |
46.4% |
|
42 |
Texas |
46.2% |
|
43 |
Louisiana |
46% |
|
44 |
Kentucky |
45.4% |
|
45 |
Tennessee |
45.3% |
|
46 |
Nevada |
45% |
|
47 |
Alabama |
43.8% |
|
48 |
Arkansas |
42.6% |
|
49 |
West Virginia |
41.5% |
|
50 |
Mississippi |
39.6% |
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