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Summary of 
North Carolina

Strengths

  • Low prevalence of frequent mental distress
  • Low Black/white residential segregation
  • Low levels of air pollution

Challenges

  • High premature death rate
  • Low supply of dental care providers
  • High uninsured rate

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Measures Impacting a State's Rank

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

North Carolina’s 2022 Annual Report Ranking: #30Adjust My Rank

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Annual Report
Measure2022 Value2022 Rank

0.060

22

-0.324

35

16.0

30

4.5

26

$76

45

419

30

-0.044

37

57

32

2.2%

24

38.8%

18

10.3%

33

$35,254

30

13.4%

35

5.8%

28

10.9%

34

66.9%

34

40.7

35

4.84

33

0.393

13

32.3%

23

89.7%

33

86.5%

25

8.6

7

0.107

19

14.8%

20

91.5%

32

54

6

33.3%

30

58.6%

31

0.314

9

0.205

18

7.2

18

0.0%

1

0.3%

42

9,202,136

42

87.6%

17

3

13

6.9

18

0.460

6

70.4%

23

10.0%

8

14.4%

26

-0.035

26

-0.460

36

10.6%

37

-0.133

28

50.4

40

308.1

23

285.8

22

10.4%

41

0.446

18

75.6%

19

65.5%

28

0.694

14

74.0%

14

46.0%

27

67.8%

12

-0.355

37

83.2%

32

3,102

36

-0.467

38

-0.223

32

21.6%

33

6.2%

39

22.3%

17

-1.160

47

616.3

46

7.0%

49

17.3

31

0.230

20

31.6%

20

0.000

24

6.8%

26

14.4%

24

-0.173

33

0.317

15

29.8

30

16.8%

21

13.8%

14

14.4%

18

13.6

13

-0.105

26

9,308

34

1.5

25

-0.470

38

11.4%

30

54.8%

19

9.5%

43

2.0

26

10.9%

35

27.3%

29

8.7%

6

6.9%

13

9.8%

38

3.5%

35

7.6%

36

21.3%

29

12.7%

40

-0.530

35

34.7%

35

36.8%

34

36.0%

34

-0.092

30

10,551,162

21.8%

61.2%

17.0%

32.3%

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