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
313 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.9%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,652 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 20.3%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
78 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
6.7% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 2.1%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
16 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.4%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
48% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.5%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.3× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #5 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 20.4%
Census ACS
Homelessness
2 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 61.9%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
17.0¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 28.6%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
14% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 10.2%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.6% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #41 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
63% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #28 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.9%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
112.5% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.6%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$56,232 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 9.8%
BEA
Income Inequality
46 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
8.7% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 20.8%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.6% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 228%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
279 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #11 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
260 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.7%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
86% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #27 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.1%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
32% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.8%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
7.0% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #27 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 19.8%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
92% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.2%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
7.9% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 135%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
13% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #27 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 78.7%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
65% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #24 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 11.7%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-2 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #30 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 75.3%
Census PEP