Massachusetts is the best state for children’s healthcare, WalletHub found.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and District of Columbia across three dimensions: kids’ health and access to healthcare; kids’ nutrition, physical activity and obesity; and kids’ oral health. Each state was evaluated using 33 metrics, which was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the best care. The data included measures for children and younger.
Here are the best and worst states for children’s healthcare, along with their total score:
Best states
- Massachusetts: 67.34
- Rhode Island: 61.77
- Connecticut: 60.91
- Vermont: 60.90
- Hawaii: 60.74
- New Jersey: 60.32
- Pennsylvania: 58.17
- New York: 57.41
- Iowa: 57.01
- California: 56.25
Worst states
- Mississippi: 37.69
- Arizona: 41.36
- Alaska: 42.20
- Montana: 42.91
- Kentucky: 43.98
- Wyoming: 44.09
- Georgia: 44.59
- Texas: 44.63
- Oklahoma: 44.72
- Arkansas: 45.02
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