Title: Most Unhealthy States 2021
Headings: Most Unhealthy States 2021
Most Unhealthy States 2021
Levels of Health Among States
Most Unhealthy U.S. States
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Arkansas
4. Alabama
5. Oklahoma
6. West Virginia
7. Tennessee
8. Kentucky
9. South Carolina
10. Indiana

Content: The number of drug deaths in West Virginia is the highest of any state at 48.3 deaths per 100,000 people. West Virginia also has the second-highest obesity rate at 39.5% and the highest adult smoking rate of 25.2%. 7. Tennessee
Tennessee is the seventh-most unhealthy state in the country with a high prevalence of smoking at 20.7% and the second-highest violent crime rate at 624 per 100,000 people. Tennessee also has the sixth-highest rates of cancer deaths, cardiovascular deaths, and diabetes. 8. Kentucky
As the eighth-most unhealthy state, Kentucky struggles with a high prevalence of physical inactivity, a high prevalence of frequent mental distress, and high cancer death rates. Kentucky’s prevalence of physical inactivity is the highest in the country at 32.4% and the cancer death rate is the highest in the country as well at 233.4 deaths per 100,000. The adult smoking rate is 23.4%, the second-highest in the country. Kentucky, however, does have a high percentage of high school graduation, a low prevalence of excessive drinking, and a low violent crime rate.