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
219 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.9%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,465 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #15 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 34.5%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
57 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.1%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
9.7% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 17.0%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
15 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.9%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
50% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #30 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.9%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.1× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #3 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 12.5%
Census ACS
Homelessness
2 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #7 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.4%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
14.0¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 21.5%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
17% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 5.4%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.8% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #22 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 35.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
56% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.3%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
107.9% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #43 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.5%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$48,465 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 10.8%
BEA
Income Inequality
48 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 0.7%
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
9.1% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 19.8%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.5% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 807%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
269 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 0.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
253 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2013-17
held steady
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
89% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #12 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.8%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
27% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.8%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
9.3% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.7%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
88% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.4%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
6.0% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 62.6%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
9.6% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 73.2%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
58% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 6.0%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-17 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 56.1%
Census PEP