The Kaiser Family Foundation compiled a state-by-state breakdown of hospital admission rates per 1,000 population from 1999 through 2016 for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
KFF compiled the data using the results of the 1999-2016 American Hospital Association Survey.
Here is a breakdown of hospital admission rates for all states and Washington, D.C., ranked from most admissions to least.
- Washington, D.C. — 186
- West Virginia — 138
- Alabama — 130
- Mississippi — 127
- Kentucky — 126
- Missouri — 126
- Tennessee — 124
- Florida — 123
- Ohio — 123
- Pennsylvania — 123
- North Dakota — 120
- Arkansas — 118
- Louisiana — 117
- Michigan — 117
- South Dakota — 117
- New York — 115
- Massachusetts — 112
- New Jersey — 111
- Rhode Island — 110
- Illinois — 107
- Delaware — 106
- South Carolina — 106
- Connecticut — 105
- Kansas — 103
- Maine — 102
- Indiana — 101
- Nebraska — 101
- Oklahoma — 101
- Iowa — 100
- Minnesota — 99
- North Carolina — 99
- Maryland — 97
- Georgia — 95
- New Hampshire — 94
- Virginia — 94
- Nevada — 92
- Texas — 92
- Wisconsin — 92
- Arizona — 90
- Montana — 89
- New Mexico — 85
- California — 84
- Oregon — 82
- Washington — 81
- Vermont — 80
- Utah — 78
- Colorado — 77
- Hawaii — 77
- Idaho — 77
- Wyoming — 70
- Alaska — 69