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Summary of 
Iowa

Strengths

  • Low prevalence of frequent physical distress
  • Low percentage of low birthweight infants
  • Low uninsured rate

Challenges

  • High prevalence of excessive drinking
  • High occupational fatality rate
  • Low supply of mental health providers

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Measures Impacting a State's Rank

See which measures have the most impact on Iowa’s 2022 Annual Report ranking and how Iowa ranks on all measures.

Iowa’s 2022 Annual Report Ranking: #15Adjust My Rank

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Annual Report
Measure2022 Value2022 Rank

0.491

6

0.196

16

11.2

12

5.6

35

$161

12

304

17

1.247

4

40

14

1.5%

4

40.9%

44

6.7%

8

$35,715

28

11.4%

16

3.6%

7

7.0%

2

71.9%

8

44.1

42

4.16

5

0.510

12

33.0%

18

93.3%

8

91.6%

2

16.3

33

0.020

22

15.4%

23

91.5%

32

63

20

35.0%

24

65.1%

9

0.060

23

0.280

14

7.8

28

0.0%

1

100.0%

1

2,884,505

25

90.3%

13

2

24

8.8

33

-0.233

43

74.4%

34

25.5%

46

11.7%

3

0.531

13

0.590

14

6.0%

2

-0.373

37

56.9

26

193.8

44

266.5

31

4.8%

6

0.509

16

74.3%

23

68.1%

15

0.724

12

73.8%

15

50.8%

8

66.1%

17

0.450

14

85.5%

19

2,395

17

-0.081

31

-0.517

38

20.0%

40

6.7%

31

24.7%

31

0.130

22

478.5

27

5.6%

25

13.3

21

0.560

15

30.6%

15

-0.060

27

6.4%

19

14.6%

27

0.197

19

-0.247

33

14.2

3

21.1%

46

13.9%

15

14.4%

18

17.8

31

0.230

17

7,803

18

1.6

27

0.668

9

9.2%

7

52.2%

30

6.9%

6

1.9

20

8.6%

13

26.1%

25

9.1%

13

7.5%

24

7.6%

18

2.5%

5

6.6%

29

17.7%

12

9.7%

16

-0.640

40

31.4%

20

35.4%

21

36.4%

39

0.266

15

3,193,079

23.1%

59.2%

17.7%

34.6%

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