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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 household food insecurity
- Low prevalence of high-risk HIV behaviors
- Low prevalence of obesity
Challenges
- Low percentage of fluoridated water
- High prevalence of severe housing problems
- Low percentage of volunteerism
Highlights
- Income inequality increased 12% between 2007 and 2019 from 3.88 to 4.36
- Air pollution decreased 47% between 2010-2012 and 2017-2019 from 9.1 to 4.8 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter
- Preventable hospitalizations decreased 26% between 2012 and 2018 from 2,676 to 1,971 discharges per 100,000 Medicare enrollees
- Smoking decreased 27% between 2011 and 2019 from 16.8% to 12.3% of adults
- Frequent mental distress increased 31% between 2011 and 2019 from 8.5% to 11.1% of adults
- Diabetes increased 35% between 2012 and 2019 from 7.8% to 10.5% of adults

