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SOURCE
2003 National Survey of Children's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
DEFINITION
Percentage of children in excellent or very good health.
Health Statistics > Overall Child Health Status (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Vermont: | 93.1% | |
| #2 | New Hampshire: | 91.7% | |
| #3 | Maine: | 90.9% | |
| #4 | North Dakota: | 90.8% | |
| #5 | Minnesota: | 90.4% | |
| #6 | Virginia: | 90.1% | |
| #7 | Montana: | 90.1% | |
| #8 | Utah: | 89.3% | |
| #9 | Wyoming: | 89.2% | |
| #10 | South Dakota: | 89% | |
| #11 | Ohio: | 88.9% | |
| #12 | Massachusetts: | 88.7% | |
| #13 | Wisconsin: | 88.3% | |
| #14 | Alaska: | 88.2% | |
| #15 | Iowa: | 88.2% | |
| #16 | Missouri: | 87.9% | |
| #17 | Maryland: | 87.8% | |
| #18 | Indiana: | 87.5% | |
| #19 | Washington: | 87.4% | |
| #20 | Pennsylvania: | 87.4% | |
| #21 | Connecticut: | 87.3% | |
| #22 | Idaho: | 87.1% | |
| #23 | Kentucky: | 86.9% | |
| #24 | Rhode Island: | 86.8% | |
| #25 | Hawaii: | 86.7% | |
| #26 | Oregon: | 86.7% | |
| #27 | Colorado: | 86.6% | |
| #28 | Nebraska: | 86.4% | |
| #29 | Oklahoma: | 86.3% | |
| #30 | Kansas: | 86.3% | |
| #31 | Florida: | 86.1% | |
| #32 | North Carolina: | 85.5% | |
| #33 | Georgia: | 85.4% | |
| #34 | Tennessee: | 85.4% | |
| #35 | Delaware: | 85.2% | |
| #36 | Michigan: | 85% | |
| #37 | New Jersey: | 84.4% | |
| #38 | West Virginia: | 84.2% | |
| #39 | Illinois: | 83.3% | |
| #40 | New York: | 83.2% | |
| #41 | Alabama: | 83.1% | |
| #42 | South Carolina: | 82.6% | |
| #43 | District of Columbia: | 82.6% | |
| #44 | Louisiana: | 82.2% | |
| #45 | Arkansas: | 82.1% | |
| #46 | New Mexico: | 81.9% | |
| #47 | Arizona: | 80.7% | |
| #48 | Mississippi: | 80.7% | |
| #49 | Nevada: | 79.6% | |
| #50 | California: | 77.5% | |
| #51 | Texas: | 77.2% | |
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Weighted average: |
86.1% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of children in excellent or very good health.
SOURCE: 2003 National Survey of Children's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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