Costs of a fall in older adults by state

A single, nonfatal fall in an older adult costs roughly $10,000, according to a report from Brooks Rehabilitation.

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Costs of a fall is the highest in Connecticut at $12,698, followed by New York at $11,923 on average, according to the report released Nov. 28.

Below is a state-by-state breakdown of the costs for a fall for one person:

Connecticut: $12,698.43

New York: $11,923.63

Rhode Island: $11,199.70

New Jersey: $10,984.45

Massachusetts: $10,870.15

Illinois: $10,725.32

Florida: $10,366.65

Pennsylvania: $10,193.07

Maryland: $9,668.86

Delaware: $9,517.43

Ohio: $9,085.06

Mississippi: $8,842.15

Maine: $8,620.28

Hawaii: $8,383.63

Louisiana: $8,248.11

West Virginia: $8,236.74

California: $8,201.84

Vermont: $8,046.92

North Dakota: $7,987.10

Kentucky: $7,965.76

Michigan: $7,961.13

Alabama: $7,868.66

Wisconsin: $7,815.54

Minnesota: $7,607.49

Oklahoma: $7,557.99

Tennessee: $7,467.62

Missouri: $7,465.34

Iowa: $7,408.45

Indiana: $7,393.28

New Hampshire: $7,300.62

Nebraska: $7,153.01

Arkansas: $7,083.84

South Carolina: $7,055.42

Oregon: $7,022.09

Arizona: $6,949.48

Virginia: $6,820.27

North Carolina: $6,715.59

Kansas: $6,692.89

Texas: $6,195.38

Georgia: $6,146.48

Idaho: $5,899.85

South Dakota: $5,884.24

Montana: $5,756.73

Washington: $5,666.95

New Mexico: $5,629.81

Wyoming: $5,553.71

Nevada: $5,512.90

Colorado: $5,421.16

Utah: $4,184.88

Alaska: $3,975.14

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