To put together its ranking of states for health care, U.S. News and World Report examined many data points, but focused on access, quality and public health. U.S. News’ explanation of the annual rankings, which were released last week, does not say whether COVID-19 factored into them.
Below is U.S. News’ ranking of all 50 states for health care, 1 being best, 50 being worst.
The best and worst states for health care in 2021
1. Hawaii
2. Massachusetts
3. Connecticut
4. New Jersey
5. California
6. Maryland
7. New York
8. Washington
9. Rhode Island
10. Colorado
11. Utah
12. Virginia
13. New Hampshire
14. Delaware
15. Wisconsin
16. Minnesota
17. Oregon
18. Vermont
19. Pennsylvania
20. Iowa
21. Arizona
22. Alaska
23. Illinois
24. Idaho
25. Florida
26. Maine
27. North Dakota
28. Nebraska
29. South Dakota
30. North Carolina
31. Texas
32. Indiana
33. New Mexico
34. South Carolina
35. Michigan
36. Montana
37. Ohio
38. Wyoming
39. Nevada
40. Tennessee
41. Kansas
42. Missouri
43. Georgia
44. Kentucky
45. Alabama
46. Louisiana
47. West Virginia
48. Oklahoma
49. Arkansas
50. Mississippi
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