Vermont and Wyoming tied for states with the lowest percentage of adults with high blood pressure, WalletHub found.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions and 31 metrics. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the most overweight state. Each state and the district’s overall score was then calculated using the weighted average across all metrics.
Here are the states with the highest and lowest percentage of adults with high blood pressure.
Highest
1. Mississippi
2. Alabama
3. Louisiana
4. West Virginia
5. Arkansas
Lowest
47. (tie) Vermont
47. (tie) Wyoming
49. Massachusetts
50. Utah
51. Colorado
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