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.

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

Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Missouri
Montana
Louisiana
New Hampshire
New Jersey

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