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#1 ranking is healthiest; #50 ranking is least healthy
STATE | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 |
Alabama | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 32 | 42 | 47 |
Alaska | 35 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 16 |
Arizona | 40 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 25 |
Arkansas | 38 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 46 |
California | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
Colorado | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 9 |
Connecticut | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
Delaware | 44 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 49 |
Florida | 41 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
Georgia | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 28 |
Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Idaho | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
Illinois | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 32 |
Indiana | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 30 |
Iowa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 |
Kansas | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
Kentucky | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 18 |
Louisiana | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 40 |
Maine | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
Maryland | 32 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 |
Massachusetts | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
Michigan | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 38 |
Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Mississippi | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
Missouri | 37 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 42 | 47 | 48 |
Montana | 23 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 7 |
Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
Nevada | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 45 | 42 |
New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
New Jersey | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 |
New Mexico | 49 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
New York | 33 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
North Carolina | 30 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
North Dakota | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 8 |
Ohio | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 39 |
Oklahoma | 39 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 44 | 43 | 26 |
Oregon | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 27 |
Pennsylvania | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 45 |
Rhode Island | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 43 |
South Carolina | 46 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 29 |
South Dakota | 19 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 10 |
Tennessee | 36 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 37 |
Texas | 42 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 14 |
Utah | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Vermont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Virginia | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 17 |
Washington | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
West Virginia | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 41 |
Wisconsin | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Wyoming | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 3 |