USA Diabetes and Obesity by State

HD Index by State

The Human Development Index (HDI) was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq in 1990. It was incorporated into the the United Nations Development Programme. The index is based on the followiing criteria.

The map shows the quintiles of the HD Index for the United States.

The two tables show for each US state the:

The population shows the percentage of the five ethnicity categories are present in each state.

The ethnicity categories are:

Alaska and Hawaii are shown in the botton left corner of the maps.
The darker the colour of the state, the higher the percentage. Gray indicates that the value is unknown.
Click or press map to scroll the USA states.

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USA HD Index, Ethnicity by State

The percentage of the five ethnicity categories are present in each state.

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USA HD Index, Diabetes by State

Rank	State	HDIndex	Life Expectancy (years)	Pop - Asian ( %)	Pop - Black (%)	Pop - Latino (%)	Pop - native US (%)	Pop - White (%)	Diabetes - Asian (%)	Diabetes - Black (%)	Diabetes - Latino (%)	Diabetes - Native US (%)	Diabetes - White (%)
0	USA	5.2	79.4	4.3	11.1	11.6	1.8	69.1	1.3	11	5.7	5.5	9.5
1	District of Columbia	6.92	78.5	3.9	46.5	10.6	0.1	36	-	14.8	-	-	2.1
2	Massachusetts	6.36	80.6	6.3	7.8	11.2	0.1	73	-	12.7	11.7	-	8.6
3	Connecticut	6.31	81	4.3	9.9	15.4	0.1	67.9	5.5	14.4	11.5	-	8.3
4	New Jersey	6.25	80.6	9.4	12.7	19.7	0.1	56	7.6	12.4	9.7	-	8.2
5	Maryland	6.04	79.2	6.4	29	9.5	0.2	51.9	7.3	12.7	-	-	9.9
6	New York	5.92	81.3	8.4	14.4	18.8	0.2	55.8	11.1	11.8	11.7	22.3	8.3
7	Minnesota	5.9	81	4.7	5.7	5.1	0.9	80.9	4.3	10.5	7.6	18.4	7.4
8	Georgia	5.88	77.7	3.8	30.9	9.3	0.2	53.7	-	13.4	-	-	10.6
9	Hawaii	5.83	82.5	44.9	1.9	10.4	0.2	22.8	10.8	-	9.7	-	4.5
10	New Hampshire	5.73	79.4	2.6	1.4	3.3	0.1	90.9	-	-	-	-	8
11	Colorado	5.7	80.3	3.1	3.9	21.3	0.5	68.5	-	11.6	10.4	9.2	5.7
12	Virginia	5.7	79.5	6.3	18.9	9	0.2	62.5	-	14.5	6.3	-	9.9
13	Washington	5.67	80.4	8.5	3.9	12.4	1.2	69.7	5.2	11.6	8.3	10.3	8.4
14	Rhode Island	5.65	80.1	3.3	5.4	14.4	0.3	73.4	-	13	11.7	-	8.5
15	California	5.56	81.5	14.4	5.6	38.8	0.3	37.8	11.7	13.7	11	18.1	8.3
16	Illinois	5.53	79.4	5.2	14.1	16.9	0.1	61.8	-	14.8	9.1	-	9.3
17	Delaware	5.48	78.6	3.8	21.2	9	0.3	63	-	15.1	6.9	-	11.1
18	Vermont	5.42	79.7	1.4	1.2	1.7	0.4	93.4	-	-	-	-	8.3
19	Nebraska	5.28	79.8	2.1	5.7	10.4	0.8	80.1	-	12	7.9	8.8	8.8
20	Wisconsin	5.24	79.4	2.7	6.2	6.6	0.8	81.8	-	11.5	-	-	8
21	North Dakota	5.23	79.9	1.3	3	3.4	4.9	85.9	-	-	-	24	8.4
22	Iowa	5.22	79.5	2.3	3.3	5.6	0.3	86.8	-	7.4	11.4		8.7
23	Utah	5.18	79.6	3.1	1.1	13.7	1	78.9	-	-	7.7	14.9	6.9
24	Alaska	5.15	78.3	7.1	3.4	7	13.3	61.3	-	-	-	7.8	6.5
25	Oregon	5.15	79.7	4.4	1.8	12.7	0.9	76.5	-	-	9.7	-	10.5
26	Pennsylvania	5.11	78.3	3.3	10.5	6.8	0.1	77.3	-	13.7	-	-	10.5
27	Kansas	5.1	78.8	2.9	5.8	11.6	0.7	76.4	4.9	13.7	9	9.1	9.6
28	Wyoming	5.1	79.1	0.9	0.8	9.9	2.1	84.1	-	-	5.7	-	8.8
29	South Dakota	5.09	79	1.5	1.5	3.5	7.9	82.8	-	-	-	15.8	8.8
30	Maine	5.08	78.7	1	1	1.5	0.6	93.6	-	-	-	-	9.9
31	Florida	5.04	80	2.7	15.5	24.5	0.2	55.1	-	13.4	9.4		11.8
32	Arizona	5.02	79.7	3.2	4.1	30.7	4	55.7	-	11.9	9.8	20	9.5
33	Texas	4.95	79.1	4.6	11.7	38.9	0.2	42.9	-	16.9	12.2	-	10.1
34	Michigan	4.91	78.1	3	13.7	4.9	0.5	75.4	-	13.3	10.1	-	10.5
35	North Carolina	4.85	78	2.7	21.3	9.1	1.1	63.6	-	14.9	4.1	12.9	10.5
36	Missouri	4.83	77.5	2	11.6	4	0.4	79.9	-	16	-	16	10.9
37	Ohio	4.78	77.1	2	12.1	3.5	0.1	79.7	-	14.1	8.4	-	10.8
38	Idaho	4.69	79.3	1.4	0.5	12.1	1.1	82.6	-	-	6.7	-	8.1
39	Nevada	4.68	78.3	8.5	8.2	28.1	0.8	50.5	-	16.1	6.8	-	10.1
40	Indiana	4.67	77.2	2.1	9	6.6	0.2	79.9	-	13.9	11.1	-	11.2
41	Montana	4.57	78.5	0.9	0.4	3.6	6.1	86.6	-	-	-	19.1	7.4
42	South Carolina	4.57	77	1.5	27.2	5.4	0.2	63.7	-	15.2	-	-	10.8
43	New Mexico	4.47	78	1.4	2	48	18.5	38.3	-	23.2	13.1	16.3	9
44	Oklahoma	4.45	76	2.1	7.2	10.1	7	66.4	-	14.1	6.7	17.7	11.8
45	Tennessee	4.41	76.1	1.7	16.7	5.1	0.3	74.2	-	17.5	-	-	12.4
46	Louisiana	4.41	76.2	1.7	31.9	4.9	0.4	59	-	17.2	10.4		11
47	Kentucky	4.26	75.3	1.4	7.9	3.3	0.2	85.2	-	15.5	-	-	13.6
48	Alabama	4.21	75.3	1.3	26.7	4	0.4	65.9	-	16.8	-	-	12.7
49	Arkansas	4.17	75.9	1.7	15.7	7	0.6	73	-	17.1	-	14.7	12.5
50	Mississippi	4.05	74.8	1	37.6	2.9	0.4	57	-	16	-	-	14.3
51	West Virginia	3.94	75	0.8	3.8	1.4	0.1	92.3	-	17.3	-	-	14.5

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USA HD Index, Obesity by State

Rank	State	HDIndex	Life Expectancy (years)	Pop - Asian (%)	Pop - Black (%)	Pop - Latino (%)	Pop - Native US (%)	Pop - White (%)	Obesity - Asian (%)	Obesity - Black (%)	Obesity - Latino (%)	Obesity - Native US (%)	Obesity - White (%)
0	USA	5.2	79.4	4.3	11.1	11.6	1.8	69.1	2.5	30	27.5	29.2	28
1	District of Columbia	6.92	78.5	3.9	46.5	10.6	0.1	36	-	35	19.1	-	9.8
2	Massachusetts	6.36	80.6	6.3	7.8	11.2	0.1	73	7.4	38.7	33.4	-	23.3
3	Connecticut	6.31	81	4.3	9.9	15.4	0.1	67.9	9.6	36.7	30.3	-	23.7
4	New Jersey	6.25	80.6	9.4	12.7	19.7	0.1	56	9.5	35.8	26.8	-	24.9
5	Maryland	6.04	79.2	6.4	29	9.5	0.2	51.9	12.1	37.8	24.8	38.6	26.7
6	New York	5.92	81.3	8.4	14.4	18.8	0.2	55.8	9.4	31.1	29.3	36.6	24.4
7	Minnesota	5.9	81	4.7	5.7	5.1	0.9	80.9	10.5	25.2	29.4	39.9	26.7
8	Georgia	5.88	77.7	3.8	30.9	9.3	0.2	53.7	-	37.3	30.2	-	27.8
9	Hawaii	5.83	82.5	44.9	1.9	10.4	0.2	22.8	16	-	30.3	-	17.3
10	New Hampshire	5.73	79.4	2.6	1.4	3.3	0.1	90.9	-	-	-	-	26.7
11	Colorado	5.7	80.3	3.1	3.9	21.3	0.5	68.5	-	23.1	27.6	18.6	18.7
12	Virginia	5.7	79.5	6.3	18.9	9	0.2	62.5	12.3	39.1	29.6	-	27.7
13	Washington	5.67	80.4	8.5	3.9	12.4	1.2	69.7	10.3	32.7	30.5	29.4	27.4
14	Rhode Island	5.65	80.1	3.3	5.4	14.4	0.3	73.4	-	33.5	28.1	-	25.7
15	California	5.56	81.5	14.4	5.6	38.8	0.3	37.8	10.1	30.6	31.3	28.6	22.3
16	Illinois	5.53	79.4	5.2	14.1	16.9	0.1	61.8	-	40.6	37.4	-	29.1
17	Delaware	5.48	78.6	3.8	21.2	9	0.3	63	-	32.7	38.3	-	28.9
18	Vermont	5.42	79.7	1.4	1.2	1.7	0.4	93.4	-	-	26.1	40.5	25.3
19	Nebraska	5.28	79.8	2.1	5.7	10.4	0.8	80.1	-	36.3	30.5	47.3	31.3
20	Wisconsin	5.24	79.4	2.7	6.2	6.6	0.8	81.8	-	44.5	30.2	45.7	30.2
21	North Dakota	5.23	79.9	1.3	3	3.4	4.9	85.9	-	-	-	38.5	31
22	Iowa	5.22	79.5	2.3	3.3	5.6	0.3	86.8	-	29.5	34.9	-	32.4
23	Utah	5.18	79.6	3.1	1.1	13.7	1	78.9	-	27.9	27.1	34.6	24.1
24	Alaska	5.15	78.3	7.1	3.4	7	13.3	61.3	-	39.3	24.1	38.9	28.2
25	Oregon	5.15	79.7	4.4	1.8	12.7	0.9	76.5	-	-	36.2	31.9	29.9
26	Pennsylvania	5.11	78.3	3.3	10.5	6.8	0.1	77.3	-	33.3	43.1	-	29.3
27	Kansas	5.1	78.8	2.9	5.8	11.6	0.7	76.4	10.8	45.5	48.7	38.3	33.3
28	Wyoming	5.1	79.1	0.9	0.8	9.9	2.1	84.1	-	-	31.2	43.1	27.8
29	South Dakota	5.09	79	1.5	1.5	3.5	7.9	82.8	-	-	31.8	37	30.1
30	Maine	5.08	78.7	1	1	1.5	0.6	93.6	-	-	27.5	21.7	30.3
31	Florida	5.04	80	2.7	15.5	24.5	0.2	55.1	-	35.3	25.9	-	25.9
32	Arizona	5.02	79.7	3.2	4.1	30.7	4	55.7	-	31.5	35.9	42.5	25.3
33	Texas	4.95	79.1	4.6	11.7	38.9	0.2	42.9	9.7	39	38.7	33.4	28.9
34	Michigan	4.91	78.1	3	13.7	4.9	0.5	75.4	-	40.2	41	36.2	29.7
35	North Carolina	4.85	78	2.7	21.3	9.1	1.1	63.6	-	40	25.4	47.5	27.7
36	Missouri	4.83	77.5	2	11.6	4	0.4	79.9	-	36.9	30.2	32.6	32
37	Ohio	4.78	77.1	2	12.1	3.5	0.1	79.7	-	35	19.1	-	29.6
38	Idaho	4.69	79.3	1.4	0.5	12.1	1.1	82.6	-	-	33.1	28.7	28.1
39	Nevada	4.68	78.3	8.5	8.2	28.1	0.8	50.5	-	26.4	35	-	25.7
40	Indiana	4.67	77.2	2.1	9	6.6	0.2	79.9	-	41	28.5	-	30.7
41	Montana	4.57	78.5	0.9	0.4	3.6	6.1	86.6	-	-	22.1	38.7	22.7
42	South Carolina	4.57	77	1.5	27.2	5.4	0.2	63.7	-	41	28.3	27.4	28.7
43	New Mexico	4.47	78	1.4	2	48	18.5	38.3	-	39.2	33.1	36.9	23.5
44	Oklahoma	4.45	76	2.1	7.2	10.1	7	66.4	-	36.9	32	47.3	32.9
45	Tennessee	4.41	76.1	1.7	16.7	5.1	0.3	74.2	-	47.9	-	45.8	31.9
46	Louisiana	4.41	76.2	1.7	31.9	4.9	0.4	59	-	43.5	30.2	-	34.2
47	Kentucky	4.26	75.3	1.4	7.9	3.3	0.2	85.2	-	44.6	25.8	-	34.3
48	Alabama	4.21	75.3	1.3	26.7	4	0.4	65.9	-	46.4	31.4	39.3	32.3
49	Arkansas	4.17	75.9	1.7	15.7	7	0.6	73	-	40.3	32.4	29.2	33.6
50	Mississippi	4.05	74.8	1	37.6	2.9	0.4	57	-	43.7	-	-	31
51	West Virginia	3.94	75	0.8	3.8	1.4	0.1	92.3	-	43.7	-	-	35.4

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HDI Value of Selected Countries (2023)

HDI Value of Selected Countries (2023) ¹

Rank	Country	HDI Value
1	Iceland	0.972
2	Norway	0.970
2	Switzerland	0.972
7	Australia	0.958
13	United Kingdom	0.946
16	Canada	0.939
17	New Zealand	0.938
17	United States	0.938
78	China	0.797
130	India	0.685
160	Papua New Guinea	0.576
193	South Sudan	0.388

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Statistics obtained from Measures of America ² and US Bureau of Statistics.

Last updated on Sunday 15 March 2026 at 15:05 by administrators

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