Top 20 states by healthcare access

WalletHub published its ranking of the best states for healthcare on July 31. One of the dimensions used to determine the ranking was healthcare access, which was based on 24 different metrics such as physicians per capita, hospital beds per capita, and average emergency department wait time. 

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Here are the top 20 states and the District of Columbia ranked by healthcare access, according to WalletHub:

  1. Maine
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Rhode Island
  4. Vermont
  5. North Dakota
  6. Wisconsin
  7. Minnesota
  8. Colorado
  9. Nebraska
  10. Kansas
  11. South Dakota
  12. Kentucky
  13. District of Columbia
  14. Pennsylvania
  15. Connecticut
  16. Missouri
  17. Montana
  18. Louisiana
  19. New Hampshire
  20. New Jersey

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