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 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. State rankings from Fall 2019 are also displayed.
Fall 2020 Ranking | State | % A Hospitals | Fall 2019 Ranking |
% A Hospitals Fall 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maine | 62.50% | 1 | 58.82% |
2 | Idaho | 58.33% | 7 | 45.45% |
3 | Delaware | 57.14% | 23 | 33.33% |
4 | Massachusetts | 56.90% | 12 | 42.37% |
5 | Oregon | 54.84% | 4 | 48.39% |
6 | Virginia | 52.94% | 3 | 55.88% |
7 | North Carolina | 51.85% | 5 | 46.84% |
8 | Vermont | 50.00% | 23 | 33.33% |
9 | Colorado | 47.62% | 20 | 35.90% |
10 | Pennsylvania | 47.11% | 6 | 45.53% |
11 | Utah | 45.83% | 2 | 56.00% |
12 | Hawaii | 45.45% | 35 | 25.00% |
13 | Texas | 42.73% | 16 | 38.03% |
14 | Michigan | 42.67% | 13 | 41.03% |
15 | Washington | 40.43% | 23 | 33.33% |
16 | Maryland | 38.10% | 38 | 22.73% |
17 | New Jersey | 37.31% | 8 | 44.93% |
18 | Ohio | 37.27% | 14 | 39.45% |
19 | Florida | 36.26% | 19 | 36.78% |
20 | California | 35.85% | 21 | 35.41% |
21 | Kentucky | 35.56% | 33 | 26.00% |
22 | South Carolina | 34.04% | 18 | 36.95% |
23 | Illinois | 33.65% | 11 | 42.59% |
24 | Tennessee | 33.33% | 22 | 33.90% |
24 | Wyoming | 33.33% | 49 | 0.00% |
26 | Georgia | 32.43% | 34 | 25.68% |
27 | Kansas | 32.26% | 30 | 26.67% |
28 | Connecticut | 31.82% | 17 | 37.50% |
29 | Mississippi | 29.73% | 26 | 31.43% |
30 | Louisiana | 29.09% | 27 | 30.77% |
31 | Rhode Island | 28.57% | 10 | 42.86% |
32 | Arizona | 25.53% | 32 | 26.09% |
33 | Wisconsin | 24.14% | 15 | 38.33% |
34 | Missouri | 23.73% | 29 | 27.59% |
35 | Minnesota | 23.08% | 37 | 23.08% |
36 | Oklahoma | 22.50% | 35 | 25.00% |
37 | Montana | 22.22% | 9 | 44.44% |
38 | Nevada | 21.05% | 31 | 26.32% |
39 | Washington, DC | 20.00% | 40 | 20.00% |
40 | Alabama | 19.57% | 38 | 22.73% |
41 | Indiana | 18.64% | 41 | 16.67% |
42 | New Mexico | 16.67% | 44 | 11.76% |
43 | Iowa | 16.13% | 46 | 9.38% |
44 | New Hampshire | 15.38% | 27 | 30.77% |
45 | New York | 9.79% | 47 | 7.48% |
46 | Arkansas | 6.90% | 42 | 13.79% |
47 | Nebraska | 5.88% | 43 | 12.50% |
48 | West Virginia | 4.55% | 48 | 4.55% |
49 | Alaska | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
49 | South Dakota | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
49 | North Dakota | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |