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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 low birthweight
- High rate of dentists
- Low prevalence of frequent mental distress
Challenges
- Low percentage of high school graduation
- High occupational fatality rate
- High percentage of uninsured population
Highlights
- Since 2012, smoking decreased 17% from 22.9% to 19.1% of adults
- Since 2011, high school graduation increased 13% from 69.1% to 78.2% of students
- In the past five years, violent crime increased 47% from 603 to 885 offenses per 100,000 population
- Since 1993, low birthweight increased 29% from 4.8% to 6.2% of live births
- In the past year, diabetes increased 19% from 7.4% to 8.8% of adults
- Since 2012, frequent mental distress increased 21% from 9.1% to 11.0% of adults

