America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.


America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- Ready availability of primary care physicians
- Low rate of drug deaths
- High immunization among adolescent females for HPV
Challenges
- High levels of air pollution
- High rate of preventable hospitalizations
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
Highlights
- In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13 to 17 years increased 41% from 33.8% to 47.7%
- In the past 2 years, children in poverty increased 11% from 18.5% to 20.5% of children.
- In the past 10 years, premature death decreased 13% from 7,573 to 6,555 years lost per 100,000 population.
- In the past 10 years, violent crime decreased 30% from 543 to 380 offenses per 100,000 population.
- Since 1990, infant mortality decreased 48% from 11.9 to 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births.


*Negative value denotes below US average; positive value denotes above US average. **Difference in the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with vs. without a high school education who report their health is very good or excellent.