10 states with the highest risk of rural hospital closures

Rural hospitals have been facing immense financial pressures as they deal with rising inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The 10 states with the highest percentage of rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform:

1. Hawaii: 75 percent
2. Connecticut: 67 percent 
3. Alabama: 60 percent
4. Mississippi: 54 percent
5. Kansas: 53 percent
6. Texas: 50 percent
7. Oklahoma: 46 percent
8. Arkansas: 46 percent
9. Tennessee: 44 percent
10. New York: 41 percent

Read the full report here.