State Rankings
Does your state make the grade? Hospitals across the country show a lot of variation when it comes to patient safety.
Here, states are ranked based on the number of “A” hospitals they have compared to the total number of graded hospitals on the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. State rankings from the previous grading cycle, Spring 2019, are also displayed.
| Rank | State | % A Hospitals |
Spring 2019 Ranking |
% A Hospitals Spring 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 58.82% | 3 | 50.00% |
| 2 | Utah | 56.00% | 5 | 48.00% |
| 3 | Virginia | 55.88% | 2 | 53.03% |
| 4 | Oregon | 48.39% | 1 | 58.06% |
| 5 | North Carolina | 46.84% | 19 | 34.18% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 45.53% | 18 | 34.38% |
| 7 | Idaho | 45.45% | 12 | 40.00% |
| 8 | New Jersey | 44.93% | 6 | 45.59% |
| 9 | Montana | 44.44% | 30 | 25.00% |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 42.86% | 7 | 42.86% |
| 11 | Illinois | 42.59% | 14 | 38.18% |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 42.37% | 4 | 48.28% |
| 13 | Michigan | 41.03% | 22 | 32.10% |
| 14 | Ohio | 39.45% | 8 | 42.20% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 38.33% | 16 | 35.19% |
| 16 | Texas | 38.03% | 9 | 41.43% |
| 17 | Connecticut | 37.50% | 40 | 16.00% |
| 18 | South Carolina | 36.96% | 12 | 40.00% |
| 19 | Florida | 36.78% | 17 | 35.09% |
| 20 | Colorado | 35.90% | 10 | 41.03% |
| 21 | California | 35.41% | 20 | 33.98% |
| 22 | Tennessee | 33.90% | 23 | 31.25% |
| 23 | Washington | 33.33% | 25 | 29.55% |
| 23 | Vermont | 33.33% | 38 | 16.67% |
| 23 | Delaware | 33.33% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 26 | Mississippi | 31.43% | 29 | 25.71% |
| 27 | Louisiana | 30.77% | 11 | 40.74% |
| 27 | New Hampshire | 30.77% | 32 | 23.08% |
| 29 | Missouri | 27.59% | 28 | 25.86% |
| 30 | Kansas | 26.67% | 27 | 26.67% |
| 31 | Nevada | 26.32% | 24 | 30.00% |
| 32 | Arizona | 26.09% | 34 | 20.00% |
| 33 | Kentucky | 26.00% | 33 | 21.15% |
| 34 | Georgia | 25.68% | 15 | 35.53% |
| 35 | Hawaii | 25.00% | 21 | 33.33% |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 25.00% | 26 | 28.95% |
| 37 | Minnesota | 23.08% | 37 | 17.14% |
| 38 | Alabama | 22.73% | 39 | 16.28% |
| 38 | Maryland | 22.73% | 30 | 25.00% |
| 40 | Washington, DC | 20.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 41 | Indiana | 16.67% | 36 | 18.33% |
| 42 | Arkansas | 13.79% | 45 | 6.90% |
| 43 | Nebraska | 12.50% | 44 | 7.14% |
| 44 | New Mexico | 11.76% | 35 | 20.00% |
| 45 | South Dakota | 10.00% | 41 | 10.00% |
| 46 | Iowa | 9.38% | 42 | 9.09% |
| 47 | New York | 7.48% | 43 | 7.53% |
| 48 | West Virginia | 4.55% | 46 | 4.35% |
| 49 | Wyoming | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Alaska | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 49 | North Dakota | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |