The states with the highest (and lowest) healthcare costs, mapped
The states with the highest healthcare costs
For its analysis, Forbes Advisor looked at healthcare costs by state using KFF.org’s healthcare expenditure data, averaging out the available 2018-2020 data.
Healthcare costs include a person’s insurance premium, deductible, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses.
The five states with the highest healthcare costs were:
1. Alaska ($13,187.67)
2. New York ($13,012.33)
3. Massachusetts ($12,754.33)
4. Delaware ($12,294.33)
5. Vermont ($12,237.33)
Meanwhile, the five states with the lowest healthcare costs were:
50. Utah ($7,241.00)
49. Idaho ($7,771.67)
48. Texas ($8.048.33)
47. Nevada ($8,118.00)
46. Arizona ($8,239.00)
