8. Utah
Fewer than 10 percent of Utah residents smoke, giving the state the lowest level of smoking in the country. Perhaps because of that, Utah also has the fewest per capita cancer deaths. It fell from 7th to 8th place on this year’s list.
Strengths: Low prevalence of smoking; low percentage of children in poverty; low rate of cancer deaths.
Challenges: High rate of drug deaths; low immunization coverage among adolescents; lower number of primary care physicians.
