State rankings · AL
Alabama, ranked
Here is exactly where Alabama lands on every metric we track — 14 published rankings, each measured against all 50 states. Every value is pulled from a named, authoritative source and shown with its data period. Tap any card to open the full interactive map and the complete 50-state table.
Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.
Alabama rankings analysis
Across the 14 rankings we currently track, Alabama sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Most Arthritis at 2nd (34.64%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Expensive Gas at 41st ($4.05/gal). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.
Alabama lands in the top 10 on States with the Most Arthritis (2nd), States with the Highest Electric Bills (3rd), States with the Highest Obesity Rates (4th), States with the Most Diabetes (6th), States with the Most Inactive Adults (6th), States with the Worst Self-Rated Health (7th) and States with the Most Vapers (7th).
It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Expensive Gas (41st).
The cards and links below break down each ranking in full — tap any one to open the interactive map and the complete 50-state table, with the source and year for every number.
- Rank 2nd / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Arthritis
34.64%2024 - Rank 3rd / 50eia.gov
States with the Highest Electric Bills
$174/mo2024 - Rank 4th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Highest Obesity Rates
38.9%2024 - Rank 6th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Diabetes
15.06%2024 - Rank 6th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Inactive Adults
27.6%2024 - Rank 7th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Worst Self-Rated Health
22.08%2024 - Rank 7th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Vapers
9.9%2024 - Rank 11th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Adult Smokers
14.01%2024 - Rank 13th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Depression
24.8%2024 - Rank 20th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Uninsured Adults
8.34%2024 - Rank 25th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Asthma
10.86%2024 - Rank 29th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Heaviest Drinkers
5.99%2024 - Rank 30th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Binge Drinkers
15.11%2024 - Rank 41st / 50gasprices.aaa.com
States with the Most Expensive Gas
$4.05/gal2026-05-28