To identify the best and worst states for children’s healthcare, analysts compared the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., across 35 relevant metics, ranging from access to healthcare to share of obese children. Access more information about the methodology here.
Here are the 10 best states for children’s healthcare based on the analysis:
1. District of Columbia
2. Hawaii
3. Vermont
4. Washington
5. Maryland
6. Oregon
7. Rhode Island
8. Colorado
9. New York
10. Massachusetts
Here are the 10 worst states for children’s healthcare based on the analysis:
1. Texas
2. Georgia
3. Oklahoma
4. Tennessee
5. Arkansas
6. Alaska
7. Delaware
8. Ohio
9. North Carolina
10. Mississippi
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