WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and Washington, D.C., using 40 weighted metrics. Researchers averaged the score of the metrics to compile an overall score.
Here’s how the states and Washington, D.C., stacked up in terms of access to healthcare:
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- South Dakota
- New Hampshire
- West Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- Connecticut
- Minnesota
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- North Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Missouri
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Wyoming
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Alaska
- Delaware
- Louisiana
- Oregon
- New Jersey
- Washington
- Arizona
- Alabama
- California
- North Carolina
- Florida
- Idaho
- Nevada
- Georgia
- Texas
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