Dashboard

Federal data on state outcomes: where each state stands, how it's changing, and how it compares with others. Data, not opinion.

Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
414 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 17.2%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,811 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 25.5%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
83 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 79
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.8%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
5.0% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.8%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
9 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #2 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 5.2%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
52% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.2× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.2%
Census ACS
Homelessness
3 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 16.0%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
26.4¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 34.1%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
14% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 18.9%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.3% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.0%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
61% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
112.8% % of 2017 level (2024)
↑ better
US: 111.7%
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.9%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$64,153 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #10 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.4%
BEA
New Business Entry Rate
11% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.3%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.8% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #31 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 690%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
271 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #27 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.1%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
257 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #27 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.7%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
87% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #24 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.3%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
41% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #9 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.7%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
9.0% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 22.2%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
93% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.1%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
30% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.4%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
8.3% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 169%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
61% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 17.2%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-61 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.8%
Census PEP