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US SummaryAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingThe United Health Foundation is pleased to release the America’s Health Rankings® 2025 Senior Report, which examines 55 measures of health from 24 distinct data sources to present a comprehensive overview of the health and well-being of the nation’s older adults.
This year’s Senior Report highlights encouraging progress in reducing early death rates and strengthening social connectedness among older adults; however, mental and behavioral health challenges continue to persist.
- The early death rate decreased 9% between 2022 and 2023 — approximately 40,900 fewer deaths before age 75 compared with the previous year.
- Falls and obesity remained relatively stable after peaking earlier this decade.
- Suicide rose 5% and drug deaths increased 58% between 2018-2020 and 2021-2023. For both measures, there were large disparities by gender and race/ethnicity.
- The number of geriatric clinicians increased 5%, reaching the highest rate recorded by America’s Health Rankings.
- Volunteerism increased 19% between 2021 and 2023.
- The percentage of adults age 65 and older living below the poverty level increased 4% between 2022 and 2023.
- Vermont and Maine — two states with large proportions of older adults — exhibit notable strengths in measures related to health outcomes.
- The healthiest state for older adults was Vermont. This was followed by Colorado, Washington, Utah and Connecticut. Mississippi was the least healthy, followed by Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky.