Difficulty doing errands alone: U.S. states ranked (2024)
Measure: Difficulty doing errands alone. All 49 states and District of Columbia with data in Types of disability among adults by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 5.1 to 6.8 %
- Group 2: 6.8 to 7.4 %
- Group 3: 7.4 to 8.1 %
- Group 4: 8.1 to 9 %
- Highest: 9 to 11.6 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | West Virginia | 11.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arkansas | 11.1 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 10.7 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 10.4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 10.2 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 9.8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 9.7 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9.3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 9 |
| 9 | Missouri | 9 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8.6 |
| 12 | Kansas | 8.3 |
| 12 | Michigan | 8.3 |
| 14 | Florida | 8.2 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 8.2 |
| 14 | Ohio | 8.2 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 8.2 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8.2 |
| 19 | Nevada | 8.1 |
| 19 | Texas | 8.1 |
| 21 | Arizona | 8 |
| 21 | California | 8 |
| 21 | Virginia | 8 |
| 24 | Delaware | 7.8 |
| 24 | Maine | 7.8 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 7.7 |
| 27 | Illinois | 7.6 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 7.6 |
| 29 | New York | 7.5 |
| 30 | Montana | 7.4 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 7.4 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 7.3 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 7.2 |
| 33 | Washington | 7.2 |
| 35 | Alaska | 7.1 |
| 36 | South Dakota | 7 |
| 37 | Idaho | 6.9 |
| 37 | Utah | 6.9 |
| 37 | Vermont | 6.9 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 6.8 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 6.7 |
| 42 | Colorado | 6.6 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 6.5 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 6.3 |
| 45 | District of Columbia | 6.1 |
| 46 | Iowa | 6 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 5.8 |
| 47 | North Dakota | 5.8 |
| 49 | Maryland | 5.7 |
| 50 | New Jersey | 5.1 |
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by difficulty doing errands alone (2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-difficulty-doing-errands-alone/