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Healthcare Access Rankings

A provisional access view built from population concentration and economic breadth while provider data is sourced.

Published Apr 8, 2026 · Reviewed Jul 11, 2026 · US360 analysis of the published state dataset

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Methodology

Where is care most reachable?

Weights, planned factors and limitations are published before the table so the result can be judged fairly.

Factors and weights

  • population40%
  • industry depth30%
  • cost index30%

Planned factors — not yet sourced

  • Providers per 100k residents
  • Uninsured rate
  • Marketplace plan count
  • Rural hospital access

Limitations

  • This ranking is provisional. Until provider density is sourced per state it should be read as a structural proxy, not a clinical access measure.
Full methodology

Full ranking

All state hubs, scored identically

Healthcare Access Rankings — US360 composite score out of 100, computed from the published state dataset.
RankStateScore
1TexasSouth73.2
2CaliforniaWest67.6
3FloridaSouth61.5
4OhioMidwest55.4
5PennsylvaniaNortheast54.2
6IllinoisMidwest53.8
7GeorgiaSouth53.1
8MichiganMidwest52.9
9North CarolinaSouth52.2
10New YorkNortheast52.1
11IndianaMidwest49.9
12MissouriMidwest49.8
13TennesseeSouth49.7
14AlabamaSouth48.3
15OklahomaSouth48.3
16WisconsinMidwest48.2
17KentuckySouth47.8
18South CarolinaSouth47.5
19MississippiSouth47.4
20VirginiaSouth47.4
21ArkansasSouth47.2
22LouisianaSouth47.2
23IowaMidwest46.6
24KansasMidwest46.5
25ArizonaWest46.2
26West VirginiaSouth46.2
27MinnesotaMidwest46
28NebraskaMidwest44.8
29New JerseyNortheast44.6
30New MexicoWest43.9
31ColoradoWest43.4
32South DakotaMidwest43
33North DakotaMidwest42.7
34WashingtonWest42.4
35IdahoWest42.1
36NevadaWest41.8
37WyomingWest41.7
38UtahWest41.5
39MarylandSouth40.8
40MontanaWest40
41DelawareSouth39.7
42OregonWest39.3
43ConnecticutNortheast38.9
44MaineNortheast38.6
45New HampshireNortheast36.5
46Rhode IslandNortheast36.4
47VermontNortheast36
48MassachusettsNortheast32.6
49AlaskaWest32.1
50Washington, D.C.South24.9
51HawaiiWest15.8

Trust & transparency

How this ranking is maintained

How reports are created

A researcher drafts from the shared state dataset, a second researcher recomputes every composite, and an editor reviews the wording before publication.

How data is verified

A measure only enters a ranking when the same field exists for all 51 hubs. Anything partial stays a labelled placeholder.

When reports are updated

Annual reports are re-published yearly with a mid-year review. Rankings recompute with the dataset and are reviewed at least twice a year.

Known limitations

State-level figures cannot describe a specific city or neighbourhood, and several important measures are still unsourced. Each report lists its own limits.

Corrections process

Corrections are published on the report page with the date and the change, and the version history records what moved.

Reader feedback

Anyone can flag a figure through the contact page. Flagged figures are re-checked before the next review date.

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