How does
Michigan
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

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

HEALTH OUTCOMES
32nd
Domain score:
66
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
25th
Domain score:
74
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
43rd
Domain score:
45
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
25th
Domain score:
54
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
16th
Domain score:
72
Key State Highlights.
Michigan ranks among the bottom states for health outcomes and safety opportunities --requiring the most improvement across racial/ethnic groups on these measures.
  • Black adults in Michigan are the least likely to live in areas that have low rates of homicide, robbery, physical and sexual assault. They also face challenges in attaining a livable income.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native residents in Michigan face challenges in accessing psychiatric care. They also have a smaller share of youth aged 16-24 in school or working, as compared with the state rate for all groups.
  • The Black population is furthest from HOPE Goals in health outcomes. Black individuals experience poorer rates of premature mortality, infant mortality, and low birth weight infants than all other population groups in the state. While the state rate for adults in very good or excellent health is 50%, only 38% of Black adults report very good or excellent health.
  • Only 47% of Hispanic adults attain a post-secondary education, as compared with the state rate of 63% of residents. Hispanic individuals in Michigan are also the least likely to have a dedicated provider for their healthcare needs.
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
89%
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
136,570
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Post-Secondary Education
63%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,401,496
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Premature Mortality
493.51
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
17,971
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
Michigan
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
MI
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Low Sexual Assault
49%
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
5,037,571
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Low Robbery
64%
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
3,567,511
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Low Physical Assault
69%
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
3,127,494
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Low Homicide
74%
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
3,614,756
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Low Liquor Store Density
73%
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
2,575,168
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Livable Income
64%
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
1,631,161
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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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
4,048
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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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
386,436
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Infant Mortality
6.2
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
393
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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
MI
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Housing Quality
86%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
239,154
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Home Ownership
74%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
280,685
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Food Security
87%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,073,245
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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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
295,200
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
88%
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
240,475
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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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 
Michigan
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status
MI
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Adult Health Status
50%
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
1,546,779
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Affordable Housing
70%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
439,875
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Affordable Health Care
91%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
316,346
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Access to Psychiatric Care
73%
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
2,644,210
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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Access to Primary Care
78%
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
2,219,004
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Michigan
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%
MI
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