Dashboard

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

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Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
731 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 12.8%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,747 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 43.5%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
98 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #4 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.7%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
11% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 15.8%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
30 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.9%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
41% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #2 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 3.1%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.9× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 5.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
7 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 49.5%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
26.1¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 13.1%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
13% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 6.6%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.6% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 26.6%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
66% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #10 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
105.7% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 10.0%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$60,272 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #17 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.4%
BEA
Income Inequality
44 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #4 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.7%
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
11% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.0%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
1.6% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 722%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
264 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #46 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.7%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
246 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.6%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
78% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #47 of 48
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.6%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
33% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 7.2%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
11% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 30.1%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
94% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.4%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
32% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Middle tier · #19 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 0.8%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
42% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #2 of 50
vs. 2007-19
worsened 27.8%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
64% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #31 of 50
vs. 2014-18
held steady
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-51 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #47 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 53.2%
Census PEP