KFF compiled the data using the results of the 1999-2016 American Hospital Association Survey.
Here is a breakdown of hospital admission rates for all states and Washington, D.C., ranked from most admissions to least.
- Washington, D.C. — 186
- West Virginia — 138
- Alabama — 130
- Mississippi — 127
- Kentucky — 126
- Missouri — 126
- Tennessee — 124
- Florida — 123
- Ohio — 123
- Pennsylvania — 123
- North Dakota — 120
- Arkansas — 118
- Louisiana — 117
- Michigan — 117
- South Dakota — 117
- New York — 115
- Massachusetts — 112
- New Jersey — 111
- Rhode Island — 110
- Illinois — 107
- Delaware — 106
- South Carolina — 106
- Connecticut — 105
- Kansas — 103
- Maine — 102
- Indiana — 101
- Nebraska — 101
- Oklahoma — 101
- Iowa — 100
- Minnesota — 99
- North Carolina — 99
- Maryland — 97
- Georgia — 95
- New Hampshire — 94
- Virginia — 94
- Nevada — 92
- Texas — 92
- Wisconsin — 92
- Arizona — 90
- Montana — 89
- New Mexico — 85
- California — 84
- Oregon — 82
- Washington — 81
- Vermont — 80
- Utah — 78
- Colorado — 77
- Hawaii — 77
- Idaho — 77
- Wyoming — 70
- Alaska — 69
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