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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 economic hardship index score
- Low prevalence of cigarette smoking
- Low teen birth rate
Challenges
- High percentage of housing with lead risk
- High income inequality
- High residential segregation
Highlights
- Income inequality increased 18% between 2007 and 2019 from 4.44 to 5.26
- Severe housing problems decreased 8% between 2008-2012 and 2013-2017 from 19.3% to 17.8% of occupied housing units
- Adults who avoided care due to cost decreased 22% between 2011 and 2019 from 12.7% to 9.9%
- Exercise increased 14% between 2017 and 2019 from 22.8% to 26.1% of adults
- Premature death increased 11% between 2014 and 2018 from 5,451 to 6,035 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
- Low birthweight racial gap increased 19% between 2017 and 2018 from 5.4 to 6.4 percentage points

