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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 levels of air pollution
- Low percentage of children in poverty
- Low prevalence of frequent physical distress
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High occupational fatality rate
- Low rate of mental health providers
Highlights
- Since 2012, smoking decreased 13% from 21.9% to 19.1% of adults
- In the past year, obesity increased 6% from 33.1% to 35.1% of adults
- In the past three years, primary care physicians increased 14% from 136.3 to 154.9 per 100,000 population
- Since 2005, violent crime increased 254% from 79 to 281 offenses per 100,000 population
- In the past 10 years, children in poverty decreased 35% from 15.3% to 9.9% of children
- Since 2012, frequent mental distress increased 47% from 7.8% to 11.5% of adults

