How does
Florida
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES
18th
Domain score:
74
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
18th
Domain score:
64
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
20th
Domain score:
68
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
21st
Domain score:
65
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
19th
Domain score:
52
Key State Highlights.
While Florida ranks in the middle on health outcome measures overall, there is considerable room for socioeconomic, environmental, and health care access improvement to reach HOPE Goals.
  • Blacks in Florida face major socioeconomic, housing, and health challenges. They have lower rates of home ownership, quality housing, affordable housing, post-secondary education, and livable income than the state rates for all other population groups.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native adults are least likely to have access to primary care, psychiatric care, and insurance coverage in the state. American Indians/Alaska Natives between the age of 16 and 24 are also least likely to be in school or employed as compared to all other youth in Florida.
  • Hispanic individuals in Florida are among the least likely to live in areas with lower rates of homicide, and robbery, and they are among the least likely to attain post-secondary education and have a dedicated health care provider.
  • Black adults in Florida face higher rates of premature mortality and Black infants have a rate of low birth weight and death that is almost twice the state rate for the population overall.
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Robbery
Low Sexual Assault
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Health Insurance Coverage
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Youth in School or Working
88%
of young people are in school or working
100%
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
260,741
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Youth in School or Working
Hope Goal
100%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Post-Secondary Education
60%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
3,500,249
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Post-Secondary Education
Hope Goal
83%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
FL
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Premature Mortality
474.82
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
36,721
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Premature Mortality
Hope Goal
241
0
400
800
1200
1600
FL
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Low Sexual Assault
89%
of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,354,257
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Sexual Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Low Robbery
41%
of people live in counties with low robbery rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
12,432,628
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Robbery
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Low Physical Assault
74%
of people live in counties with low physical assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
5,426,072
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Physical Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Low Homicide
70%
of people live in counties with low murder rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
10,270,498
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Homicide
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Low Liquor Store Density
100%
of people are living in counties with low liquor store density
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
46,916
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Liquor Store Density
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Livable Income
60%
of adults live in households with livable income
88%
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
4,210,924
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Livable Income
Hope Goal
88%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
FL
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Low Birthweight
9%
of infants are born with low birth weight
5%
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
8,092
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Birthweight
Hope Goal
5%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
FL
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Health Insurance Coverage
84%
of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage
98%
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,422,634
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Health Insurance Coverage
Hope Goal
98%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Infant Mortality
5.7
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
686
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Infant Mortality
Hope Goal
2.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
FL
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Housing Quality
80%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
898,174
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Housing Quality
Hope Goal
92%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
FL
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Home Ownership
67%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,055,403
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Home Ownership
Hope Goal
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FL
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Food Security
64%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
8,571,255
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Food Security
Hope Goal
97%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Employment
90%
of people in the labor force are employed
99%
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
889,635
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Employment
Hope Goal
99%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
FL
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
74%
of adults have a usual source of care
92%
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,797,359
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Hope Goal
96%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Child Health Status
90%
of children in very good or excellent health
98%
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status
FL
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Adult Health Status
51%
of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health
73%
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,204,358
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Adult Health Status
Hope Goal
73%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
FL
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Affordable Housing
58%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,513,862
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Housing
Hope Goal
87%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
FL
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Affordable Health Care
86%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,053,218
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Health Care
Hope Goal
97%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Access to Psychiatric Care
91%
of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,814,136
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Psychiatric Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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Access to Primary Care
88%
of people live in counties with access to primary care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,530,558
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Florida
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Primary Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FL
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