State Rankings
Does your state make the grade? Hospitals across the country show a lot of variation when it comes to patient safety.
States are ranked based on the number of “A” hospitals they have in fall 2023. The table also includes the total number of "A" hospitals from spring 2023. Click here for a printable version.
Fall 2023 Ranking |
State |
% A HospitalsFall 2023 |
Spring 2023 Ranking |
% A Hospitals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Utah | 51.9% | 3 | 48.1% |
2 | Virginia | 50.7% | 9 | 38.6% |
3 | North Carolina | 47.7% | 6 | 42.0% |
4 | Pennsylvania | 44.1% | 4 | 46.5% |
5 | South Carolina | 43.1% | 7 | 41.2% |
6 | Connecticut | 42.9% | 5 | 42.9% |
7 | Montana | 40.0% | 21 | 30.0% |
8 | Tennessee | 39.2% | 15 | 32.4% |
9 | Florida | 38.0% | 11 | 35.4% |
10 | Texas | 37.9% | 14 | 33.2% |
11 | Kansas | 37.5% | 20 | 30.3% |
12 | Colorado | 37.2% | 8 | 40.9% |
13 | New Jersey | 35.8% | 1 | 51.5% |
14 | Louisiana | 35.6% | 22 | 27.9% |
15 | Maine | 35.3% | 33 | 23.5% |
16 | Massachusetts | 33.3% | 10 | 36.8% |
16 | Rhode Island | 33.3% | 13 | 33.3% |
18 | Maryland | 31.7% | 35 | 22.0% |
19 | New Hampshire | 30.8% | 17 | 30.8% |
20 | California | 30.6% | 12 | 33.8% |
21 | Georgia | 30.4% | 31 | 24.4% |
22 | Nebraska | 30.0% | 44 | 10.0% |
23 | Michigan | 29.3% | 24 | 26.8% |
24 | Idaho | 28.6% | 2 | 50.0% |
25 | Washington | 28.3% | 19 | 30.4% |
26 | Ohio | 25.0% | 26 | 26.7% |
26 | Hawaii | 25.0% | 30 | 25.0% |
28 | Illinois | 24.8% | 28 | 26.1% |
29 | Indiana | 24.3% | 26 | 26.7% |
30 | Oregon | 24.2% | 32 | 24.2% |
31 | Missouri | 20.6% | 18 | 30.6% |
32 | Minnesota | 20.5% | 16 | 31.1% |
33 | Mississippi | 20.0% | 24 | 26.8% |
33 | Oklahoma | 20.0% | 36 | 20.5% |
33 | Arizona | 20.0% | 44 | 10.0% |
33 | Arkansas | 20.0% | 34 | 22.6% |
37 | Kentucky | 19.7% | 46 | 6.6% |
38 | Nevada | 16.7% | 37 | 16.7% |
38 | Alaska | 16.7% | 37 | 16.7% |
40 | New Mexico | 15.0% | 43 | 10.5% |
41 | Alabama | 11.5% | 40 | 11.3% |
42 | New York | 10.9% | 40 | 11.3% |
43 | Wisconsin | 10.4% | 29 | 26.1% |
44 | South Dakota | 10.0% | 23 | 27.3% |
45 | Iowa | 9.4% | 47 | 6.1% |
46 | West Virginia | 4.5% | 48 | 4.5% |
47 | Vermont | 0.0% | 37 | 16.7% |
47 | Wyoming | 0.0% | 42 | 11.1% |
47 | Delaware | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% |
47 | Washington, DC | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% |
47 | North Dakota | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% |