The financial analysis company examined the best and worst states to have a baby in for 2016. Analysts compared delivery costs, healthcare accessibility and baby friendliness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia using a data set of 17 key metric ranges including “number of pediatricians per capita” and “annual average infant-care costs.”
Here are the states ranked in terms of delivery cost, from lowest to highest.
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Idaho
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Maryland
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Ohio
- New Hampshire
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Missouri
- South Carolina
- Indiana
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming
- Texas
- Kansas
- Oregon
- Arizona
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Hawaii
- Washington
- New Mexico
- Vermont
- Colorado
- Nevada
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- California
- New Jersey
- New York
- Alaska
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