1) Minnesota

2) New Hampshire

3) Vermont

4) Hawaii

5) Utah

6) Massachusetts

7) North Dakota

8) Connecticut

9) Wisconsin

10) Maine

35) Texas

40) Oklahoma

41) North Carolina

42) Florida

43) Alabama (tie)

43) West Virginia (tie)

45) Georgia

46) Arkansas

47) South Carolina

48) Tennessee

49) Mississippi

50) Louisiana

Texas’ Ranks: Not No. 1

(Rank in: 2004 / 2003)

High school graduation 38 / 39

Prevalence of obesity 39 / 45

Infectious disease 43 / 39

Children in poverty 46 / 41

Health insurance coverage 50 / 50

This article appears in November 26 • 2004.

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