State rankings
Ambulance Cost by State
Hawaii has the highest Average Cost for Basic Life Support ($2,473), followed by California ($1,854) and Alaska ($1,792). Alabama has the lowest ($1,266).
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Average Cost for Basic Life Support
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$1,391
Middle half $1,345 – $1,547
Average
$1,472
51 states
Lowest (best)
$1,266
Alabama
Highest (worst)
$2,473
Hawaii
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Average Cost for Basic Life Support
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | $1,266 | $1,412 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | $1,275 | $1,388 |
| 3 | Arkansas | $1,277 | $1,414 |
| 4 | Mississippi | $1,294 | $1,354 |
| 5 | Kansas | $1,296 | $1,443 |
| 6 | Iowa | $1,299 | $1,355 |
| 7 | West Virginia | $1,307 | $1,423 |
| 8 | South Dakota | $1,313 | $1,435 |
| 9 | Missouri | $1,318 | $1,417 |
| 10 | Nebraska | $1,328 | $1,442 |
| 11 | Georgia | $1,332 | $1,476 |
| 12 | Tennessee | $1,336 | $1,438 |
| 13 | Illinois | $1,344 | $1,511 |
| 14 | Texas | $1,345 | $1,498 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $1,355 | $1,455 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $1,355 | $1,474 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $1,359 | $1,504 |
| 18 | Michigan | $1,361 | $1,480 |
| 19 | Indiana | $1,364 | $1,450 |
| 20 | Ohio | $1,366 | $1,478 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $1,375 | $1,486 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $1,377 | $1,500 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $1,378 | $1,512 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $1,380 | $1,473 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $1,385 | $1,474 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $1,391 | $1,514 |
| 27 | Virginia | $1,440 | $1,557 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $1,442 | $1,581 |
| 29 | Utah | $1,458 | $1,642 |
| 30 | Nevada | $1,464 | $1,636 |
| 31 | Montana | $1,466 | $1,590 |
| 32 | Maine | $1,469 | $1,623 |
| 33 | Delaware | $1,477 | $1,602 |
| 34 | Florida | $1,485 | $1,599 |
| 35 | Idaho | $1,497 | $1,638 |
| 36 | Arizona | $1,500 | $1,609 |
| 37 | Colorado | $1,504 | $1,655 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $1,545 | $1,723 |
| 39 | Connecticut | $1,548 | $1,716 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $1,575 | $1,685 |
| 41 | Vermont | $1,578 | $1,681 |
| 42 | New York | $1,592 | $1,697 |
| 43 | Oregon | $1,594 | $1,721 |
| 44 | New Jersey | $1,622 | $1,792 |
| 45 | Washington | $1,679 | $1,793 |
| 46 | Maryland | $1,687 | $1,795 |
| 47 | Massachusetts | $1,763 | $1,919 |
| 48 | $1,782 | $2,204 | |
| 49 | Alaska | $1,792 | $1,952 |
| 50 | California | $1,854 | $2,040 |
| 51 | Hawaii | $2,473 | $2,426 |
What correlates with Average Cost for Basic Life Support?
Pearson r against 2,074 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Average Cost for Basic Life Support?
- Hawaii has the highest Average Cost for Basic Life Support, at $2,473, followed by California ($1,854) and Alaska ($1,792).
- Which state has the lowest Average Cost for Basic Life Support?
- Alabama has the lowest Average Cost for Basic Life Support, at $1,266.
- What is the median Average Cost for Basic Life Support across US states?
- The median is $1,391 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this ambulance cost by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How Much Does an Ambulance Ride Cost? - CareCredit.

















































