State Profile

Kansas

Population (2023): 2.940 million

Kansas scores among top performing states for emergency preparedness. Its outcomes on two key health measures are mixed. The state placed in the high performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide trail the country as a whole. Based on 2022 data, its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate a mixed picture, with the percentage of adults with obesity higher than the U.S. median. However, rates of diabetes and hypertension rank similarly to the U.S. median.