Health Care Costs by State
District of Columbia has the highest Personal Health Care Cost per Capita in 2020 ($14,381), followed by New York ($14,007) and Alaska ($13,642). Utah has the lowest ($7,522).
Personal Health Care Cost per Capita, 2020
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Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Utah | $7,522 | $505 | $1,066 |
| 2 |  Idaho | $8,148 | $487 | $778 |
| 3 |  Nevada | $8,348 | $437 | $1,236 |
| 4 |  Texas | $8,406 | $377 | $1,351 |
| 5 |  Colorado | $8,583 | $542 | $886 |
| 6 |  Arizona | $8,756 | $437 | $1,087 |
| 7 |  Georgia | $8,758 | $388 | $1,250 |
| 8 |  South Carolina | $8,766 | $429 | $1,364 |
| 9 |  New Mexico | $8,902 | $406 | $901 |
| 10 |  North Carolina | $8,917 | $453 | $1,439 |
| 11 |  Virginia | $9,195 | $474 | $1,119 |
| 12 |  Washington | $9,265 | $582 | $792 |
| 13 |  Alabama | $9,280 | $361 | $1,685 |
| 14 |  Tennessee | $9,336 | $577 | $1,395 |
| 15 |  Arkansas | $9,338 | $374 | $1,339 |
| 16 |  Mississippi | $9,394 | $341 | $1,404 |
| 17 |  Kansas | $9,408 | $465 | $935 |
| 18 |  Oklahoma | $9,444 | $411 | $1,267 |
| 19 |  Iowa | $9,789 | $427 | $1,036 |
| 20 |  Florida | $9,856 | $425 | $1,508 |
| 21 |  Michigan | $9,897 | $432 | $1,330 |
| 22 |  Missouri | $9,921 | $383 | $1,425 |
| 23 |  Wisconsin | $9,982 | $485 | $1,040 |
| 24 |  Oregon | $10,071 | $550 | $866 |
| 25 |  Illinois | $10,190 | $447 | $1,221 |
| 26 |  Montana | $10,212 | $520 | $768 |
| 27 |  Kentucky | $10,257 | $340 | $1,446 |
| 28 |  Hawaii | $10,291 | $416 | $1,823 |
| 29 |  California | $10,299 | $453 | $1,121 |
| 30 |  Ohio | $10,478 | $374 | $1,141 |
| 31 |  Nebraska | $10,514 | $422 | $1,253 |
| 32 |  Louisiana | $10,515 | $370 | $1,529 |
| 33 |  Indiana | $10,517 | $419 | $1,319 |
| 34 |  Maryland | $10,839 | $448 | $1,267 |
| 35 |  Minnesota | $10,846 | $497 | $938 |
| 36 |  Wyoming | $10,989 | $559 | $744 |
| 37 |  North Dakota | $11,301 | $559 | $1,160 |
| 38 |  Pennsylvania | $11,603 | $385 | $1,543 |
| 39 |  Rhode Island | $11,694 | $366 | $1,765 |
| 40 |  New Hampshire | $11,793 | $648 | $1,272 |
| 41 |  New Jersey | $11,868 | $467 | $1,694 |
| 42 |  Maine | $12,077 | $451 | $1,432 |
| 43 |  Connecticut | $12,489 | $510 | $1,788 |
| 44 |  South Dakota | $12,495 | $577 | $1,013 |
| 45 |  Vermont | $12,756 | $551 | $942 |
| 46 |  West Virginia | $12,769 | $370 | $1,736 |
| 47 |  Delaware | $12,899 | $493 | $1,767 |
| 48 |  Massachusetts | $13,319 | $558 | $1,469 |
| 49 |  Alaska | $13,642 | $636 | $881 |
| 50 |  New York | $14,007 | $418 | $1,906 |
| 51 |  District of Columbia | $14,381 | $402 | $1,956 |
What correlates with Personal Health Care Cost per Capita (2020)?
Pearson r against 2,090 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Personal Health Care Cost per Capita tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Personal Health Care Cost per Capita tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Personal Health Care Cost per Capita?
- District of Columbia has the highest Personal Health Care Cost per Capita in 2020, at $14,381, followed by New York ($14,007) and Alaska ($13,642).
- Which state has the lowest Personal Health Care Cost per Capita?
- Utah has the lowest Personal Health Care Cost per Capita in 2020, at $7,522.
- What is the median Personal Health Care Cost per Capita across US states?
- The median is $10,212 across the 51 US states with data in 2020.
- Where does this health care costs by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Health Care Expenditures per Capita by State of Residence - Kaiser Family Foundation; Mapped: The most (and least) expensive states for health care - Advisory Board; State (Residence) - CMS; Avoided Care Due to Cost in United States - America's Health Rankings.