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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 high-risk HIV behaviors
- Low income inequality
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High premature death racial inequality
- High residential segregation
Highlights
- Severe housing problems decreased 9% between 2008-2012 and 2013-2017 from 15.4% to 14.0% of occupied housing units
- Preventable hospitalizations decreased 12% between 2012 and 2018 from 4,227 to 3,702 discharges per 100,000 Medicare enrollees
- Chlamydia increased 39% between 2007 and 2018 from 349.1 to 483.6 cases per 100,000 population
- Smoking decreased 26% between 2011 and 2019 from 20.9% to 15.4% of adults
- Low birthweight increased 10% between 2013 and 2018 from 7.0% to 7.7% of live births
- Frequent mental distress increased 27% between 2015 and 2019 from 10.0% to 12.7% of adults

