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#1 ranking is healthiest; #50 ranking is least healthy
Year: |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
Alabama |
41 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
48 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
32 |
42 |
47 |
Alaska |
37 |
35 |
36 |
29 |
37 |
18 |
28 |
20 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
26 |
16 |
Arizona |
39 |
40 |
41 |
35 |
28 |
27 |
35 |
39 |
40 |
34 |
28 |
33 |
25 |
Arkansas |
40 |
38 |
43 |
40 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
46 |
California |
18 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
19 |
12 |
14 |
24 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
Colorado |
27 |
27 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
12 |
24 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
13 |
9 |
Connecticut |
10 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
9 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
Delaware |
35 |
44 |
38 |
43 |
43 |
37 |
40 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
47 |
46 |
49 |
Florida |
44 |
41 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
43 |
42 |
42 |
44 |
43 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
Georgia |
42 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
45 |
34 |
21 |
35 |
38 |
37 |
39 |
28 |
Hawaii |
8 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Idaho |
20 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
26 |
20 |
29 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
Illinois |
34 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
26 |
30 |
26 |
17 |
30 |
27 |
32 |
32 |
Indiana |
24 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
25 |
26 |
35 |
39 |
37 |
39 |
31 |
30 |
Iowa |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
21 |
20 |
Kansas |
15 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
26 |
8 |
12 |
18 |
23 |
Kentucky |
32 |
29 |
31 |
33 |
31 |
33 |
37 |
44 |
45 |
40 |
41 |
44 |
18 |
Louisiana |
50 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
40 |
Maine |
5 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
21 |
7 |
17 |
43 |
Maryland |
29 |
32 |
35 |
37 |
33 |
28 |
25 |
18 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
13 |
Massachusetts |
3 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
9 |
34 |
Michigan |
23 |
25 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
31 |
33 |
31 |
37 |
42 |
33 |
30 |
38 |
Minnesota |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Mississippi |
49 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
45 |
42 |
44 |
45 |
38 |
33 |
Missouri |
36 |
37 |
34 |
39 |
38 |
36 |
38 |
48 |
43 |
46 |
42 |
47 |
48 |
Montana |
25 |
23 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
32 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
12 |
7 |
Nebraska |
9 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
4 |
10 |
Nevada |
47 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
47 |
39 |
41 |
47 |
38 |
45 |
42 |
New Hampshire |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
New Jersey |
16 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
23 |
25 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
24 |
31 |
New Mexico |
48 |
49 |
46 |
48 |
45 |
39 |
44 |
34 |
27 |
26 |
29 |
27 |
22 |
New York |
31 |
33 |
33 |
38 |
34 |
42 |
43 |
28 |
18 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
36 |
North Carolina |
33 |
30 |
29 |
34 |
35 |
34 |
32 |
27 |
19 |
25 |
35 |
36 |
35 |
North Dakota |
11 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
13 |
29 |
24 |
13 |
25 |
10 |
8 |
Ohio |
26 |
24 |
26 |
24 |
22 |
21 |
18 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
39 |
Oklahoma |
46 |
39 |
40 |
32 |
36 |
29 |
31 |
38 |
34 |
27 |
44 |
43 |
26 |
Oregon |
19 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
17 |
24 |
21 |
22 |
17 |
15 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
21 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
30 |
22 |
37 |
38 |
40 |
31 |
28 |
45 |
Rhode Island |
12 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
21 |
22 |
30 |
29 |
22 |
11 |
43 |
South Carolina |
43 |
46 |
48 |
45 |
49 |
47 |
46 |
43 |
36 |
38 |
43 |
35 |
29 |
South Dakota |
22 |
19 |
13 |
20 |
23 |
38 |
27 |
8 |
20 |
16 |
23 |
25 |
10 |
Tennessee |
38 |
36 |
37 |
36 |
39 |
40 |
39 |
47 |
46 |
36 |
40 |
41 |
37 |
Texas |
45 |
42 |
39 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
36 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
14 |
Utah |
7 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
Vermont |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
Virginia |
17 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
22 |
17 |
Washington |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
West Virginia |
28 |
34 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
36 |
41 |
49 |
45 |
46 |
39 |
41 |
Wisconsin |
14 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
24 |
22 |
15 |
23 |
23 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
21 |
Wyoming |
30 |
16 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
14 |
18 |
25 |
12 |
20 |
16 |
3 |