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
590 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #47 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.6%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,972 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 24.6%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
71 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 3.4%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
9.4% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.0%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
19 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.6%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
46% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.9%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.5× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 19.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
4 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
12.8¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #5 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 25.2%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
19% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 32.8%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.0% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.7%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
59% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
115.4% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$55,219 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 13.2%
BEA
Income Inequality
47 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
9.6% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 13.1%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
1.6% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 100%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
266 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.3%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
255 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
88% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #14 of 48
vs. 2017-19
held steady
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
27% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 12.3%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
5.4% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 26.3%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
91% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 15.8%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
13% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 35.6%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
29% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1039%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
54% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 6.6%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
44 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #10 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 462%
Census PEP