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 2023. The table also includes the total number of "A" hospitals from fall 2022. Click here for a printable version.

Spring 2023 Ranking	State	% A Hospitals Spring 2023	Fall 2022 Ranking	% A Hospitals Fall 2022
1	New Jersey	51.5%	6	47.1%
2	Idaho	50.0%	4	50.0%
3	Utah	48.1%	3	51.9%
4	Pennsylvania	46.5%	9	40.9%
5	Connecticut	42.9%	31	25.0%
6	North Carolina	42.0%	7	44.2%
7	South Carolina	41.2%	21	29.4%
8	Colorado	40.9%	4	50.0%
9	Virginia	38.6%	2	52.1%
10	Massachusetts	36.8%	13	34.5%
11	Florida	35.4%	10	39.3%
12	California	33.8%	25	28.2%
13	Rhode Island	33.3%	16	33.3%
14	Texas	33.2%	14	34.1%
15	Tennessee	32.4%	15	33.8%
16	Minnesota	31.1%	18	32.6%
17	New Hampshire	30.8%	1	53.8%
18	Missouri	30.6%	34	22.2%
19	Washington	30.4%	12	34.8%
20	Kansas	30.3%	24	28.6%
21	Montana	30.0%	20	30.0%
22	Louisiana	27.9%	22	29.3%
23	South Dakota	27.3%	44	10.0%
24	Michigan	26.8%	19	32.5%
24	Mississippi	26.8%	22	29.3%
26	Ohio	26.7%	26	28.0%
26	Indiana	26.7%	27	26.7%
28	Illinois	26.1%	28	26.5%
29	Wisconsin	26.1%	41	11.9%
30	Hawaii	25.0%	16	33.3%
31	Georgia	24.4%	30	25.6%
32	Oregon	24.2%	11	38.2%
33	Maine	23.5%	8	43.8%
34	Arkansas	22.6%	31	25.0%
35	Maryland	22.0%	35	19.5%
36	Oklahoma	20.5%	33	23.3%
37	Nevada	16.7%	29	`26.5%
37	Alaska	16.7%	37	16.7%
37	Vermont	16.7%	49	0.0%
40	Alabama	11.3%	39	12.7%
40	New York	11.3%	39	12.7%
42	Wyoming	11.1%	42	11.1%
43	New Mexico	10.5%	44	10.0%
44	Arizona	10.0%	43	10.2%
44	Nebraska	10.0%	46	5.3%
46	Kentucky	6.6%	36	18.3%
47	Iowa	6.1%	48	3.1%
48	West Virginia	4.5%	47	5.0%
49	Delaware	0.0%	38	14.3%
49	North Dakota	0.0%	49	0.0%
49	Washington, D.C.	0.0%	49	0.0%