A single, nonfatal fall in an older adult costs roughly $10,000, according to a report from Brooks Rehabilitation.
Costs of a fall is the highest in Connecticut at $12,698, followed by New York at $11,923 on average, according to the report released Nov. 28.
Below is a state-by-state breakdown of the costs for a fall for one person:
Connecticut: $12,698.43
New York: $11,923.63
Rhode Island: $11,199.70
New Jersey: $10,984.45
Massachusetts: $10,870.15
Illinois: $10,725.32
Florida: $10,366.65
Pennsylvania: $10,193.07
Maryland: $9,668.86
Delaware: $9,517.43
Ohio: $9,085.06
Mississippi: $8,842.15
Maine: $8,620.28
Hawaii: $8,383.63
Louisiana: $8,248.11
West Virginia: $8,236.74
California: $8,201.84
Vermont: $8,046.92
North Dakota: $7,987.10
Kentucky: $7,965.76
Michigan: $7,961.13
Alabama: $7,868.66
Wisconsin: $7,815.54
Minnesota: $7,607.49
Oklahoma: $7,557.99
Tennessee: $7,467.62
Missouri: $7,465.34
Iowa: $7,408.45
Indiana: $7,393.28
New Hampshire: $7,300.62
Nebraska: $7,153.01
Arkansas: $7,083.84
South Carolina: $7,055.42
Oregon: $7,022.09
Arizona: $6,949.48
Virginia: $6,820.27
North Carolina: $6,715.59
Kansas: $6,692.89
Texas: $6,195.38
Georgia: $6,146.48
Idaho: $5,899.85
South Dakota: $5,884.24
Montana: $5,756.73
Washington: $5,666.95
New Mexico: $5,629.81
Wyoming: $5,553.71
Nevada: $5,512.90
Colorado: $5,421.16
Utah: $4,184.88
Alaska: $3,975.14