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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 non-medical drug use
- Low premature death rate
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High racial gap in high school graduation
- High premature death racial inequality
Highlights
- High-speed internet increased 7% between 2015 and 2018 from 84.8% to 90.7% of households
- Mental health providers increased 27% between 2016 and 2020 from 216.8 to 274.4 per 100,000 population
- Severe housing problems decreased 10% between 2007-2011 and 2013-2017 from 14.6% to 13.2% of occupied housing units
- Preventable hospitalizations increased 9% between 2012 and 2018 from 5,242 to 5,721 discharges per 100,000 Medicare enrollees
- Frequent mental distress increased 27% between 2011 and 2019 from 9.1% to 11.6% of adults
- Low birthweight increased 35% between 1991 and 2018 from 5.1% to 6.9% of live births

