North Carolina
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 35 | +1 |
| Access and Affordability | 37 | 0 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 16 | +3 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 24 | +1 |
| Healthy Lives | 33 | 0 |
| Disparity | 44 | +7 |
| Medicaid Expansion | No |
Demographics
| North Carolina | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 9,962,182 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $53,402 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 35% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 64% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 21% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 6% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 9% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
- Admissions for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, ages 18–64, per 1,000 employer-insured enrollees
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Children who did not receive needed mental health treatment
- Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical spending
- Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births
Most Improved Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Adults with any mental illness who did not receive treatment
- Medicare beneficiaries received a high-risk drug
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Potentially avoidable ED visits, age 65 and older, per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries
- Adults who are obese
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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