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
479 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 12.7%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,994 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.5%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
85 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.8%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
5.9% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.9%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
10 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.4%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
56% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.0%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
7.6× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
31 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 27.4%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
32.5¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 67.0%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
12% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 16.5%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
5.5% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 17.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
62% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
125.9% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #3 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 17.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$63,028 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 12.5%
BEA
Income Inequality
49 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #47 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
11% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 15.8%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
1.1% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 105%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
269 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.7%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
254 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.4%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
87% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #22 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.3%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
38% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.5%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
18% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
95% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #3 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.2%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
56% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Top tier · #9 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.4%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
15% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 72.6%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
62% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 14.4%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-61 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 86.4%
Census PEP