The national hospital admission rate is 96 per 100,000, though that varies greatly by state, according to a ranking by Kaiser Family Foundation. The ranking is based on data from the American Hospital Association's annual survey from 1999-2021.
The figures represent admissions at community hospitals, which account for 85 percent of all U.S. hospitals. Population data are based on the Census Bureau.
Here's how each state and the District of Columbia rank:
Note: The list includes ties.
1. District of Columbia — 161 per 100,000
2. West Virginia — 127
3. South Dakota — 124
4. Alabama — 119
4. North Dakota — 119
6. Missouri — 118
7. Florida — 116
8. Arkansas — 115
8. Louisiana — 115
10. Ohio — 114
11. Mississippi — 113
12. Kentucky — 112
12. New Jersey — 112
12. Tennessee — 112
15. Pennsylvania — 111
16. Indiana — 106
17. Massachusetts — 104
18. Michigan — 103
18. New York — 103
20. Connecticut — 101
20. Kansas — 101
22. Oklahoma —24. 100
23. South Carolina — 99
24. Delaware — 98
24. Rhode Island — 98
26. Illinois — 95
27. Nebraska — 94
28. North Carolina — 93
29. Texas — 92
30. Georgia — 91
31. Arizona — 88
31. Minnesota — 88
33. Virginia — 87
34. Montana — 85
35. New Hampshire — 84
35. New Mexico — 84
37. Iowa — 83
38. Maine — 82
39. Maryland — 81
40. Wisconsin — 80
41. California — 79
42. Nevada — 76
43. Colorado — 75
44. Oregon — 74
44. Utah — 74
46. Hawaii — 73
46. Vermont — 73
48. Alaska — 69
48. Idaho — 69
48. Wyoming — 69
51. Washington — 67