Massachusetts is the best state for children’s healthcare while Mississippi is the worst, according to an analysis published April 8 by WalletHub.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: kids’ health and access to healthcare, kids’ nutrition, physical activity and obesity, and kids’ oral health.
WalletHub evaluated these categories using 33 metrics, ranging from share of children 17 and younger in excellent or very good health to dentists per capita.
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the best healthcare for children. WalletHub used each state and the District of Columbia’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score. More information about the methodology is available here.
The best states for children’s health, per the analysis:
1. Massachusetts — 67.31
2. Rhode Island — 64.88
3. New Jersey — 63.15
4. Pennsylvania — 61.45
5. Vermont — 61.25
6. District of Columbia — 60.52
7. Hawaii — 60.23
8. New York — 60.19
9. Connecticut — 60.10
10. California — 59.67
The worst states for children’s health, per the analysis:
1. Mississippi — 37.83
2. Texas — 40.72
3. Wyoming — 41.80
4. Alaska — 43.05
5. Oklahoma — 43.49
6. Arizona — 44.76
7. West Virginia — 45.32
8. Arkansas — 45.61
9. Maine — 45.71
10. Louisiana — 46.28
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