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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 obesity
- Low incidence of Salmonella
Challenges
- High violent crime rate
- High percentage of uninsured population
- Lower number of primary care physicians
Highlights
- In the past five years, children in poverty decreased 45% from 20.6% to 11.4% of children
- In the past four years, cardiovascular deaths increased 6% from 268.8 to 285.0 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 46% from 22.0% to 11.9% of the population
- In the past two years, low birthweight increased 6% from 8.0% to 8.5% of live births
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 28% from 22.9% to 16.5% of adults

