Healthiest States

Total Score
Mortality Rates
Disease Prevalence
Citizen Health
Healthcare Quality
Physical Environment
Health Index Score 2023
1.HawaiiHawaii82.2
2.MassachusettsMassachusetts78.0
3.UtahUtah77.9
4.ColoradoColorado77.7
5.ConnecticutConnecticut76.9
6.MinnesotaMinnesota76.7
7.New HampshireNew Hampshire75.5
8.VermontVermont74.9
9.WashingtonWashington74.1
10.Rhode IslandRhode Island74.0
11.New JerseyNew Jersey73.3
12.IdahoIdaho73.1
13.MontanaMontana72.6
14.North DakotaNorth Dakota72.5
15.NebraskaNebraska72.4
16.WyomingWyoming72.2
17.CaliforniaCalifornia72.1
18.OregonOregon71.8
19.New YorkNew York71.8
20.IowaIowa71.1
21.WisconsinWisconsin70.2
22.South DakotaSouth Dakota69.0
23.MarylandMaryland68.9
24.ArizonaArizona68.6
25.MaineMaine68.3
26.IllinoisIllinois67.4
27.AlaskaAlaska67.0
28.VirginiaVirginia66.1
29.New MexicoNew Mexico66.0
30.KansasKansas65.9
31.FloridaFlorida65.8
32.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania65.8
33.DelawareDelaware65.6
34.NevadaNevada62.0
35.MichiganMichigan61.7
36.TexasTexas61.4
37.North CarolinaNorth Carolina61.1
38.MissouriMissouri58.7
39.South CarolinaSouth Carolina58.6
40.GeorgiaGeorgia57.7
41.IndianaIndiana57.5
42.OhioOhio57.5
43.TennesseeTennessee51.8
44.OklahomaOklahoma51.5
45.ArkansasArkansas50.6
46.LouisianaLouisiana50.4
47.KentuckyKentucky48.0
48.AlabamaAlabama47.7
49.West VirginiaWest Virginia43.8
50.MississippiMississippi42.6
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Introduction

While America is a frontrunner in healthcare spending, the complex mosaic of health outcomes across the 50 states paints an intriguing picture. Beginning with a detailed analysis of the United States' health standards, this article sets forth to rank states based on a comprehensive 'Health Index Score'. This score is a quantifiable representation of health in various states on the back of key determinants such as disease prevalence, quality of healthcare, lifestyle factors, and access to health services amongst others.

  • The healthiest states are predominantly located in the Northeast, and West of the United States.
  • The Southern states showed a concerning trend with poorer health outcomes when compared to the rest of the United States.
  • States with higher obesity rates typically had lower health index scores, magnifying the impact of obesity on overall health. West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana with high obesity rates also had lower health index scores.
  • Despite being a financial powerhouse, states like New York (71.8) and California (72.1) fell outside of the top ten states for health indexes.
  • States with a greater emphasis on outdoor activities such as Colorado (77.7) and Utah (77.9) boasted high health index scores. This suggests the potential positive influence of active lifestyles and healthier behaviors on health outcomes.

By Region

Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.7

#48

Mortality Rates

13.4

#47

Disease Prevalence

11.5

#47

Citizen Health

10.9

#47

Healthcare Quality

4.9

#42

Physical Environment

6.8

#34

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

67.0

#27

Mortality Rates

20.6

#31

Disease Prevalence

16.6

#20

Citizen Health

16.2

#24

Healthcare Quality

6.3

#28

Physical Environment

7.3

#20

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

68.6

#24

Mortality Rates

21.9

#22

Disease Prevalence

16.0

#26

Citizen Health

17.1

#21

Healthcare Quality

5.9

#34

Physical Environment

7.7

#10

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.6

#45

Mortality Rates

12.7

#48

Disease Prevalence

14.1

#42

Citizen Health

12.3

#45

Healthcare Quality

4.8

#44

Physical Environment

6.8

#33

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

72.1

#17

Mortality Rates

23.7

#12

Disease Prevalence

17.3

#13

Citizen Health

18.0

#13

Healthcare Quality

6.6

#25

Physical Environment

6.5

#44

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

77.7

#4

Mortality Rates

25.5

#5

Disease Prevalence

17.1

#15

Citizen Health

20.3

#1

Healthcare Quality

7.2

#13

Physical Environment

7.6

#12

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

76.9

#5

Mortality Rates

26.5

#2

Disease Prevalence

17.6

#9

Citizen Health

18.1

#11

Healthcare Quality

7.8

#6

Physical Environment

6.9

#30

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

65.6

#33

Mortality Rates

20.9

#28

Disease Prevalence

14.9

#34

Citizen Health

15.4

#32

Healthcare Quality

6.7

#23

Physical Environment

7.6

#14

Florida

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Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

65.8

#31

Mortality Rates

22.6

#18

Disease Prevalence

15.0

#33

Citizen Health

17.6

#15

Healthcare Quality

4.1

#48

Physical Environment

6.4

#47

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.7

#40

Mortality Rates

17.8

#39

Disease Prevalence

14.8

#35

Citizen Health

14.3

#37

Healthcare Quality

4.1

#47

Physical Environment

6.7

#38

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

82.2

#1

Mortality Rates

26.3

#3

Disease Prevalence

19.5

#2

Citizen Health

19.2

#3

Healthcare Quality

8.7

#1

Physical Environment

8.6

#1

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

73.1

#12

Mortality Rates

23.0

#16

Disease Prevalence

17.7

#7

Citizen Health

18.2

#10

Healthcare Quality

6.9

#21

Physical Environment

7.4

#16

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

67.4

#26

Mortality Rates

21.7

#24

Disease Prevalence

17.3

#14

Citizen Health

15.6

#29

Healthcare Quality

6.1

#32

Physical Environment

6.7

#36

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.5

#41

Mortality Rates

17.2

#42

Disease Prevalence

14.5

#40

Citizen Health

13.5

#39

Healthcare Quality

5.7

#36

Physical Environment

6.6

#43

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

71.1

#20

Mortality Rates

22.2

#21

Disease Prevalence

16.8

#18

Citizen Health

17.4

#17

Healthcare Quality

7.3

#11

Physical Environment

7.3

#19

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

65.9

#30

Mortality Rates

20.7

#30

Disease Prevalence

15.6

#31

Citizen Health

15.8

#27

Healthcare Quality

6.3

#27

Physical Environment

7.6

#13

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.0

#47

Mortality Rates

14.7

#45

Disease Prevalence

11.2

#49

Citizen Health

9.6

#49

Healthcare Quality

5.6

#39

Physical Environment

6.9

#32

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.4

#46

Mortality Rates

14.7

#44

Disease Prevalence

11.4

#48

Citizen Health

12.3

#44

Healthcare Quality

4.8

#43

Physical Environment

7.2

#23

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

68.3

#25

Mortality Rates

21.4

#27

Disease Prevalence

16.0

#27

Citizen Health

15.5

#30

Healthcare Quality

7.7

#7

Physical Environment

7.7

#11

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

68.9

#23

Mortality Rates

23.2

#14

Disease Prevalence

15.8

#30

Citizen Health

15.4

#31

Healthcare Quality

7.1

#16

Physical Environment

7.4

#17

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

78.0

#2

Mortality Rates

26.6

#1

Disease Prevalence

17.4

#12

Citizen Health

18.4

#9

Healthcare Quality

8.4

#2

Physical Environment

7.2

#22

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.7

#35

Mortality Rates

18.7

#37

Disease Prevalence

14.6

#37

Citizen Health

14.2

#38

Healthcare Quality

6.9

#22

Physical Environment

7.3

#21

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

76.7

#6

Mortality Rates

25.1

#7

Disease Prevalence

17.9

#6

Citizen Health

18.9

#5

Healthcare Quality

7.5

#9

Physical Environment

7.5

#15

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.6

#50

Mortality Rates

8.8

#50

Disease Prevalence

12.9

#45

Citizen Health

10.2

#48

Healthcare Quality

3.9

#49

Physical Environment

6.7

#40

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.7

#38

Mortality Rates

18.2

#38

Disease Prevalence

14.6

#39

Citizen Health

13.3

#42

Healthcare Quality

5.6

#38

Physical Environment

7.0

#29

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

72.6

#13

Mortality Rates

22.7

#17

Disease Prevalence

16.6

#19

Citizen Health

18.5

#8

Healthcare Quality

6.5

#26

Physical Environment

8.2

#2

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

72.4

#15

Mortality Rates

21.6

#26

Disease Prevalence

18.4

#4

Citizen Health

17.2

#19

Healthcare Quality

7.1

#15

Physical Environment

8.0

#6

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.0

#34

Mortality Rates

20.6

#32

Disease Prevalence

14.2

#41

Citizen Health

15.9

#25

Healthcare Quality

4.6

#45

Physical Environment

6.6

#42

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

75.5

#7

Mortality Rates

24.7

#8

Disease Prevalence

18.3

#5

Citizen Health

17.7

#14

Healthcare Quality

8.0

#5

Physical Environment

7.0

#26

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

73.3

#11

Mortality Rates

25.4

#6

Disease Prevalence

17.7

#8

Citizen Health

17.3

#18

Healthcare Quality

6.1

#31

Physical Environment

6.7

#35

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

66.0

#29

Mortality Rates

20.4

#33

Disease Prevalence

17.0

#16

Citizen Health

15.0

#34

Healthcare Quality

6.2

#29

Physical Environment

7.4

#18

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

71.8

#19

Mortality Rates

26.1

#4

Disease Prevalence

16.3

#24

Citizen Health

15.8

#26

Healthcare Quality

7.0

#20

Physical Environment

6.6

#41

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.1

#37

Mortality Rates

19.1

#36

Disease Prevalence

14.6

#36

Citizen Health

14.7

#36

Healthcare Quality

6.0

#33

Physical Environment

6.7

#37

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

72.5

#14

Mortality Rates

23.8

#11

Disease Prevalence

16.9

#17

Citizen Health

17.1

#20

Healthcare Quality

7.0

#18

Physical Environment

7.7

#8

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.5

#42

Mortality Rates

17.6

#41

Disease Prevalence

13.4

#44

Citizen Health

13.3

#41

Healthcare Quality

6.2

#30

Physical Environment

7.1

#25

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.5

#44

Mortality Rates

14.5

#46

Disease Prevalence

13.8

#43

Citizen Health

12.4

#43

Healthcare Quality

4.3

#46

Physical Environment

6.5

#46

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

71.8

#18

Mortality Rates

22.5

#19

Disease Prevalence

15.8

#29

Citizen Health

18.0

#12

Healthcare Quality

7.3

#10

Physical Environment

8.2

#3

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

65.8

#32

Mortality Rates

21.7

#25

Disease Prevalence

15.9

#28

Citizen Health

14.7

#35

Healthcare Quality

7.3

#12

Physical Environment

6.1

#49

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

74.0

#10

Mortality Rates

24.7

#9

Disease Prevalence

16.5

#21

Citizen Health

17.4

#16

Healthcare Quality

8.2

#4

Physical Environment

7.0

#27

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.6

#39

Mortality Rates

17.8

#40

Disease Prevalence

14.6

#38

Citizen Health

13.4

#40

Healthcare Quality

5.7

#35

Physical Environment

7.1

#24

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

69.0

#22

Mortality Rates

20.0

#35

Disease Prevalence

17.6

#10

Citizen Health

16.6

#23

Healthcare Quality

7.0

#19

Physical Environment

7.7

#9

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.8

#43

Mortality Rates

15.3

#43

Disease Prevalence

12.6

#46

Citizen Health

12.1

#46

Healthcare Quality

5.1

#41

Physical Environment

6.7

#39

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.4

#36

Mortality Rates

20.4

#34

Disease Prevalence

16.5

#22

Citizen Health

15.1

#33

Healthcare Quality

3.3

#50

Physical Environment

6.1

#50

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

77.9

#3

Mortality Rates

24.3

#10

Disease Prevalence

19.1

#3

Citizen Health

19.5

#2

Healthcare Quality

7.0

#17

Physical Environment

8.0

#5

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

74.9

#8

Mortality Rates

22.3

#20

Disease Prevalence

17.5

#11

Citizen Health

19.2

#4

Healthcare Quality

8.2

#3

Physical Environment

7.7

#7

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

66.1

#28

Mortality Rates

21.8

#23

Disease Prevalence

15.5

#32

Citizen Health

15.6

#28

Healthcare Quality

6.7

#24

Physical Environment

6.5

#45

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

74.1

#9

Mortality Rates

23.6

#13

Disease Prevalence

16.4

#23

Citizen Health

18.5

#7

Healthcare Quality

7.5

#8

Physical Environment

8.1

#4

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.8

#49

Mortality Rates

12.0

#49

Disease Prevalence

11.0

#50

Citizen Health

9.5

#50

Healthcare Quality

5.2

#40

Physical Environment

6.2

#48

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

70.2

#21

Mortality Rates

23.1

#15

Disease Prevalence

16.1

#25

Citizen Health

17.0

#22

Healthcare Quality

7.2

#14

Physical Environment

6.9

#31

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

72.2

#16

Mortality Rates

20.8

#29

Disease Prevalence

20.0

#1

Citizen Health

18.7

#6

Healthcare Quality

5.6

#37

Physical Environment

7.0

#28

Table

Region ↕Total Score ↕Mortality Rates ↕Disease Prevalence ↕Citizen Health ↕Healthcare Quality ↕Physical Environment ↕
Alabama iconAlabama47.713.411.510.94.96.8
Alaska iconAlaska67.020.616.616.26.37.3
Arizona iconArizona68.621.916.017.15.97.7
Arkansas iconArkansas50.612.714.112.34.86.8
California iconCalifornia72.123.717.318.06.66.5
Colorado iconColorado77.725.517.120.37.27.6
Connecticut iconConnecticut76.926.517.618.17.86.9
Delaware iconDelaware65.620.914.915.46.77.6
Florida iconFlorida65.822.615.017.64.16.4
Georgia iconGeorgia57.717.814.814.34.16.7
Hawaii iconHawaii82.226.319.519.28.78.6
Idaho iconIdaho73.123.017.718.26.97.4
Illinois iconIllinois67.421.717.315.66.16.7
Indiana iconIndiana57.517.214.513.55.76.6
Iowa iconIowa71.122.216.817.47.37.3
Kansas iconKansas65.920.715.615.86.37.6
Kentucky iconKentucky48.014.711.29.65.66.9
Louisiana iconLouisiana50.414.711.412.34.87.2
Maine iconMaine68.321.416.015.57.77.7
Maryland iconMaryland68.923.215.815.47.17.4
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts78.026.617.418.48.47.2
Michigan iconMichigan61.718.714.614.26.97.3
Minnesota iconMinnesota76.725.117.918.97.57.5
Mississippi iconMississippi42.68.812.910.23.96.7
Missouri iconMissouri58.718.214.613.35.67.0
Montana iconMontana72.622.716.618.56.58.2
Nebraska iconNebraska72.421.618.417.27.18.0
Nevada iconNevada62.020.614.215.94.66.6
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire75.524.718.317.78.07.0
New Jersey iconNew Jersey73.325.417.717.36.16.7
New Mexico iconNew Mexico66.020.417.015.06.27.4
New York iconNew York71.826.116.315.87.06.6
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina61.119.114.614.76.06.7
North Dakota iconNorth Dakota72.523.816.917.17.07.7
Ohio iconOhio57.517.613.413.36.27.1
Oklahoma iconOklahoma51.514.513.812.44.36.5
Oregon iconOregon71.822.515.818.07.38.2
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania65.821.715.914.77.36.1
Rhode Island iconRhode Island74.024.716.517.48.27.0
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina58.617.814.613.45.77.1
South Dakota iconSouth Dakota69.020.017.616.67.07.7
Tennessee iconTennessee51.815.312.612.15.16.7
Texas iconTexas61.420.416.515.13.36.1
Utah iconUtah77.924.319.119.57.08.0
Vermont iconVermont74.922.317.519.28.27.7
Virginia iconVirginia66.121.815.515.66.76.5
Washington iconWashington74.123.616.418.57.58.1
West Virginia iconWest Virginia43.812.011.09.55.26.2
Wisconsin iconWisconsin70.223.116.117.07.26.9
Wyoming iconWyoming72.220.820.018.75.67.0
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