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
251 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.4%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,465 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.4%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
82 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #21 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.0%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
5.8% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1.8%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
14 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
49% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #25 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.6%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.6× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #16 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 15.1%
Census ACS
Homelessness
2 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #13 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 16.1%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
19.3¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 31.6%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
11% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #12 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 8.6%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.3% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
62% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.4%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
105.0% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.6%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$58,620 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #23 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 · #39 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
8.3% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 15.8%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.1% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1019%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
276 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.8%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
259 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #19 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.5%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
87% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #23 of 48
vs. 2017-19
improved 0.8%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
36% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #20 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 11.7%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
8.4% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 7.7%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
92% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.7%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
3.9% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 16.3%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
16% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #19 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 60500%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
71% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #9 of 50
vs. 2012-16
improved 10.7%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-9 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #38 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.0%
Census PEP