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#1 ranking is healthiest; #50 ranking is least healthy
| STATE | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 |
| Alabama | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 32 | 42 | 47 |
| Alaska | 35 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 16 |
| Arizona | 40 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 25 |
| Arkansas | 38 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 46 |
| California | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
| Colorado | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 9 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Delaware | 44 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 49 |
| Florida | 41 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
| Georgia | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 28 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Idaho | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Illinois | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 32 |
| Indiana | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 30 |
| Iowa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 |
| Kansas | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Kentucky | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 18 |
| Louisiana | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 40 |
| Maine | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| Maryland | 32 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| Michigan | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 38 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Mississippi | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Missouri | 37 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 42 | 47 | 48 |
| Montana | 23 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| Nevada | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 45 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 |
| New Mexico | 49 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
| New York | 33 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
| North Carolina | 30 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
| North Dakota | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 8 |
| Ohio | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 39 |
| Oklahoma | 39 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 26 |
| Oregon | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 45 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 46 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 29 |
| South Dakota | 19 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 36 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 37 |
| Texas | 42 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 14 |
| Utah | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Vermont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Virginia | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 17 |
| Washington | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 41 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| Wyoming | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 3 |