Healthcare

Healthcare Access, Quality, and Public Health

Healthcare access looks at adults and children who go without medical and dental care, including because of the cost or lack of insurance.

Health Insurance Enrollment

36th ('18) 39th ('19)

Health Insurance Enrollment

Child Dental Visits

20th ('18) 30th ('19)

Child Dental Visits

Child Wellness Visits

32nd ('18) 26th ('19)

Child Wellness Visits

Adult Dental Visits

45th ('18) 45th ('19)

Adult Dental Visits

Adult Wellness Visits

30th ('18) 21st ('19)

Adult Wellness Visits

Healthcare Affordability

28th ('18) 39th ('19)

Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Quality

Health care quality tracks the hospital readmission rates, Medicare plan ratings and the quality of nursing homes.

Hospital Quality

27th ('19)

Hospital Quality

Fewest Hospital Readmissions

38th ('18)

Fewest Hospital Readmissions

Medicare Quality

31st ('18) 17th ('19)

Medicare Quality

Nursing Home Quality

32nd ('18) 41st ('19)

Nursing Home Quality

Preventable Admissions

46th ('18) 44 ('19)

Preventable Admissions

Public Health

The public health ranking measures rates of obesity, smoking, suicide, mental health and mortality for adults and infants.

Low Infant Mortality Rate

37th ('18) 41st ('19)

Low Infant Mortality Rate

Low Mortality Rate

44th ('18) 44th ('19)

Low Mortality Rate

Low Obesity Rate

45th ('18) 35th ('19)

Low Obesity Rate

Low Smoking Rate

43rd ('18) 47th ('19)

Low Smoking Rate

Low Suicide Rate

29th ('18) 29th ('19)

Low Suicide Rate

Mental Health

42nd ('18) 42nd ('19)

Mental Health

Credit US News for Metric Descriptions