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Arkansas, ranked

Here is exactly where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas rankings analysis

Across the 14 rankings we currently track, Arkansas sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Worst Self-Rated Health at 2nd (24.7%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Expensive Gas at 43rd ($4.02/gal). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.

Arkansas lands in the top 10 on States with the Worst Self-Rated Health (2nd), States with the Most Inactive Adults (3rd), States with the Most Vapers (4th), States with the Most Diabetes (4th), States with the Most Adult Smokers (4th), States with the Highest Obesity Rates (5th), States with the Most Arthritis (10th) and States with the Most Uninsured Adults (10th).

It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Expensive Gas (43rd).

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.