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
475 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.6%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
2,174 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Bottom tier · #44 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.5%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
81 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.1%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
8.5% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.5%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
18 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.2%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
43% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #7 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.4%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.2× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #4 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 15.5%
Census ACS
Homelessness
3 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 98.8%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
14.6¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #19 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.9%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
13% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #25 of 50
vs. 2017-21
improved 3.8%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.8% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.8%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
68% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #7 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
109.5% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.3%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$59,172 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 10.4%
BEA
Income Inequality
46 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
9.2% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.2%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.9% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #30 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 378%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
274 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
255 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #31 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.3%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
89% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #9 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 2.5%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
36% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.8%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
3.5% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #7 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 33.8%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
93% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #29 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.9%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
48% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 27.5%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
18% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #14 of 50
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
63% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 8.4%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-16 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 56.0%
Census PEP