Chronic diseases considered include diabetes, congestive heart failure, hypertension, angina, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
Data comes from state health access data assistance center analysis of 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
1. Utah — 413
2. Minnesota — 534
3. Vermont — 539
4. Colorado — 550
5. Oregon — 577
6. Washington — 607
7. South Dakota — 626
8. New Mexico —629
9. Hawaii — 640
10. Wisconsin — 687
11. Nebraska — 711
12. Iowa —734
13. California — 754
14. Arizona —793
15. Nevada — 891
16. Virginia — 894
17. Texas — 917
18. Massachusetts — 953
19. North Carolina — 1,010
20. Rhode Island — 1,015
21. New York — 1,030
22. Florida — 1,043
23. New Jersey — 1,046
24. South Carolina — 1,049
25. Michigan — 1,066
26. Maryland — 1,091
27. Oklahoma — 1,102
28. Arkansas — 1,112
29. Mississippi — 1,316
30. West Virginia — 1,375
31. Kentucky — 1,386
States and regions without available data include: Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wyoming.
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