State Health Rankings for Seniors

According to America's Health Rankings Senior Report commissioned by the United Health Foundation, Seniors who live in Minnesota are the nation's healthiest. Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Iowa are the top five states for seniors'  health. Mississippi ranks 50th, preceded by Oklahoma, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Arkansas.
Nationwide, about 80% of seniors are living with at least one chronic condition, while 50% of seniors have two or more chronic conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report notes that states with the lowest percentage of seniors with multiple chronic conditions are Alaska (20.9%), Wyoming (21.5%) and Montana (23.1%), while states with the highest percentages are Florida (43.5%) and New Jersey (43.2%).
More than 30 percent of seniors in fair or better health report that they are not physically active, which increases their risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and premature death. Physical inactivity among healthy seniors ranges from a high of 41.3 percent in Tennessee and 41.2 percent in West Virginia and to a low of 21.3 percent in California and 20.5 percent in Colorado.
Source: United Health Foundation