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
354 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.2%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,515 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 24.9%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
67 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.6%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
7.5% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #26 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 15.1%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
17 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 9.9%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
48% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.3%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #8 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 22.6%
Census ACS
Homelessness
2 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 87.6%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
16.2¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 23.7%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
14% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 8.5%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.7% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #19 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
64% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.5%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
116.9% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 12.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$55,562 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.6%
BEA
Income Inequality
45 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
10% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 25.1%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
1.7% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 204%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
278 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #13 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.3%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
262 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.4%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
88% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #17 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.5%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
31% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.9%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
4.6% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 53.3%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
92% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 10.1%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
16% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Middle tier · #27 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 127%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
8.0% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.2%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
59% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 8.4%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
6 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #25 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 89.2%
Census PEP