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
431 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.9%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,797 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 27.3%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
65 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.9%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
10% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.7%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
20 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 9.8%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
52% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 12.3%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.2× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 31.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
10 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 82.4%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
15.3¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #25 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 17.6%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
13% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #30 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 7.0%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.3% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 19.9%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
62% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #31 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.2%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
121.1% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #10 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.7%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$52,890 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 13.6%
BEA
Income Inequality
46 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
12% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 17.3%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
2.2% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 70.1%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
270 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.9%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
254 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.8%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
77% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #48 of 48
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.1%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
35% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 13.4%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
9.3% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 33.9%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
94% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.9%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
20% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 47.7%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
9.5% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 65.5%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
64% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #30 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 23.3%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
46 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #9 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 43.8%
Census PEP