WalletHub researchers assessed the best and worst states for children's healthcare, based on cost, quality and access.
Analysts weighed 28 metrics within the following three overreaching categories:
• Kids' health and access to healthcare
• Kids' nutrition, physical activity and obesity
• Kids' oral health
Here are the top five states for children's healthcare:
1. Vermont
2. Massachusetts
3. Connecticut
4. Iowa
5. New Hampshire
Here are the worst five states for children's healthcare:
47. Texas
48. Alaska
49. Arizona
50. Mississippi
51. Nevada