Best and worst states for disaster prepaedness

SmileHub - To highlight the states that understand the importance of disaster preparedness and the ones that need to improve, SmileHub compared the 50 states across 14 key metrics. The data set ranges from disaster relief charities per capita to medical reserve corps volunteers per capita to emergency management budget per capita.

Best States	Worst States
1. Vermont	41. Illinois
2. Massachusetts	42. Tennessee
3. Hawaii	43. Wyoming
4. Alaska	44. Kansas
5. Rhode Island	45. South Carolina
6. North Dakota	46. Alabama
7. Pennsylvania	47. Indiana
8. Utah	48. Arizona
9. Maryland	49. Nevada
10. South Dakota	50. Mississippi

Key Stats

• Pennsylvania has the most fire stations per capita – 49.2 times more than Hawaii, which has the fewest fire stations.
• Alaska has the most public health funding per capita – 5.1 times more than Nevada, which has the least public health funding.
• Massachusetts has the most physicians per capita – 3 times more than Mississippi, which has the fewest physicians.

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