States | HOPE Initiative

HOPE Data by State.

How does

Kentucky

Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

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

HEALTH OUTCOMES

46th

Domain score:

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS

41st

Domain score:

COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS

34th

Domain score:

PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT

16th

Domain score:

ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE

34th

Domain score:

Key State Highlights.

Ranking in the bottom five states across health outcomes measures, residents of Kentucky face a host of racial/ethnic socioeconomic, environmental, and health access challenges.

American Indian/Alaska Native populations face challenges in attaining a livable income, having access to affordable care and in living in areas with an adequate supply of primary care providers. Whereas 44% of adults in Kentucky report very good or excellent health, only 28% of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals do so.
Although Asian/Pacific Islander adults perform better in most measures of opportunity in Kentucky, they are less likely to have a dedicated health provider as compared to the state rate for the population overall. They also are also less likely to live in areas of low sexual assault as compared to the state rate.
In addition to facing health outcome challenges with high rates of premature mortality and low birth weights in infants, Black populations also face inequities in home ownership and housing quality and they are less likely than all other groups to live in neighborhoods with low rates of homicide, robbery, and physical assault.
Kentucky is among the poorest-performing states in post-secondary education, with Hispanics faring the worst. Hispanic communities also have lower rates of insurance coverage compared to all other groups in the state.

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Youth in School or Working

86%

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

74,598

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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90%

100%

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Post-Secondary Education

54%

of adults have post-secondary education

83%

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

868,277

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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40%

50%

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80%

90%

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Premature Mortality

653.25

deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64

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

11,799

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

How Does

Kentucky

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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Low Sexual Assault

96%

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

195,010

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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80%

100%

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Low Robbery

71%

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

1,282,743

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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80%

100%

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Low Physical Assault

83%

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

768,419

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

68%

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

1,797,079

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Liquor Store Density

69%

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

1,039,121

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

58%

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

921,414

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

2,003

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

93%

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

193,073

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

infant deaths per 1,000 live births

2.5

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

183

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

85%

of households have good housing quality

92%

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

119,553

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

190,965

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

79%

of people with food security

97%

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

819,833

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

93%

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

120,212

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

85%

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

203,639

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

89%

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

Kentucky

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

44%

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

856,007

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

71%

of households with affordable housing

87%

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

174,864

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Kentucky

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

90%

of adults with affordable health care

96%

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

175,641

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

57%

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

1,910,319

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

How Does

Kentucky

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

66%

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

1,524,547

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

How Does

Kentucky

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%

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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