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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
155 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #4 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 26.0%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property Crime Rate
1,042 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #3 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 29.9%
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
95 per 100K residents (2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #6 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.3%
HRSA Area Health Resource File
Uninsured Rate
4.6% lack health insurance (2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #5 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.9%
Census ACS / KFF
Suicide Rate
10 per 100K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #4 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 5.1%
CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
51% pay 30%+ of income on rent (2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.9%
Census ACS
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.5× years of income to buy median home (2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 22.1%
Census ACS
Homelessness
5 per 10K residents (2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 474%
HUD PIT Count
Residential Electricity Price
29.5¢ cents per kilowatt-hour (2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #47 of 50
vs. 2017-19
worsened 40.5%
EIA
Food Insecurity Rate
11% are food-insecure (3-yr avg) (2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #8 of 50
vs. 2017-21
worsened 12.5%
USDA ERS
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.4% of labor force is unemployed (2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 3.7%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate
64% are working or looking for work (2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity
106.8% % of 2017 level (2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 4.9%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Per Capita Income (real)
$55,878 constant 2017 dollars, per person (2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 8.3%
BEA
Income Inequality
47 on the 0-to-100 inequality scale (2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #33 of 50
vs. 2017-19
held steady
Census ACS
New Business Entry Rate
9.3% of establishments are new firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 24.1%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Net Employer Business Formation
0.5% net % change in employer firms (2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 1435%
Census Business Dynamics Statistics
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
270 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.2%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
258 scale score (0-500) (2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #23 of 50
vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.3%
NAEP / Nation's Report Card
High School Graduation Rate
83% graduate on time (4-year cohort) (2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #37 of 48
vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.8%
NCES
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
39% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #14 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 14.6%
Census ACS / FRED
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
24% of road miles rated poor (2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 22.0%
FHWA Highway Statistics, Table HM-64
Households with Broadband
93% of households have broadband (2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #18 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 7.4%
Census ACS
Electricity from Renewables
12% % of electricity generated (2025)
↑ better
US: 18%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 88.6%
EIA
Rainy Day Fund
6.3% % of general fund expenditures (2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 17.4%
NASBO Fiscal Survey
Voter Participation Rate
63% of eligible voters cast a ballot (2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50
vs. 2014-18
improved 7.3%
US Elections Project
Net Migration
-3 net inflow per 10K residents (2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #32 of 50
vs. 2017-19
improved 16.2%
Census PEP