How each state's healthcare system ranks — 51 statistics

WalletHub released its 2018 Best & Worst States for Health Care study, analyzing several relevant metrics to determine which states had the best healthcare systems.

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and Washington, D.C., using 40 weighted metrics. Researchers averaged the score of the metrics to compile an overall score.

Here's how all 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C. stacked up:

  1. Vermont: 66.31
  2. Massachusetts: 65.31
  3. New Hampshire: 64.03
  4. Minnesota: 63.35
  5. Hawaii: 63.08
  6. Rhode Island: 62.98
  7. Colorado: 62.69
  8. Washington, D.C.: 62.08
  9. Iowa: 61.94
  10. Maryland: 61.86
  11. Connecticut: 61.79
  12. Maine: 61.26
  13. Kansas: 60.20
  14. South Dakota: 59.52
  15. Utah: 59.48
  16. Nebraska: 59.35
  17. New York: 58.68
  18. Pennsylvania: 58.34
  19. Ohio: 58.18
  20. Michigan: 57.98
  21. North Dakota: 57.78
  22. Virginia: 56.93
  23. Wisconsin: 56.90
  24. Illinois: 56.79
  25. Delaware: 56.52
  26. New Jersey: 55.77
  27. Oregon: 54.47
  28. Washington: 54.29
  29. California: 54.15
  30. New Mexico: 53.52
  31. Idaho: 53.19
  32. Montana: 52.76
  33. Wyoming: 52.29
  34. Kentucky: 52.12
  35. Indiana: 52.02
  36. Arizona: 50.62
  37. Missouri: 49.92
  38. Texas: 49
  39. West Virginia: 48.37
  40. Nevada: 48.16
  41. Tennessee: 47.79
  42. Florida: 47.04
  43. Georgia: 46.51
  44. South Carolina: 46.14
  45. Oklahoma: 45.59
  46. Alabama: 44.03
  47. North Carolina: 43.98
  48. Arkansas: 43.22
  49. Alaska: 41.78
  50. Mississippi: 41.53
  51. Louisiana: 41.14

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