State Rank by Category
| State Rank |
Access to Emergency Care |
Quality & Patient Safety Environment |
Medical Liability Environment |
Public Health & Injury Prevention |
Disaster Preparedness |
Overall |
| 1 |
DC |
WA |
CO |
MA |
DC |
MA |
| 2 |
ME |
MD |
TX |
UT |
MD |
DC |
| 3 |
MA |
UT |
KS |
CT |
LA |
RI* |
| 4 |
NE |
PA |
GA |
WA |
PA |
MD |
| 5 |
WV |
NC |
SC |
HI |
ND |
NE |
| 6 |
ND |
MA |
ID |
CA |
NY |
MN |
| 7 |
KS |
RI |
MT |
VT |
MN |
ME |
| 8 |
DE |
IL |
AK |
RI |
IL |
PA |
| 9 |
IA |
DE |
CA |
OR |
AZ |
KS* |
| 10 |
RI |
FL |
OK |
MN |
FL |
ND |
| 11 |
NH |
NJ |
NV |
MD |
DE |
DE* |
| 12 |
SD |
NY |
AR |
IA |
MI |
UT* |
| 13 |
WY |
TN |
NE |
NJ |
RI |
CO |
| 14 |
OH |
NH |
ND |
VA |
CO |
CT |
| 15 |
CT |
ME |
WI |
CO |
VA |
NH |
| 16 |
NJ |
SC |
HI |
ME |
VT |
HI |
| 17 |
VT |
TX |
LA |
PA |
WI |
NJ |
| 18 |
MO |
AL |
OH |
NY |
MO |
OH |
| 19 |
KY |
MN |
MS |
NE |
MA |
IA |
| 20 |
MN |
CT |
WV |
NH |
NC |
WA* |
| 21 |
TN |
OH |
SD |
MI |
AL |
NY |
| 22 |
HI |
VA |
MO |
KS |
GA |
VT* |
| 23 |
PA |
NE |
UT |
NC |
IA |
VA |
| 24 |
MT |
MS |
VA |
GA |
HI |
MO* |
| 25 |
MD |
CO |
TN |
DC |
UT |
WV |
| 26 |
WI |
IN |
MN |
DE |
NJ |
SC |
| 27 |
MS |
MO |
FL |
OH |
MS |
IL |
| 28 |
AK |
DC |
ME |
IL |
KY |
WI* |
| 29 |
IN |
AZ |
IN |
ID |
CT |
TX |
| 30 |
AL |
WV |
NM |
ND |
WY |
FL |
| 31 |
CO |
ND |
AL |
WI |
IN |
GA |
| 32 |
UT |
NM |
IA |
NM |
NH |
NC |
| 33 |
LA |
VT |
MA |
NV |
WA |
TN |
| 34 |
NC |
WI |
IL |
TX |
SC |
MS |
| 35 |
AR |
NV |
CT |
KY |
NE |
MT |
| 36 |
NY |
OR |
NH |
OK |
OH |
LA |
| 37 |
MI |
GA |
OR |
FL |
KS |
CA |
| 38 |
VA |
KS |
PA |
TN |
WV |
AL |
| 39 |
IL |
HI |
MD |
AK |
NM |
AK* |
| 40 |
OK |
MT |
WA |
AZ |
CA |
IN |
| 41 |
OR |
LA |
MI |
IN |
TX |
SD |
| 42 |
ID |
IA |
WY |
MO |
OR |
WY |
| 43 |
WA |
WY |
NY |
WV |
SD |
MI |
| 44 |
GA |
CA |
VT |
AL |
MT |
KY |
| 45 |
SC |
AK |
DE |
WY |
OK |
AZ |
| 46 |
NV |
OK |
NC |
MT |
ME |
ID |
| 47 |
TX |
MI |
KY |
AR |
NV |
OR |
| 48 |
AZ |
ID |
AZ |
SD |
AR |
NV |
| 49 |
NM |
KY |
RI |
MS |
AK |
NM |
| 50 |
FL |
AR |
NJ |
SC |
ID |
OK |
| 51 |
CA |
SD |
DC |
LA |
TN |
AR |
*tied with the state listed above