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 spring 2022. The table also includes the total number of "A" hospitals from the fall 2021. Click here for a printable version.

Spring 2022 Ranking	State	% A Hospitals	Fall 2021 Ranking	% A Hospitals Fall 2021
1	North Carolina	59.8%	2	55.1%
2	Virginia	59.2%	1	56.2%
3	Utah	55.6%	6	48.2%
4	Colorado	55.3%	5	48.8%
5	Michigan	50.6%	10	42.7%
6	Idaho	50.0%	3	53.9%
6	Massachusetts	50.0%	4	51.7%
6	Hawaii	50.0%	7	46.2%
9	Oregon	47.1%	11	41.2%
10	Pennsylvania	45.9%	8	45.9%
11	Maine	43.9%	11	41.2%
12	New Jersey	43.5%	9	42.9%
13	South Carolina	41.2%	25	29.4%
14	Tennessee	40.8%	15	35.1%
15	Ohio	36.7%	17	33.6%
16	Washington	36.2%	21	32.7%
17	Florida	35.2%	13	36.4%
18	Mississippi	35.0%	22	31.8%
19	Kansas	33.3%	14	36.4%
19	Rhode Island	33.0%	18	33.3%
21	California	32.7%	20	33.0%
22	Texas	32.3%	16	34.7%
23	Connecticut	32.1%	27	27.6%
23	Louisiana	32.1%	28	27.4%
25	New Hampshire	30.8%	23	30.8%
26	Missouri	30.0%	18	33.3%
27	Illinois	28.9%	26	28.5%
28	Arkansas	28.1%	24	29.7%
29	Indiana	25.7%	32	24.3%
30	Minnesota	25.0%	29	26.1%
31	Oklahoma	23.3%	31	24.4%
32	Georgia	22.6%	38	19.5%
33	Nevada	21.1%	36	21.1%
33	Nebraska	21.1%	40	16.7%
35	Kentucky	20.0%	30	25.4%
35	Arizona	20.0%	33	23.9%
35	Montana	20.0%	38	20.0%
35	Vermont	20.0%	40	16.7%
39	Maryland	17.1%	35	21.4%
40	Wisconsin	16.9%	34	23.1%
41	Alaska	16.7%	40	16.7%
42	Alabama	14.3%	39	19.4%
42	Delaware	14.3%	49	0.0%
44	New York	12.7%	47	8.0%
45	New Mexico	10.0%	44	13.6%
45	South Dakota	10.0%	46	10.0%
47	Iowa	3.1%	43	14.7%
48	Wyoming	0.0%	45	12.5%
48	West Virginia	0.0%	48	4.6%
48	Washington, D.C.	0.0%	49	0.0%
48	North Dakota	0.0%	49	0.0%