Best states for a community health worker

Q: What is the best state for community health workers?

The best state to be a community health worker is New Hampshire based on community health worker salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for community health workers?

The highest paying state for community health workers is New Mexico based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for community health workers?

The worst state for community health workers is Kentucky, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Are you thinking of becoming a community health worker and really want to work at Evolent Health? Turns out, your chances to become a community health worker are better in some states than others.Turns out, the median salary for the highest 10% of community health workers in America is $49,000.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for community health workers. New Hampshire is the best state for community health workers, where the median salary is $44,160.We found that New Hampshire is the best state for community health worker jobs, whereas Kentucky is the worst.

10 best states for community health workers in 2025

1. New Hampshire
Total community health worker jobs: 379
Average annual salary: $44,160
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $61,000
Location Quotient:
1.29
Community health worker jobs in New Hampshire
2. Delaware
Total community health worker jobs: 233
Average annual salary: $45,507
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $66,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Community health worker jobs in Delaware
3. Connecticut
Total community health worker jobs: 465
Average annual salary: $46,958
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $67,000
Location Quotient:
0.83
Community health worker jobs in Connecticut
4. Rhode Island
Total community health worker jobs: 132
Average annual salary: $46,470
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $65,000
Location Quotient:
0.64
Community health worker jobs in Rhode Island
5. California
Total community health worker jobs: 6,945
Average annual salary: $43,687
Lowest 10 percent earn: $29,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $64,000
Location Quotient:
1.41
Community health worker jobs in California
6. North Carolina
Total community health worker jobs: 2,400
Average annual salary: $38,056
Lowest 10 percent earn: $27,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.48
Community health worker jobs in North Carolina
7. Nevada
Total community health worker jobs: 203
Average annual salary: $43,711
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $63,000
Location Quotient:
0.58
Community health worker jobs in Nevada
8. Illinois
Total community health worker jobs: 302
Average annual salary: $45,458
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $65,000
Location Quotient:
0.15
Community health worker jobs in Illinois
9. South Dakota
Total community health worker jobs: 255
Average annual salary: $37,202
Lowest 10 percent earn: $26,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.42
Community health worker jobs in South Dakota
10. Alaska
Total community health worker jobs: 46
Average annual salary: $45,227
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $57,000
Location Quotient:
0.33
Community health worker jobs in Alaska

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a community health worker

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a community health worker

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	New Hampshire	$44,160	$31,000	1,342,795	379
2	Delaware	$45,507	$31,000	961,939	233
3	Connecticut	$46,958	$32,000	3,588,184	465
4	Rhode Island	$46,470	$32,000	1,059,639	132
5	California	$43,687	$29,000	39,536,653	6,945
6	North Carolina	$38,056	$27,000	10,273,419	2,400
7	Nevada	$43,711	$30,000	2,998,039	203
8	Illinois	$45,458	$31,000	12,802,023	302
9	South Dakota	$37,202	$26,000	869,666	255
10	Alaska	$45,227	$35,000	739,795	46
11	Vermont	$39,743	$28,000	623,657	130
12	Michigan	$38,113	$26,000	9,962,311	1,258
13	West Virginia	$37,412	$26,000	1,815,857	262
14	District of Columbia	$44,347	$30,000	693,972	283
15	North Dakota	$40,661	$28,000	755,393	102
16	Minnesota	$38,866	$27,000	5,576,606	1,000
17	Oregon	$38,898	$27,000	4,142,776	661
18	Washington	$37,158	$26,000	7,405,743	1,994
19	Idaho	$36,088	$25,000	1,716,943	415
20	Oklahoma	$35,484	$25,000	3,930,864	736
21	Massachusetts	$40,976	$29,000	6,859,819	461
22	Wisconsin	$37,040	$25,000	5,795,483	731
23	New Jersey	$42,027	$28,000	9,005,644	181
24	Maryland	$40,202	$27,000	6,052,177	820
25	Iowa	$36,433	$25,000	3,145,711	427
26	Nebraska	$34,406	$24,000	1,920,076	554
27	Arkansas	$34,842	$25,000	3,004,279	363
28	Virginia	$36,308	$25,000	8,470,020	2,010
29	Tennessee	$32,961	$23,000	6,715,984	1,670
30	Utah	$34,469	$24,000	3,101,833	665
31	Wyoming	$35,085	$25,000	579,315	70
32	New York	$38,306	$26,000	19,849,399	535
33	Florida	$33,218	$23,000	20,984,400	4,179
34	Louisiana	$32,731	$22,000	4,684,333	810
35	Hawaii	$38,497	$30,000	1,427,538	106
36	Montana	$35,361	$25,000	1,050,493	57
37	Indiana	$32,723	$23,000	6,666,818	1,035
38	Georgia	$32,463	$23,000	10,429,379	2,578
39	Ohio	$32,663	$22,000	11,658,609	1,472
40	Texas	$32,917	$22,000	28,304,596	4,210
41	Colorado	$33,970	$24,000	5,607,154	1,192
42	Pennsylvania	$34,280	$23,000	12,805,537	422
43	Alabama	$31,420	$22,000	4,874,747	979
44	Kansas	$33,625	$24,000	2,913,123	324
45	Missouri	$31,242	$22,000	6,113,532	1,550
46	Arizona	$32,356	$22,000	7,016,270	803
47	Maine	$33,247	$24,000	1,335,907	68
48	Mississippi	$32,053	$22,000	2,984,100	225
49	South Carolina	$30,725	$22,000	5,024,369	682
50	New Mexico	$29,609	$20,000	2,088,070	287
51	Kentucky	$30,294	$21,000	4,454,189	433

Highest paying states for community health workers

Rank	State	Avg. Community Health Worker Salary
1	New Hampshire	$44,160
2	Delaware	$45,507
3	Connecticut	$46,958
4	Rhode Island	$46,470
5	California	$43,687
6	North Carolina	$38,056
7	Nevada	$43,711
8	Illinois	$45,458
9	South Dakota	$37,202
10	Alaska	$45,227
11	Vermont	$39,743
12	Michigan	$38,113
13	West Virginia	$37,412
14	District of Columbia	$44,347
15	North Dakota	$40,661
16	Minnesota	$38,866
17	Oregon	$38,898
18	Washington	$37,158
19	Idaho	$36,088
20	Oklahoma	$35,484
21	Massachusetts	$40,976
22	Wisconsin	$37,040
23	New Jersey	$42,027
24	Maryland	$40,202
25	Iowa	$36,433
26	Nebraska	$34,406
27	Arkansas	$34,842
28	Virginia	$36,308
29	Tennessee	$32,961
30	Utah	$34,469
31	Wyoming	$35,085
32	New York	$38,306
33	Florida	$33,218
34	Louisiana	$32,731
35	Hawaii	$38,497
36	Montana	$35,361
37	Indiana	$32,723
38	Georgia	$32,463
39	Ohio	$32,663
40	Texas	$32,917
41	Colorado	$33,970
42	Pennsylvania	$34,280
43	Alabama	$31,420
44	Kansas	$33,625
45	Missouri	$31,242
46	Arizona	$32,356
47	Maine	$33,247
48	Mississippi	$32,053
49	South Carolina	$30,725
50	New Mexico	$29,609
51	Kentucky	$30,294

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Total community health worker jobs:	379
Average annual salary:	$44,160
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$31,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$61,000
Location Quotient:	1.29

Best states for a community health worker

10 best states for community health workers in 2025

1. New Hampshire

2. Delaware

3. Connecticut

4. Rhode Island

5. California

6. North Carolina

7. Nevada

8. Illinois

9. South Dakota

10. Alaska