Which State Is Healthiest?

STATE

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Alabama

46

47

48

32

42

47

Alaska

20

16

14

13

26

16

Arizona

39

40

34

28

33

25

Arkansas

50

50

50

50

50

46

California

12

14

24

19

23

24

Colorado

30

29

28

26

13

9

Connecticut

9

3

6

4

8

19

Delaware

32

32

33

47

46

49

Florida

42

44

43

48

48

50

Georgia

21

35

38

37

39

28

Hawaii

1

1

3

5

5

4

Idaho

15

11

11

9

13

2

Illinois

26

17

30

27

32

32

Indiana

35

39

37

39

31

30

Iowa

7

8

1

8

21

20

Kansas

6

26

8

12

18

23

Kentucky

44

45

40

41

44

18

Louisiana

49

48

49

49

48

40

Maine

14

27

21

7

17

43

Maryland

18

15

17

18

19

13

Massachusetts

16

10

20

15

9

34

Michigan

31

37

42

33

30

38

Minnesota

2

2

5

6

1

6

Mississippi

45

42

44

45

38

33

Missouri

48

43

46

42

47

48

Montana

11

12

18

24

12

7

Nebraska

10

9

9

13

4

10

Nevada

39

41

47

38

45

42

New Hampshire

3

4

7

1

3

12

New Jersey

25

22

22

21

24

31

New Mexico

34

27

26

29

27

22

New York

28

18

32

33

34

36

North Carolina

27

19

25

35

36

35

North Dakota

29

24

13

25

10

8

Ohio

33

31

31

30

29

39

Oklahoma

38

34

27

44

43

26

Oregon

24

21

22

17

15

27

Pennsylvania

37

38

40

31

28

45

Rhode Island

22

30

29

22

11

43

South Carolina

43

36

38

43

35

29

South Dakota

8

20

16

23

25

10

Tennessee

47

46

36

40

41

37

Texas

36

33

35

35

37

14

Utah

5

5

4

3

6

1

Vermont

4

6

2

2

2

15

Virginia

16

13

10

10

22

17

Washington

13

7

15

11

7

5

West Virginia

41

49

45

46

39

41

Wisconsin

23

23

18

16

20

21

Wyoming

18

25

12

20

16

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