US State Rankings
Compare all 50 states across 11 categories. Sort by any metric, filter by region, or explore category-specific rankings below.
America's Dashboard ranks every US state using real government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, CDC, EPA, and more. Each state receives a composite score (0-100) based on weighted performance across economy (20%), safety (15%), health (15%), education (15%), fiscal health (10%), growth (10%), affordability (10%), and environment (5%). States are then assigned letter grades from A+ to F based on their overall rank. New Hampshire currently holds the #1 spot with a score of 86.6/100.
💰 Economy
Hawaii90.0
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🛡️ Safety
Maine93.3
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🏥 Health
New Hampshire100.0
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🎓 Education
Massachusetts100.0
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💼 Fiscal Health
Wyoming79.4
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📈 Growth
South Carolina78.3
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🏠 Affordability
Mississippi93.9
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🌿 Environment
Maine77.1
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🏞️ Outdoor Access
Alaska100.0
#1 ranked state →
🚇 Transportation
Oregon58.6
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🎭 Livability
Montana70.1
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All 50 States
| # | State | Grade | Score▼ | 💰 Econ | 🛡️ Safety | 🏥 Health | 🎓 Edu | 💼 Unemp | 💵 Income | 🔒 Crime | Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | A+ | 86.6 | 84.5 | 92.0 | 100.0 | 91.8 | 2.8% | $97,880 | 110 | D+5 |
| 2 | Utah | A+ | 81.5 | 68.7 | 76.3 | 91.8 | 93.9 | 3.2% | $87,804 | 228 | R+15 |
| 3 | South Dakota | A+ | 80.2 | 70.3 | 62.7 | 53.1 | 89.8 | 2% | $72,280 | 330 | R+20 |
| 4 | Vermont | A+ | 77.5 | 62.9 | 78.9 | 95.9 | 73.5 | 2.7% | $74,919 | 208 | D+20 |
| 5 | Minnesota | A+ | 77.1 | 63.6 | 72.5 | 89.8 | 87.8 | 3.4% | $85,551 | 256 | D+5 |
| 6 | North Dakota | A | 77.1 | 67.7 | 71.1 | 65.3 | 81.6 | 2.2% | $72,583 | 267 | R+20 |
| 7 | Maine | A | 76.8 | 49.7 | 93.3 | 79.6 | 75.5 | 3.2% | $68,810 | 100 | D+5 |
| 8 | Nebraska | A | 74.5 | 60.0 | 68.0 | 71.4 | 83.7 | 2.8% | $73,423 | 290 | R+15 |
| 9 | Virginia | A | 74.3 | 72.2 | 79.9 | 77.6 | 81.6 | 2.9% | $87,106 | 201 | D+5 |
| 10 | Connecticut | A | 73.5 | 59.8 | 88.5 | 93.9 | 98.0 | 4.2% | $93,228 | 136 | D+10 |
| 11 | Montana | B+ | 70.8 | 46.1 | 56.4 | 61.2 | 61.2 | 3.7% | $72,340 | 377 | R+10 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | B+ | 70.3 | 57.9 | 60.7 | 98.0 | 100.0 | 4.9% | $101,370 | 345 | D+20 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | B+ | 69.3 | 46.9 | 86.1 | 75.5 | 85.7 | 4.3% | $81,800 | 154 | D+15 |
| 14 | Idaho | B+ | 69.2 | 49.8 | 78.1 | 55.1 | 40.8 | 3.2% | $68,930 | 214 | R+20 |
| 15 | Iowa | B+ | 68.7 | 56.1 | 67.3 | 57.1 | 77.6 | 3% | $72,429 | 295 | R+10 |
| 16 | Wyoming | B+ | 68.2 | 48.4 | 79.6 | 46.9 | 36.7 | 3.5% | $71,847 | 203 | R+20 |
| 17 | Colorado | B+ | 67.4 | 63.6 | 51.6 | 67.3 | 73.5 | 3.8% | $91,340 | 413 | D+5 |
| 18 | Maryland | B+ | 66.9 | 83.6 | 51.3 | 85.7 | 67.3 | 2.9% | $98,461 | 415 | D+15 |
| 19 | New Jersey | B | 65.1 | 55.1 | 80.7 | 81.6 | 95.9 | 4.8% | $97,126 | 195 | D+10 |
| 20 | Hawaii | B | 64.8 | 90.0 | 70.4 | 83.7 | 65.3 | 2.2% | $94,814 | 272 | D+20 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | B | 63.7 | 56.2 | 67.3 | 51.0 | 65.3 | 3% | $72,458 | 295 | Even |
| 22 | Washington | B | 63.2 | 46.9 | 57.1 | 87.8 | 57.1 | 4.9% | $90,325 | 372 | D+10 |
| 23 | Oregon | B | 60.0 | 27.1 | 67.7 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 5.4% | $77,630 | 292 | D+5 |
| 24 | Kansas | B | 59.5 | 49.2 | 58.7 | 42.9 | 69.4 | 3.3% | $69,747 | 360 | R+15 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | B | 58.2 | 41.8 | 64.9 | 49.0 | 79.6 | 4.1% | $73,823 | 313 | Even |
| 26 | New York | B | 56.8 | 43.7 | 58.1 | 73.5 | 59.2 | 4.5% | $81,386 | 364 | D+15 |
| 27 | North Carolina | C+ | 53.5 | 43.5 | 56.0 | 36.7 | 38.8 | 3.5% | $66,880 | 380 | Even |
| 28 | Delaware | C+ | 52.4 | 32.1 | 50.3 | 44.9 | 49.0 | 5.2% | $79,810 | 423 | D+10 |
| 29 | Florida | C+ | 51.7 | 36.7 | 55.5 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 4.3% | $71,516 | 384 | R+5 |
| 30 | Georgia | C+ | 51.3 | 47.9 | 57.6 | 32.7 | 42.9 | 3.5% | $71,355 | 368 | Even |
| 31 | Illinois | C+ | 50.5 | 39.2 | 54.3 | 59.2 | 71.4 | 4.6% | $78,304 | 393 | D+10 |
| 32 | Indiana | C+ | 49.6 | 42.4 | 58.5 | 20.4 | 51.0 | 3.5% | $65,870 | 361 | R+10 |
| 33 | Ohio | C+ | 49.1 | 31.7 | 66.3 | 26.5 | 55.1 | 4.1% | $63,715 | 303 | R+5 |
| 34 | Missouri | C+ | 48.7 | 45.7 | 40.7 | 30.6 | 44.9 | 3.2% | $64,811 | 495 | R+10 |
| 35 | Texas | C | 45.9 | 39.6 | 53.2 | 18.4 | 32.7 | 4.2% | $73,035 | 401 | R+5 |
| 36 | Tennessee | C | 45.3 | 43.5 | 27.7 | 14.3 | 34.7 | 3.3% | $64,036 | 592 | R+15 |
| 37 | Michigan | C | 45.0 | 25.1 | 49.3 | 38.8 | 53.1 | 4.9% | $68,505 | 430 | Even |
| 38 | Arizona | C | 44.3 | 39.7 | 49.3 | 34.7 | 10.2 | 4.3% | $74,568 | 430 | Even |
| 39 | South Carolina | C | 43.2 | 38.6 | 41.1 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 3.5% | $62,064 | 492 | R+10 |
| 40 | California | C | 42.9 | 41.3 | 48.0 | 69.4 | 46.9 | 5.4% | $91,905 | 440 | D+15 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | C | 41.8 | 40.0 | 48.8 | 10.2 | 22.4 | 3.3% | $60,528 | 434 | R+20 |
| 42 | Alabama | C | 39.4 | 47.6 | 50.1 | 8.2 | 18.4 | 2.7% | $59,613 | 424 | R+15 |
| 43 | Alaska | D | 39.3 | 35.0 | 10.1 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 5.3% | $84,143 | 724 | R+10 |
| 44 | Nevada | D | 39.2 | 18.4 | 49.2 | 24.5 | 8.2 | 5.5% | $70,448 | 431 | Even |
| 45 | Kentucky | D | 38.0 | 22.7 | 77.6 | 12.2 | 28.6 | 4.5% | $60,407 | 218 | R+15 |
| 46 | New Mexico | D | 32.6 | 26.9 | 11.1 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 4% | $57,488 | 717 | D+5 |
| 47 | West Virginia | D | 32.5 | 13.9 | 68.7 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 4.7% | $54,515 | 285 | R+20 |
| 48 | Mississippi | D | 31.4 | 26.7 | 70.7 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.7% | $52,985 | 270 | R+15 |
| 49 | Arkansas | F | 29.9 | 22.9 | 29.5 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 4.2% | $56,335 | 579 | R+15 |
| 50 | Louisiana | F | 25.2 | 20.6 | 37.3 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 4.3% | $55,416 | 520 | R+15 |
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022