Here are the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked by healthcare access and affordability, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund:
|
Rank |
State |
|
1 |
Massachusetts |
|
2 |
Hawaii |
|
3 |
Rhode Island |
|
4 |
New Hampshire |
|
5 (tie) |
District of Columbia |
|
5 (tie) |
Vermont |
|
7 |
Minnesota |
|
8 |
Connecticut |
|
9 |
Pennsylvania |
|
10 |
Washington |
|
11 (tie) |
Iowa |
|
11 (tie) |
Michigan |
|
13 |
New York |
|
14 |
Maryland |
|
15 (tie) |
New Jersey |
|
15 (tie) |
Wisconsin |
|
17 (tie) |
Maine |
|
17 (tie) |
Oregon |
|
19 |
Illinois |
|
20 |
Virginia |
|
21 |
California |
|
22 (tie) |
Nebraska |
|
22 (tie) |
South Dakota |
|
24 |
North Dakota |
|
25 |
Delaware |
|
26 |
Ohio |
|
27 |
Kansas |
|
28 |
Indiana |
|
29 |
Colorado |
|
30 |
Kentucky |
|
31 |
Montana |
|
32 |
Idaho |
|
33 (tie) |
Alaska |
|
33 (tie) |
Utah |
|
35 |
Missouri |
|
36 |
Louisiana |
|
37 |
West Virginia |
|
38 |
Alabama |
|
39 |
South Carolina |
|
40 |
North Carolina |
|
41 |
Tennessee |
|
42 (tie) |
Arizona |
|
42 (tie) |
New Mexico |
|
44 |
Florida |
|
45 (tie) |
Arkansas |
|
45 (tie) |
Nevada |
|
47 |
Mississippi |
|
48 |
Georgia |
|
49 |
Wyoming |
|
50 |
Oklahoma |
|
51 |
Texas |