Governing Magazine/February 2004

THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT
A Case of Neglect

ROOMS TO SPARE

States ranked by nursing home occupancy rates, 2002

RANK  STATE
 1    North Dakota    90% OR MORE
 2    Hawaii
 3    New York
 4    Minnesota
 5    South Dakota
 6    Connecticut
 7    Georgia
 8    Maine
 9    Vermont
10    New Hampshire
11    Alabama
12    West Virginia

13    Tennessee       80-89.9%
14    Massachusetts
15    South Carolina
16    Kentucky
17    Mississippi
18    North Carolina
19    Pennsylvania
20    Rhode Island
21    Maryland
22    New Jersey
23    Florida
24    Wisconsin
25    Virginia
26    Michigan
27    New Mexico
28    Delaware
29    Nebraska
30    Washington
31    Wyoming
32    California
33    Colorado

34    Nevada              70-79.9%
35    Alaska
36    Arizona
37    Kansas
38    Iowa
39    Montana
40    Louisiana
41    Ohio
42    Indiana
43    Idaho
44    Illinois
45    Arkansas
46    Utah
47    Texas
48    Oregon

49    Missouri            LESS THAN 70%
50    Oklahoma

Source: Cowles Research Group

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