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
325 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #25 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.1%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,698 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #26 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 31.8%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
69 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.6%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
12% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 13.3%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
15 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #17 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.3%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
53% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.5%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.3× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 32.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
6 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 55.9%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
14.7¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 21.0%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
15% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 29.2%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.4% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 19.1%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
61% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.8%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
109.5% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$52,952 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 7.7%
BEA
Income Inequality
47 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.3%
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
12% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #9 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 17.2%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
1.6% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 26.1%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
269 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.3%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
259 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #17 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
84% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #33 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 3.3%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
36% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.7%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
2.3% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #2 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 21.7%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
93% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #17 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 10.1%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
13% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 51.9%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
15% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 52.8%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
68% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 17.9%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
23 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.4%
Census PEP