Top 10 US States by Number of Five-Star CMS Hospitals
PlainHospital ranks US states by the number of five-star hospitals on the CMS Hospital Compare Overall Star Rating, using the state_stats aggregate.
Research
Download the CMS hospital extracts cited on this page: plainhospital-hospital-ratings.csv and plainhospital-state-summary.csv (CMS public records · CC0).
Our research draws on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and FDA data covering Medicare-certified hospitals, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.
Original data research from the PlainHospital. Every number here is pulled directly from our live database; nothing is hardcoded.
For the national reference figures behind all of it, including how far the CMS star rating actually reaches, see U.S. hospital statistics.
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What this research covers
PlainHospital research ranks CMS-reported hospitals across 5,432 facilities in 56 states and territories, answering one quality or ownership question per study.
- 5,432
- hospitals in corpus
- 56
- states + territories
- 3
- published studies
- CMS
- Care Compare source
Studies below answer one hospital-quality ranking question each from the live CMS mirror; they are descriptive facility statistics, not medical advice.
Top 10 US States by Total Hospital Count on CMS Compare
PlainHospital ranks US states by the total number of hospitals tracked on CMS Hospital Compare, using the state_stats aggregate.
Top 10 Medical Devices by FDA MAUDE Adverse-Event Reports
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