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Public health policymakers, researchers, academics and media count on these reports for a comprehensive view of national health benchmarks and state rankings.

As the longest running state-by-state analysis of our nation’s health, America’s Health Rankings® provides actionable, data-driven insights to inform public policy, research and news reporting in a platform produced by the United Health Foundation.
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MeasuresPublished October 2026
A decade of data shows encouraging improvements in the health of women and children, though challenges persist.
Published May 2026
New data show improvements in prevention and the workforce caring for older adults; however, worsening behavioral health measures underscore unique challenges.
Published September 16, 2026
Explore how state- and county-level concentrated disadvantage data work together to reveal differences in community conditions that statewide values alone may mask.
Measures are grouped by health topic to provide additional context and to compare state values for groups of related measures.
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America's Health Rankings provides detailed health assessments of key populations.
Published January 2026
Longest running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis. The 36th edition features 99 measures across health outcomes and their drivers.
Published May 2026
A portrait of the health and well-being of adults age 65 and older in the United States — with over a decade of data.
Published October 2026
Latest data provide an overview of challenges and successes across the health of women and children at the national and state levels over time.

By Dr. Lisa Saul

By Dr. Michael Warren

By Dr. Traci Causey

By Joseph Kanter