← By Jurisdiction
"Fair or poor health" is people describing their own health, not a diagnosis — CDC asks adults
to rate it themselves, so it captures more than any single disease count. Obesity, diabetes, and
frequent mental distress ride alongside it as context for what's shaping that number in a given
county. All figures are age-adjusted, so an older or younger county doesn't look sicker or
healthier purely from its age mix. These are county-wide rates, not a verdict on any one person
who lives there.
49 jurisdictions ranked, worst self-rated health first
| 1 |
West Virginia
(WV)
|
1,784,462 |
55 |
23.9% |
40.8% |
12.9% |
22.9% |
| 2 |
Louisiana
(LA)
|
4,621,025 |
64 |
23.6% |
40.1% |
13.4% |
20.2% |
| 3 |
Mississippi
(MS)
|
2,951,438 |
82 |
23.6% |
40.7% |
13.6% |
18.2% |
| 4 |
Arkansas
(AR)
|
3,032,651 |
75 |
23.5% |
39.6% |
11.5% |
19.5% |
| 5 |
New Mexico
(NM)
|
2,114,768 |
33 |
23.2% |
34.7% |
11.5% |
17.2% |
| 6 |
Alabama
(AL)
|
5,054,253 |
67 |
21.9% |
39.7% |
12.8% |
18.2% |
| 7 |
Texas
(TX)
|
29,640,343 |
254 |
21.8% |
35.8% |
12.3% |
17.1% |
| 8 |
California
(CA)
|
39,242,785 |
58 |
21.7% |
28.0% |
10.7% |
16.9% |
| 9 |
Nevada
(NV)
|
3,141,000 |
17 |
21.5% |
31.2% |
10.6% |
19.2% |
| 10 |
Tennessee
(TN)
|
6,986,082 |
95 |
21.5% |
37.6% |
12.0% |
20.2% |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
(OK)
|
3,995,260 |
77 |
20.7% |
39.3% |
11.6% |
18.7% |
| 12 |
Indiana
(IN)
|
6,811,752 |
92 |
19.9% |
38.6% |
11.5% |
18.4% |
| 13 |
Georgia
(GA)
|
10,822,590 |
159 |
19.8% |
35.3% |
12.2% |
17.4% |
| 14 |
Missouri
(MO)
|
6,168,181 |
115 |
19.6% |
36.8% |
10.4% |
18.5% |
| 15 |
South Carolina
(SC)
|
5,212,774 |
46 |
19.2% |
36.0% |
11.8% |
17.5% |
| 16 |
Florida
(FL)
|
21,928,881 |
67 |
19.1% |
32.2% |
11.1% |
17.3% |
| 17 |
Arizona
(AZ)
|
7,268,175 |
15 |
18.7% |
31.7% |
9.9% |
16.2% |
| 18 |
Alaska
(AK)
|
733,971 |
30 |
18.6% |
35.4% |
9.1% |
16.4% |
| 19 |
Michigan
(MI)
|
10,051,595 |
83 |
18.5% |
36.4% |
10.1% |
18.8% |
| 20 |
Ohio
(OH)
|
11,780,046 |
88 |
18.5% |
37.2% |
11.3% |
18.6% |
| 21 |
North Carolina
(NC)
|
10,584,340 |
100 |
18.3% |
35.2% |
10.6% |
17.3% |
| 22 |
Oregon
(OR)
|
4,238,714 |
36 |
18.2% |
33.7% |
9.6% |
18.6% |
| 23 |
Illinois
(IL)
|
12,692,653 |
102 |
17.9% |
34.1% |
10.2% |
16.3% |
| 24 |
Delaware
(DE)
|
1,005,872 |
3 |
17.6% |
35.5% |
10.8% |
16.8% |
| 25 |
Kansas
(KS)
|
2,937,569 |
105 |
17.6% |
37.1% |
10.1% |
16.7% |
| 26 |
Montana
(MT)
|
1,105,072 |
56 |
17.5% |
31.7% |
8.4% |
18.5% |
| 27 |
New York
(NY)
|
19,872,319 |
62 |
17.5% |
29.0% |
10.0% |
15.9% |
| 28 |
Wyoming
(WY)
|
579,761 |
23 |
17.5% |
33.9% |
9.3% |
16.8% |
| 29 |
Hawaii
(HI)
|
1,445,635 |
5 |
17.4% |
26.1% |
10.2% |
15.8% |
| 30 |
Virginia
(VA)
|
8,657,499 |
133 |
17.4% |
34.6% |
11.0% |
16.6% |
| 31 |
Idaho
(ID)
|
1,893,296 |
44 |
17.3% |
32.5% |
9.0% |
16.9% |
| 32 |
Maine
(ME)
|
1,377,400 |
16 |
17.3% |
32.8% |
8.8% |
19.6% |
| 33 |
Maryland
(MD)
|
6,170,738 |
24 |
17.1% |
35.0% |
10.9% |
15.7% |
| 34 |
Iowa
(IA)
|
3,195,937 |
99 |
17.0% |
38.2% |
9.7% |
17.3% |
| 35 |
Wisconsin
(WI)
|
5,892,023 |
72 |
17.0% |
37.9% |
9.7% |
16.5% |
| 36 |
South Dakota
(SD)
|
899,194 |
66 |
16.8% |
36.4% |
10.2% |
16.3% |
| 37 |
Rhode Island
(RI)
|
1,095,371 |
5 |
16.6% |
32.1% |
9.7% |
17.6% |
| 38 |
New Jersey
(NJ)
|
9,267,014 |
21 |
16.3% |
28.8% |
9.4% |
15.6% |
| 39 |
North Dakota
(ND)
|
779,361 |
53 |
15.9% |
37.4% |
9.1% |
14.7% |
| 40 |
Washington
(WA)
|
7,740,984 |
39 |
15.8% |
30.7% |
8.6% |
17.0% |
| 41 |
Massachusetts
(MA)
|
6,992,395 |
14 |
15.7% |
27.9% |
8.6% |
17.1% |
| 42 |
Utah
(UT)
|
3,331,187 |
29 |
15.7% |
31.5% |
8.8% |
17.0% |
| 43 |
Connecticut
(CT)
|
3,598,348 |
9 |
15.6% |
30.7% |
8.6% |
16.7% |
| 44 |
Nebraska
(NE)
|
1,965,926 |
93 |
15.6% |
38.1% |
9.5% |
14.8% |
| 45 |
Colorado
(CO)
|
5,810,774 |
64 |
15.3% |
26.2% |
8.0% |
16.4% |
| 46 |
Minnesota
(MN)
|
5,713,716 |
87 |
15.3% |
33.6% |
8.7% |
15.9% |
| 47 |
District of Columbia
(DC)
|
672,079 |
1 |
13.5% |
25.1% |
8.5% |
13.7% |
| 48 |
New Hampshire
(NH)
|
1,387,834 |
10 |
13.5% |
31.7% |
7.6% |
16.6% |
| 49 |
Vermont
(VT)
|
645,254 |
14 |
13.5% |
28.9% |
7.0% |
17.4% |
7 jurisdictions not shown above — CDC PLACES
has no fair-or-poor-health reading on file, not a zero. See the Data page
for source coverage.