These states have the best outcomes

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

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 the states and Washington, D.C., stacked up in terms of patient outcomes:

1. Vermont
2. Massachusetts
3. Colorado
4. New Hampshire
5. Hawaii
6. Utah
7. Connecticut
8. Minnesota
9. Wisconsin
10. Rhode Island
11. Washington
12. Nebraska
13. Idaho
14. Iowa
15. Maine
16. South Dakota
17. Virginia
18. Oregon
19. California
20. Wyoming
21. Kansas
22. Alaska
23. New Jersey
24. New York
25. Delaware
26. Montana
27. Arizona
28. Maryland
29. Pennsylvania
30. North Carolina
31. Illinois
32. North Dakota
33. Michigan
34. Ohio
35. Texas
36. Washington, D.C.
37. New Mexico
38. Nevada
39. Florida
40. Indiana
41. South Carolina
42. Georgia
43. Missouri
44. Alabama
45. Kentucky
46. Oklahoma
47. West Virginia
48. Tennessee
49. Louisiana
50. Arkansas
51. Mississippi