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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 percentage of children in poverty
- High immunization coverage among adolescents
- Higher number of primary care physicians
Challenges
- High rate of drug deaths
- Large disparity in health status by educational attainment
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress
Highlights
- In the past four years, drug deaths increased 39% from 15.4 to 21.4 deaths per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, physical inactivity increased 25% from 22.5% to 28.1% of adults.
- In the past two years, children in poverty decreased 42% from 23.2% to 13.4% of children.
- In the past year, the percentage of the population without health insurance decreased 31% from 9.5% to 6.6%.
- In the past year, infant mortality decreased 15% from 6.5 to 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births.

