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Which State Is Healthiest?

1993 to 2003 Healthiest State Rankings

#1 ranking is healthiest; #50 ranking is least healthy

STATE

2003

2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Alabama 47 47 47 48 48 46 47 48 32 42 47
Alaska 36 29 37 18 28 20 16 14 13 26 16
Arizona 41 35 28 27 35 39 40 34 28 33 25
Arkansas 43 40 40 44 45 50 50 50 50 50 46
California 14 13 17 19 19 12 14 24 19 23 24
Colorado 25 21 21 12 24 30 29 28 26 13 9
Connecticut 11 8 14 9 20 9 3 6 4 8 19
Delaware 38 43 43 37 40 32 32 33 47 46 49
Florida 44 44 44 43 42 42 44 43 48 48 50
Georgia 42 41 41 45 34 21 35 38 37 39 28
Hawaii 8 6 4 4 2 1 1 3 5 5 4
Idaho 21 22 26 20 29 15 11 11 9 13 2
Illinois 32 31 32 26 30 26 17 30 27 32 32
Indiana 27 28 29 25 26 35 39 37 39 31 30
Iowa 4 3 5 15 6 7 8 1 8 21 20
Kansas 15 12 7 11 8 6 26 8 12 18 23
Kentucky 31 33 31 33 37 44 45 40 41 44 18
Louisiana 49 49 48 49 50 49 48 49 49 48 40
Maine 7 11 8 6 7 14 27 21 7 17 43
Maryland 35 37 33 28 25 18 15 17 18 19 13
Massachusetts 6 9 10 8 8 16 10 20 15 9 34
Michigan 28 27 27 31 33 31 37 42 33 30 38
Minnesota 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 5 6 1 6
Mississippi 50 50 50 50 49 45 42 44 45 38 33
Missouri 34 39 38 36 38 48 43 46 42 47 48
Montana 18 17 13 32 12 11 12 18 24 12 7
Nebraska 3 5 6 10 5 10 9 9 13 4 10
Nevada 45 46 46 46 47 39 41 47 38 45 42
New Hampshire 2 4 3 1 4 3 4 7 1 3 12
New Jersey 16 15 16 17 23 25 22 22 21 24 31
New Mexico 46 48 45 39 44 34 27 26 29 27 22
New York 33 38 34 42 43 28 18 32 33 34 36
North Carolina 29 34 35 34 32 27 19 25 35 36 35
North Dakota 10 7 9 23 13 29 24 13 25 10 8
Ohio 26 24 22 21 18 33 31 31 30 29 39
Oklahoma 40 32 36 29 31 38 34 27 44 43 26
Oregon 19 18 18 14 17 24 21 22 17 15 27
Pennsylvania 24 23 20 30 22 37 38 40 31 28 45
Rhode Island 17 16 15 13 21 22 30 29 22 11 43
South Carolina 48 45 49 47 46 43 36 38 43 35 29
South Dakota 13 20 23 38 27 8 20 16 23 25 10
Tennessee 37 36 39 40 39 47 46 36 40 41 37
Texas 39 42 42 41 41 36 33 35 35 37 14
Utah 9 10 12 5 10 5 5 4 3 6 1
Vermont 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 15
Virginia 22 19 18 16 16 16 13 10 10 22 17
Washington 12 14 11 7 10 13 7 15 11 7 5
West Virginia 30 30 30 35 36 41 49 45 46 39 41
Wisconsin 23 26 24 22 15 23 23 18 16 20 21
Wyoming 20 25 25 23 14 18 25 12 20 16 3