March of Dimes gave the U.S. a “D+” for preterm birth rates for the third year in a row, with no substantial change in those rates in the last decade. In 2023, the preterm birth rate was 10.4%, remaining at a historical high. In 2013, it was 9.8%. Read more here.
This year 12 states improved their score. Vermont was the only state to earn an “A” grade. Six states earned a “B” grade, 18 states earned a “C” grade, 15 earned a “D” grade and nine earned an “F”.
Here are the March of Dime grades for 2023 and 2024.
|
State |
2024 grade |
2023 grade |
|
Alabama |
F |
F |
|
Alaska |
C- |
C |
|
Arizona |
C |
C |
|
Arkansas |
F |
F |
|
California |
B- |
B- |
|
Colorado |
C |
C |
|
Connecticut |
C+ |
C+ |
|
Delaware |
D+ |
D |
|
Florida |
D+ |
D+ |
|
Georgia |
F |
F |
|
Hawaii |
C- |
C |
|
Idaho |
B |
B |
|
Illinois |
D |
D+ |
|
Indiana |
D |
D |
|
Iowa |
D+ |
C- |
|
Kansas |
D+ |
D+ |
|
Kentucky |
D- |
F |
|
Louisiana |
F |
F |
|
Maine |
C+ |
C+ |
|
Maryland |
C- |
C- |
|
Massachusetts |
B- |
B- |
|
Michigan |
C- |
D+ |
|
Minnesota |
C+ |
C+ |
|
Mississippi |
F |
F |
|
Missouri |
D |
D- |
|
Montana |
C+ |
C |
|
Nebraska |
D |
D- |
|
Nevada |
D |
D |
|
New Hampshire |
B+ |
B+ |
|
New Jersey |
C+ |
C+ |
|
New Mexico |
C- |
C- |
|
New York |
C+ |
C+ |
|
North Carolina |
D+ |
D+ |
|
North Dakota |
C- |
C- |
|
Ohio |
D+ |
D |
|
Oklahoma |
D |
D- |
|
Oregon |
B- |
B |
|
Pennsylvania |
C |
C+ |
|
Rhode Island |
C+ |
B- |
|
South Carolina |
F |
F |
|
South Dakota |
F |
D+ |
|
Tennessee |
D- |
D |
|
Texas |
D |
D- |
|
Utah |
C+ |
C+ |
|
Vermont |
A |
B |
|
Virginia |
C |
C |
|
Washington |
B |
B |
|
West Virginia |
F |
F |
|
Wisconsin |
C |
C- |
|
Wyoming |
C |
D+ |
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