States by number of US News' top-rated nursing homes

Arizona has the highest percentage of nursing homes rated five out of five, according to the 2024 "Best Nursing Homes" ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

The 2024 ranking features ratings for more than 15,000 nursing homes. Facilities were evaluated on patient and resident outcomes, such as infection rates, staffing levels, reliance on antipsychotic drugs, health inspection results and other indicators of quality. Ratings were on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest score.

Here are states, plus the District of Columbia, by the number and percentage of nursing homes that were rated five:

  State

  Number of nursing homes rated 5 

  Percentage of total nursing homes rated 5

Alabama

4

2%

Alaska

4

20%

Arizona

45

32%

Arkansas

5

2%

California

153

13%

Colorado

30

14%

Connecticut

17

8%

Delaware

2

5%

District of Columbia

5

29%

Florida

50

7%

Georgia

13

4%

Hawaii

13

30%

Idaho

13

16%

Illinois

39

6%

Indiana

24

5%

Iowa

20

5%

Kansas

18

6%

Kentucky

19

7%

Louisiana

5

2%

Maine

10

11%

Maryland

25

11%

Massachusetts

39

11%

Michigan

31

7%

Minnesota

54

15%

Mississippi

4

2%

Missouri

21

4%

Montana

2

3%

Nebraska

11

6%

Nevada

16

24%

New Hampshire

2

3%

New Jersey

34

10%

New Mexico

5

7%

New York

56

9%

North Carolina

31

7%

North Dakota

7

9%

Ohio

53

6%

Oklahoma

12

4%

Oregon

32

25%

Pennsylvania

74

11%

Rhode Island

6

8%

South Carolina

17

9%

South Dakota

4

4%

Tennessee

24

8%

Texas

64

5%

Utah

29

30%

Vermont

1

3%

Virginia

23

8%

Washington

38

19%

West Virginia

4

3%

Wisconsin

38

11%

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