This State Has the Worst Heart Health in America, According to Data
This state has the highest rate of heart disease, CDC data shows.
While the pandemic has been the most pressing health issue over the last year, that doesn't mean other serious health conditions and diseases are any less of a threat to our well-being. Heart disease, for example, is still the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, recent data from the CDC and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) estimate about 15,334,000 Americans suffer from coronary heart disease, the most common—yet preventable—form of the condition.
With poor heart health being such a serious problem in the U.S., we wanted to see where exactly the condition runs most rampant. To do this, we used the CDC and NIH data on the number of residents in each state who have coronary heart disease and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau to calculate cases of coronary heart disease per capita (or, per 100,000 residents in each state). We included both figures below, but ranked the states based on the per capita rate in each state. Read on to discover the state with the worst heart health in America, and for a way to measure your risk, check out If You Can't Do This in 90 Seconds, Your Heart Is in Danger, Study Says.
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Utah
Residents with heart disease: 89,000
Heart disease per capita: 2,776.08
49
Alaska
Residents with heart disease: 22,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,007.33
48
Colorado
Residents with heart disease: 180,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,125.69
47
California
Residents with heart disease: 1,423,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,601.42
And for one of the ways you can tell if your ticker is in trouble, check out If You Have This Issue With Your Eyes, Your Heart Disease Risk Is High.
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Connecticut
Residents with heart disease: 131,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,674.32
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Maryland
Residents with heart disease: 234,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,870.53
44
Hawaii
Residents with heart disease: 55,000
Heart disease per capita: 3,884.53
43
Minnesota
Residents with heart disease: 232,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,113.74
42
New Mexico
Residents with heart disease: 88,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,196.81
41
Wisconsin
Residents with heart disease: 245,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,207.86
40
Texas
Residents with heart disease: 1,237,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,266.12
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Washington
Residents with heart disease: 327,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,294.22
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Nebraska
Residents with heart disease: 84,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,342.41
37
Virginia
Residents with heart disease: 372,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,358.26
36
Illinois
Residents with heart disease: 558,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,403.47
35
North Dakota
Residents with heart disease: 34,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,461.58
34
New Hampshire
Residents with heart disease: 61,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,486.25
33
Wyoming
Residents with heart disease: 26,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,492.37
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Kansas
Residents with heart disease: 134,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,599.57
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Idaho
Residents with heart disease: 83,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,644.49
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New York
Residents with heart disease: 913,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,693.23
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New Jersey
Residents with heart disease: 420,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,728.56
28
Iowa
Residents with heart disease: 150,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,754.25
27
Oregon
Residents with heart disease: 203,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,813.01
26
Rhode Island
Residents with heart disease: 51,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,814.22
25
Massachusetts
Residents with heart disease: 332,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,816.83
24
Georgia
Residents with heart disease: 515,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,850.52
23
Arizona
Residents with heart disease: 356,000
Heart disease per capita: 4,890.97
22
South Dakota
Residents with heart disease: 45,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,086.71
21
Pennsylvania
Residents with heart disease: 667,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,210.13
20
North Carolina
Residents with heart disease: 548,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,224.98
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Montana
Residents with heart disease: 56,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,239.63
18
Michigan
Residents with heart disease: 528,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,286.95
17
Louisiana
Residents with heart disease: 253,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,442.27
16
Delaware
Residents with heart disease: 53,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,442.80
15
Vermont
Residents with heart disease: 34,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,448.81
14
Indiana
Residents with heart disease: 370,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,495.96
13
Nevada
Residents with heart disease: 170,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,519.20
12
Florida
Residents with heart disease: 1,202,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,596.49
11
Missouri
Residents with heart disease: 352,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,735.30
10
Ohio
Residents with heart disease: 677,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,791.72
9
South Carolina
Residents with heart disease: 299,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,807.28
8
Tennessee
Residents with heart disease: 407,000
Heart disease per capita: 5,959.73
7
Mississippi
Residents with heart disease: 181,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,081.68
6
Oklahoma
Residents with heart disease: 244,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,166.33
5
Alabama
Residents with heart disease: 316,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,444.79
4
Maine
Residents with heart disease: 87,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,472.19
3
Kentucky
Residents with heart disease: 307,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,871.59
2
Arkansas
Residents with heart disease: 209,000
Heart disease per capita: 6,925.57
1
West Virginia
Residents with heart disease: 168,000
Heart disease per capita: 9,374.23
And for more on where in the U.S. there's a different kind of risk, check out This Is the Most Dangerous Small Town in America, According to Data.
