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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
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- High Tdap immunization coverage among adolescents
- Small disparity in health status by educational attainment
Challenges
- High prevalence of obesity
- High prevalence of smoking
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress
Highlights
- In the past two years, excessive drinking increased 12% from 13.7% to 15.3% of adults.
- In the past year, children in poverty decreased 30% from 29.7% to 20.8% of children.
- From the previous edition, violent crime increased 13% from 460 to 521 offenses per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, meningococcal immunization among adolescents ages 13 to 17 years increased 26% from 64.8% to 81.5%.
- In the past five years, the percentage of the population without health insurance decreased 43% from 18.9% to 10.7%.

