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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
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Vermont: |
93.1% |
|
| #2 |
New Hampshire: |
91.7% |
|
| #3 |
Maine: |
90.9% |
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| #4 |
North Dakota: |
90.8% |
|
| #5 |
Minnesota: |
90.4% |
|
| #6 |
Montana: |
90.1% |
|
| #7 |
Virginia: |
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% |
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| #31 |
Florida: |
86.1% |
|
| #32 |
North Carolina: |
85.5% |
|
| #33 |
Tennessee: |
85.4% |
|
| #34 |
Georgia: |
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% |
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| #41 |
Alabama: |
83.1% |
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| #42 |
District of Columbia: |
82.6% |
|
| #43 |
South Carolina: |
82.6% |
|
| #44 |
Louisiana: |
82.2% |
|
| #45 |
Arkansas: |
82.1% |
|
| #46 |
New Mexico: |
81.9% |
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| #47 |
Arizona: |
80.7% |
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| #48 |
Mississippi: |
80.7% |
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| #49 |
Nevada: |
79.6% |
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| #50 |
California: |
77.5% |
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| #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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