States | HOPE Initiative

HOPE Data by State.

How does

Kansas

Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

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

HEALTH OUTCOMES

30th

Domain score:

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS

8th

Domain score:

COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS

23rd

Domain score:

PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT

24th

Domain score:

ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE

25th

Domain score:

Key State Highlights.

Kansas ranks in the top ten for socioeconomic indicators but faces major racial/ethnic inequities on the health outcome, health care access, and physical environmental indicators.

Black adults suffer from considerable inequities in housing. They are the least likely to be homeowners or to live in affordable housing, and they are less likely to live in neighborhoods with low crime (i.e., physical assault, homicide, robbery) than the state rate for all groups.
Additionally, Blacks and American Indians/Alaska Natives have higher premature mortality rates and infant mortality rates than the state rate for all groups.
The Hispanic population in Kansas is less likely to have affordable care, insurance coverage, or a dedicated health care provider than the state rates for the population overall. In addition, Hispanic individuals in Kansas are less likely to earn a livable income and attain post-secondary education.
The American Indian/Alaska Native population in Kansas are less likely than others to live in areas with food security, low liquor store density, and adequate housing quality. American Indian/Alaska Native youth also face challenges in being enrolled in school or working to stay connected to the community.

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Youth in School or Working

91%

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

35,819

More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Youth in School or Working

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Hope Goal

100%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Post-Secondary Education

65%

of adults have post-secondary education

83%

More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal

340,029

More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Post-Secondary Education

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Hope Goal

83%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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Premature Mortality

453.59

deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64

More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals

4,564

More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Premature Mortality

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Hope Goal

241

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1600

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Low Sexual Assault

71%

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

825,020

More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Sexual Assault

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Robbery

75%

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

733,459

More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Robbery

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Physical Assault

72%

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

792,367

More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Physical Assault

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Homicide

73%

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

993,613

More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Homicide

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Liquor Store Density

37%

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

1,605,772

More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Liquor Store Density

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Livable Income

66%

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

419,767

More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Livable Income

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Hope Goal

88%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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Low Birthweight

of infants are born with low birth weight

Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

853

Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Birthweight

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Hope Goal

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

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Health Insurance Coverage

90%

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

209,419

More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Health Insurance Coverage

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Hope Goal

98%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Infant Mortality

5.8

infant deaths per 1,000 live births

2.5

More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

117

More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Infant Mortality

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Hope Goal

2.5

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

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Housing Quality

88%

of households have good housing quality

92%

More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal

48,823

More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Housing Quality

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Hope Goal

92%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

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Home Ownership

70%

of households live in a home they own

81%

More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal

122,678

More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Home Ownership

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Hope Goal

81%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Food Security

80%

of people with food security

97%

More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal

536,113

More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Food Security

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Hope Goal

97%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Employment

94%

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

80,970

More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Employment

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Hope Goal

99%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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Dedicated Healthcare Provider

83%

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

163,045

More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Dedicated Healthcare Provider

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Hope Goal

96%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Child Health Status

91%

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

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Child Health Status

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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

403,757

More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Adult Health Status

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Hope Goal

73%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Affordable Housing

73%

of households with affordable housing

87%

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

102,667

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Affordable Housing

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Hope Goal

87%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

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Affordable Health Care

89%

of adults with affordable health care

96%

More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal

128,617

More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Affordable Health Care

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Hope Goal

97%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Access to Psychiatric Care

66%

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

991,650

More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Access to Psychiatric Care

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Access to Primary Care

81%

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

540,475

More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kansas

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Access to Primary Care

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Health Outcomes

Social & Economic Factors

Community & Safety Factors

Physical Environment

Access to Health Care