Share of adults with diabetes: U.S. states ranked (2024)
Measure: Share of adults with diabetes (%). All 49 states and District of Columbia with data in Chronic conditions by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 8.4 to 10.1 %
- Group 2: 10.1 to 11.6 %
- Group 3: 11.6 to 12.6 %
- Group 4: 12.6 to 13.6 %
- Highest: 13.6 to 18.4 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | West Virginia | 18.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kentucky | 16.2 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 15.4 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 15.3 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 15.2 |
| 6 | Alabama | 15.1 |
| 7 | Indiana | 14.2 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 13.9 |
| 9 | Michigan | 13.6 |
| 9 | Nevada | 13.6 |
| 11 | Texas | 13.5 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 13.3 |
| 13 | Delaware | 13.2 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 13.2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 13.2 |
| 16 | Ohio | 13.1 |
| 17 | Virginia | 12.9 |
| 18 | Georgia | 12.8 |
| 18 | Illinois | 12.8 |
| 20 | California | 12.6 |
| 21 | Kansas | 12.5 |
| 22 | Maryland | 12.4 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 12.3 |
| 23 | New York | 12.3 |
| 25 | Oregon | 12 |
| 26 | Florida | 11.9 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 11.9 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 11.8 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 11.7 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | 11.6 |
| 31 | Arizona | 11.5 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 11.5 |
| 31 | Maine | 11.5 |
| 34 | Iowa | 11.4 |
| 35 | Missouri | 11.2 |
| 36 | New Jersey | 10.8 |
| 37 | North Dakota | 10.6 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 10.5 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 10.1 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | 10.1 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 10.1 |
| 42 | Washington | 10 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 9.6 |
| 44 | Alaska | 9.4 |
| 45 | Idaho | 9.3 |
| 46 | Vermont | 8.9 |
| 47 | Montana | 8.7 |
| 47 | Utah | 8.7 |
| 49 | Colorado | 8.4 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 8.4 |
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by share of adults with diabetes (%) (2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-diabetes/