Healthiest States
New Hampshire has the highest Overall Score in 2025 (0.99), followed by Massachusetts (0.914) and Vermont (0.906). Louisiana has the lowest (-0.942).
Overall Score, 2025
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Hampshire | 0.99 |
| 2 |  Massachusetts | 0.914 |
| 3 |  Vermont | 0.906 |
| 4 |  Connecticut | 0.676 |
| 5 |  Utah | 0.638 |
| 6 |  Minnesota | 0.625 |
| 7 |  Washington | 0.606 |
| 8 |  Maryland | 0.592 |
| 9 |  Hawaii | 0.538 |
| 10 |  Rhode Island | 0.514 |
| 11 |  New Jersey | 0.513 |
| 12 |  Colorado | 0.511 |
| 13 |  Maine | 0.467 |
| 14 |  Virginia | 0.397 |
| 15 |  North Dakota | 0.373 |
| 16 |  Idaho | 0.264 |
| 17 |  Iowa | 0.238 |
| 18 |  Delaware | 0.233 |
| 19 |  Oregon | 0.212 |
| 20 |  Nebraska | 0.197 |
| 21 |  Wisconsin | 0.16 |
| 22 |  North Carolina | 0.125 |
| 23 |  South Dakota | 0.123 |
| 24 |  California | 0.097 |
| 25 |  New York | 0.094 |
| 26 |  Pennsylvania | 0.067 |
| 27 |  Kansas | 0.031 |
| 28 |  Illinois | -0.034 |
| 29 |  Wyoming | -0.039 |
| 30 |  Florida | -0.051 |
| 31 |  Montana | -0.054 |
| 32 |  Arizona | -0.057 |
| 33 |  Michigan | -0.083 |
| 34 |  Ohio | -0.111 |
| 35 |  Alaska | -0.132 |
| 36 |  South Carolina | -0.182 |
| 37 |  Indiana | -0.212 |
| 38 |  Georgia | -0.271 |
| 39 |  Missouri | -0.288 |
| 40 |  Texas | -0.321 |
| 41 |  New Mexico | -0.365 |
| 42 |  Nevada | -0.396 |
| 43 |  Kentucky | -0.495 |
| 44 |  Tennessee | -0.552 |
| 45 |  Oklahoma | -0.619 |
| 46 |  West Virginia | -0.725 |
| 47 |  Alabama | -0.751 |
| 48 |  Mississippi | -0.769 |
| 49 |  Arkansas | -0.828 |
| 50 |  Louisiana | -0.942 |
What correlates with Overall Score (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,098 other state metrics sharing at least 30 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 Overall Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
- Education and Health (WalletHub)Best States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.92 · very strong · n = 50
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- Education and Health RankQuality of Life by StateA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.90 · very strong · n = 50
- Educational Attainment RankMost Educated U.S. StatesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.90 · very strong · n = 50
- Overall Education RankLeast Educated StatesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.90 · very strong · n = 50
- Smartest / Dumbest States Index (Penn Stakes)Dumbest States in the United StatesPlotr = +0.89 · very strong · n = 50
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Overall Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Overall Score?
- New Hampshire has the highest Overall Score in 2025, at 0.99, followed by Massachusetts (0.914) and Vermont (0.906).
- Which state has the lowest Overall Score?
- Louisiana has the lowest Overall Score in 2025, at -0.942.
- What is the median Overall Score across US states?
- The median is 0.081 across the 50 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this healthiest states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: America's Health Rankings - United Health Foundation.