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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
- Low prevalence of smoking
- Low prevalence of frequent physical distress
Challenges
- High violent crime rate
- High levels of air pollution
- Low Tdap immunization coverage among adolescents
Highlights
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 28% from 19.1% to 13.7% of adults
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 45% from 12.2 to 17.7 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 52% from 13.3% to 6.4% of the population
- In the past year, premature death increased 4% from 6,836 to 7,113 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
- In the past year, frequent physical distress decreased 15% from 11.2% to 9.5% of adults

