Which State Is Healthiest?

Rankings for each of 21 factors used to figure the healthiest state

A ranking of "1" is worst, "50" is best.

[1999 Rankings] [Factors] [Healthiest State Rankings 1993 to 1999] [Methodology] [Press Release]

See factors page for key to the 1 through 21 references at top of table.

FACTOR:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Alabama

3

4

16

4

5

6

28

6

21

18

16

17

7

6

36

13

12

2

44

30

5

Alaska

44

32

27

36

46

30

2

50

37

9

50

37

18

10

10

8

6

32

11

9

35

Arizona

34

13

2

22

12

45

8

19

35

1

37

22

17

30

44

42

49

50

9

4

26

Arkansas

12

2

3

3

26

8

21

13

42

3

5

28

22

18

41

3

18

9

39

20

3

California

42

28

16

NA

37

44

40

36

17

5

47

11

24

40

19

49

35

22

7

20

50

Colorado

6

28

10

46

27

48

6

40

27

22

48

31

29

34

18

32

50

38

10

12

13

Connecticut

30

47

45

44

33

33

45

33

2

35

27

6

23

41

15

40

35

22

6

50

28

Delaware

6

19

33

14

4

3

18

48

8

30

9

9

3

47

35

7

14

3

14

32

16

Florida

14

19

27

26

21

28

11

3

7

7

1

2

19

37

32

23

28

5

30

25

16

Georgia

6

12

33

7

12

25

31

30

20

12

43

12

8

13

39

35

27

48

31

38

34

Hawaii

31

39

23

49

36

49

40

46

18

50

46

24

38

49

9

48

46

28

9

38

45

Idaho

39

18

10

41

35

46

11

44

50

11

44

47

42

4

22

47

34

9

20

1

8

Illinois

15

25

12

21

9

19

45

37

19

34

21

14

15

33

11

26

19

14

29

21

28

Indiana

27

16

16

31

41

16

23

16

24

42

18

29

25

27

34

9

5

9

28

6

26

Iowa

37

32

44

45

12

36

38

28

40

35

11

45

36

30

6

28

8

32

43

38

44

Kansas

34

24

42

32

16

34

21

28

31

39

30

38

33

27

31

32

23

49

41

25

9

Kentucky

16

7

38

8

18

1

24

16

30

23

7

32

27

15

39

1

2

1

38

25

8

Louisiana

1

3

12

2

6

2

27

8

15

24

25

7

4

1

19

16

7

17

42

45

33

Maine

44

42

48

28

41

15

17

9

28

24

3

46

48

35

30

31

29

5

22

48

19

Maryland

6

41

40

15

10

13

43

25

13

27

35

3

5

50

50

46

24

45

12

30

39

Massachusetts

31

50

36

43

49

24

48

10

1

31

12

20

41

45

6

44

48

14

18

49

6

Michigan

20

27

36

20

11

23

36

21

25

40

33

30

12

17

4

10

4

14

19

12

37

Minnesota

46

46

25

47

49

41

42

22

11

48

41

43

39

48

15

39

33

28

33

46

31

Mississippi

1

1

12

1

1

4

36

10

47

6

19

18

2

2

38

28

3

22

47

41

3

Missouri

20

17

38

13

15

21

13

10

14

31

8

25

13

11

21

2

21

5

35

15

22

Montana

39

26

33

30

28

42

2

15

43

8

24

42

46

19

29

44

42

40

48

30

40

Nebraska

31

35

42

39

31

43

35

33

31

44

34

40

31

35

11

37

25

32

46

30

26

Nevada

20

22

4

11

18

11

1

47

34

13

26

5

43

14

3

4

47

5

4

5

37

New Hampshire

46

49

49

37

45

14

31

18

12

37

31

39

50

43

13

13

44

22

13

45

NA

New Jersey

16

48

8

29

17

18

49

43

6

17

14

4

32

46

32

41

40

28

32

12

22

New Mexico

16

5

1

22

39

47

4

35

46

4

45

21

21

9

24

37

32

17

3

20

49

New York

16

44

5

24

41

29

49

22

3

13

29

1

6

26

41

28

38

22

36

15

41

North Carolina

6

13

27

12

2

17

25

40

38

18

22

23

9

20

43

11

15

32

23

38

47

North Dakota

42

43

46

42

21

39

28

2

10

21

15

49

44

8

5

36

9

32

50

38

4

Ohio

20

19

25

16

24

12

44

13

16

41

10

36

16

32

46

12

13

42

26

20

31

Oklahoma

27

6

8

10

37

26

13

19

45

10

20

27

14

25

44

15

38

47

27

4

16

Oregon

49

22

15

33

41

32

9

32

36

29

17

34

40

23

28

43

15

17

5

9

48

Pennsylvania

25

38

21

17

28

19

30

4

4

46

4

13

30

44

24

20

17

17

34

45

31

Rhode Island

26

39

49

34

21

10

47

4

5

45

6

16

28

27

22

18

41

28

15

41

11

South Carolina

4

9

7

9

7

7

18

27

44

16

23

10

1

12

37

24

20

32

24

45

19

South Dakota

49

30

23

35

2

38

7

26

33

37

28

48

35

5

2

18

25

42

49

25

13

Tennessee

6

9

19

5

8

5

20

7

9

26

13

19

10

23

49

6

21

9

37

30

19

Texas

27

11

5

18

33

31

33

37

29

1

42

8

11

21

8

32

10

17

21

9

44

Utah

36

35

27

48

40

50

13

40

48

27

49

33

47

3

48

50

45

4

2

2

26

Vermont

39

45

46

25

30

27

38

30

39

47

36

44

49

39

13

25

31

40

16

47

39

Virginia

20

34

27

19

24

22

25

45

41

31

38

15

20

42

26

17

30

45

17

20

33

Washington

48

31

21

38

46

37

16

37

22

42

39

26

37

38

26

22

35

22

1

41

46

West Virginia

12

8

40

6

18

8

10

1

26

15

2

34

34

16

47

5

1

9

45

38

11

Wisconsin

37

37

27

40

31

35

34

22

23

49

32

41

26

22

1

26

10

38

25

32

22

Wyoming

5

15

19

27

48

40

5

49

49

18

40

50

45

7

17

21

42

42

40

15

44

METHODOLOGY