From Yahoo:
“The United States of America,
ranked from best to worst”
Washington is the best state in
the nation, while Louisiana and Alabama are the worst, according to a new
analysis by U.S. News & World Report. The American rankings and analysis
website factored in health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity,
fiscal stability, crime and corrections, and natural environment to create its
annual list of the best and worst U.S. states. With a GDP of $524.323 billion,
Washington came out on top. The state’s economy is largely boosted by the
aerospace industry and the military and defense sector, which “employs the
second-largest number of people in Washington,” according to the report. The
state’s uninsured rate is at 8.8%, well below the national average of 13.8%.
The average household income is $70,979, over $10,000 more than the national
average. On the other end of the spectrum, Louisiana has less than half the GDP
of Washington. Just 30% of the state’s population has received a college
education and job growth sits at -0.2%, below the 1.2% national average.
Louisiana’s obesity rate of 36.2% is above the national average and the state
has a measly 4% rate of renewable energy usage, starkly below the nation’s standards.
Alabama, the second-worst state, has a median income of just $26,498. The
southern state has above-average debt at graduation, uninsured adults, obesity,
preventable hospital admissions, poverty, and incarceration. In terms of
overall economy, Colorado and Utah were considered the best states due to their
strong business environments, employment numbers, and job growth. West Virginia
and Louisiana were at the bottom. For health care, Hawaii was the best state in
the nation, with Massachusetts and Connecticut not far behind. And due to their
public health and health care access and quality, Mississippi and Arkansas were
ranked as the worst in that category. When it comes to higher education and
pre-K through 12 education, Massachusetts and New Jersey were the best of the
best. About 51% of Massachusetts’ population is college-educated, while New
Jersey’s 90.1% high school graduation rate is above the national average of
84.1%.
^ I have lived in several US
States that have received top marks according to this report – including the
State I currently live in. ^
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