Georgia remains at 41st in a national ranking of the healthiest states compiled by the United Health Foundation. Placing in the 40s is a typical ranking for the Peach State on health measures. Other southern states did equally poorly. In Americas Health Rankings, released last week, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Utah and Connecticut ranked as the five healthiest states. West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi were the least healthy in the 2017 rankings. The rankings focus on 35 measures covering behavior, community and environment, policy, clinical care and outcomes data.