State ranking · Updated October 2026

Best States for Healthcare (2026)

Ranked by Locustep’s healthcare score, a directional read on general healthcare access and quality: provider availability and outcomes.

#1 is Massachusetts (9/10). Last of 50 is Mississippi (2/10).

This is a Locustep score from 1 to 10: a directional composite for sorting states, not a single published statistic. To check a specific place, see the CDC / NCHS state health profiles.

Rank	State	Locustep score
1	Massachusetts	9/10
2	Connecticut	8/10
2	Minnesota	8/10
4	California	7/10
4	Colorado	7/10
4	Hawaii	7/10
4	Illinois	7/10
4	Maryland	7/10
4	New Jersey	7/10
4	New York	7/10
4	Rhode Island	7/10
4	Vermont	7/10
13	Delaware	6/10
13	Florida	6/10
13	Maine	6/10
13	New Hampshire	6/10
13	North Carolina	6/10
13	Oregon	6/10
13	Pennsylvania	6/10
13	Utah	6/10
13	Virginia	6/10
13	Washington	6/10
13	Wisconsin	6/10
24	Arizona	5/10
24	Georgia	5/10
24	Idaho	5/10
24	Indiana	5/10
24	Iowa	5/10
24	Kansas	5/10
24	Michigan	5/10
24	Missouri	5/10
24	Nebraska	5/10
24	North Dakota	5/10
24	Ohio	5/10
24	South Carolina	5/10
24	South Dakota	5/10
24	Tennessee	5/10
24	Texas	5/10
39	Alabama	4/10
39	Alaska	4/10
39	Arkansas	4/10
39	Kentucky	4/10
39	Montana	4/10
39	Nevada	4/10
39	New Mexico	4/10
39	Oklahoma	4/10
39	Wyoming	4/10
48	Louisiana	3/10
48	West Virginia	3/10
50	Mississippi	2/10

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