Best States for Gen Z

Total Score
Quality of Life
Wellness
Work & Education
Affordability
Gen Z Index Score 2023
1.New HampshireNew Hampshire67.0
2.MassachusettsMassachusetts66.8
3.WashingtonWashington63.2
4.UtahUtah62.9
5.MontanaMontana62.9
6.MinnesotaMinnesota62.7
7.NebraskaNebraska62.1
8.MaineMaine62.0
9.ConnecticutConnecticut62.0
10.WyomingWyoming61.7
11.New YorkNew York61.6
12.VermontVermont61.1
13.WisconsinWisconsin61.0
14.ColoradoColorado60.8
15.New JerseyNew Jersey60.7
16.South DakotaSouth Dakota60.5
17.North DakotaNorth Dakota60.1
18.OregonOregon59.9
19.IdahoIdaho59.0
20.AlaskaAlaska58.8
21.VirginiaVirginia57.4
22.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania57.0
23.Rhode IslandRhode Island56.9
24.IowaIowa55.9
25.IllinoisIllinois55.9
26.North CarolinaNorth Carolina55.5
27.KansasKansas55.3
28.CaliforniaCalifornia55.2
29.FloridaFlorida55.1
30.MarylandMaryland54.7
31.HawaiiHawaii54.6
32.OhioOhio53.8
33.IndianaIndiana53.1
34.TexasTexas51.6
35.GeorgiaGeorgia51.3
36.MichiganMichigan51.2
37.MissouriMissouri51.0
38.OklahomaOklahoma51.0
39.DelawareDelaware50.8
40.NevadaNevada49.7
41.ArizonaArizona49.7
42.KentuckyKentucky48.4
43.TennesseeTennessee47.6
44.ArkansasArkansas47.5
45.South CarolinaSouth Carolina46.1
46.LouisianaLouisiana45.7
47.New MexicoNew Mexico44.9
48.West VirginiaWest Virginia44.9
49.AlabamaAlabama44.6
50.MississippiMississippi42.1

By Region

Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.8

#46

Wellness Score

12.6

#49

Work & Education Score

10.8

#46

Affordability Score

9.4

#7

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

18.1

#15

Wellness Score

21

#6

Work & Education Score

14.6

#18

Affordability Score

5.2

#47

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.6

#48

Wellness Score

16.5

#31

Work & Education Score

13.6

#30

Affordability Score

8.1

#32

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.9

#45

Wellness Score

14.7

#42

Work & Education Score

11.2

#44

Affordability Score

9.6

#3

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.4

#18

Wellness Score

19.2

#14

Work & Education Score

13.6

#29

Affordability Score

5

#48

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

14.5

#33

Wellness Score

21.7

#4

Work & Education Score

16.9

#5

Affordability Score

7.7

#37

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

20

#6

Wellness Score

20.1

#10

Work & Education Score

14.8

#16

Affordability Score

7

#40

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

12

#44

Wellness Score

15.9

#36

Work & Education Score

15.3

#12

Affordability Score

7.7

#36

Florida

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Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

15

#30

Wellness Score

16.8

#27

Work & Education Score

15.2

#14

Affordability Score

8.1

#33

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

13.1

#39

Wellness Score

15.3

#37

Work & Education Score

13.7

#27

Affordability Score

9.2

#12

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

18.6

#12

Wellness Score

17.2

#26

Work & Education Score

16.6

#6

Affordability Score

2.1

#50

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.3

#20

Wellness Score

18.6

#17

Work & Education Score

14.7

#17

Affordability Score

8.3

#31

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

15.9

#26

Wellness Score

17.7

#24

Work & Education Score

13.3

#34

Affordability Score

9

#19

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

14.7

#31

Wellness Score

16.1

#34

Work & Education Score

13.1

#35

Affordability Score

9.1

#16

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.4

#19

Wellness Score

15.1

#38

Work & Education Score

14.2

#24

Affordability Score

9.2

#14

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

15.4

#28

Wellness Score

16.7

#28

Work & Education Score

13.7

#26

Affordability Score

9.5

#5

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

13.5

#37

Wellness Score

14.1

#45

Work & Education Score

11.8

#41

Affordability Score

9

#22

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.4

#49

Wellness Score

15

#40

Work & Education Score

10

#48

Affordability Score

9.3

#10

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

21.9

#2

Wellness Score

17.9

#23

Work & Education Score

14.6

#19

Affordability Score

7.7

#34

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

14.5

#32

Wellness Score

18.2

#21

Work & Education Score

15.2

#13

Affordability Score

6.7

#45

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

19.4

#8

Wellness Score

24.3

#1

Work & Education Score

18.4

#2

Affordability Score

4.7

#49

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

15.4

#27

Wellness Score

15

#41

Work & Education Score

11.8

#42

Affordability Score

9.1

#18

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.6

#17

Wellness Score

20.1

#11

Work & Education Score

16.2

#7

Affordability Score

8.9

#24

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.3

#50

Wellness Score

12.6

#48

Work & Education Score

8.5

#50

Affordability Score

9.8

#1

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

13.7

#36

Wellness Score

15

#39

Work & Education Score

12.6

#38

Affordability Score

9.6

#4

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

20.8

#4

Wellness Score

19.9

#12

Work & Education Score

13.6

#31

Affordability Score

8.6

#28

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

18.8

#11

Wellness Score

18.5

#18

Work & Education Score

15.5

#10

Affordability Score

9.3

#9

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

12.8

#41

Wellness Score

16.4

#32

Work & Education Score

12.9

#36

Affordability Score

7.7

#35

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

20.4

#5

Wellness Score

20.5

#7

Work & Education Score

19.2

#1

Affordability Score

6.9

#41

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

18.1

#14

Wellness Score

20.2

#9

Work & Education Score

15.8

#8

Affordability Score

6.6

#46

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

11.6

#47

Wellness Score

14.4

#43

Work & Education Score

9.7

#49

Affordability Score

9.2

#13

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

22.8

#1

Wellness Score

18.5

#19

Work & Education Score

13.4

#32

Affordability Score

6.9

#43

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

14.4

#34

Wellness Score

17.9

#22

Work & Education Score

14.3

#22

Affordability Score

8.9

#25

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.6

#16

Wellness Score

18.7

#15

Work & Education Score

14.6

#20

Affordability Score

9.2

#15

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

15.2

#29

Wellness Score

16.1

#33

Work & Education Score

13.6

#28

Affordability Score

9

#20

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

13

#40

Wellness Score

16.7

#29

Work & Education Score

11.7

#43

Affordability Score

9.6

#2

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

18.3

#13

Wellness Score

20.3

#8

Work & Education Score

14.3

#23

Affordability Score

6.9

#44

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

16.7

#23

Wellness Score

18.6

#16

Work & Education Score

13.4

#33

Affordability Score

8.3

#30

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

19.1

#10

Wellness Score

19.7

#13

Work & Education Score

10.7

#47

Affordability Score

7.4

#38

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

12.4

#42

Wellness Score

12.6

#47

Work & Education Score

12.1

#40

Affordability Score

9

#21

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

19.4

#7

Wellness Score

16

#35

Work & Education Score

15.8

#9

Affordability Score

9.3

#11

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

12.3

#43

Wellness Score

13.2

#46

Work & Education Score

12.7

#37

Affordability Score

9.4

#6

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

16.1

#25

Wellness Score

14.3

#44

Work & Education Score

12.2

#39

Affordability Score

9.1

#17

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

13.5

#38

Wellness Score

22.8

#2

Work & Education Score

18.1

#3

Affordability Score

8.5

#29

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

21.8

#3

Wellness Score

18.3

#20

Work & Education Score

13.8

#25

Affordability Score

7.2

#39

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

16.4

#24

Wellness Score

16.7

#30

Work & Education Score

15.5

#11

Affordability Score

8.8

#27

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

16.8

#22

Wellness Score

21.7

#3

Work & Education Score

17.8

#4

Affordability Score

6.9

#42

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

14.3

#35

Wellness Score

10.6

#50

Work & Education Score

10.8

#45

Affordability Score

9.3

#8

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

19.3

#9

Wellness Score

17.6

#25

Work & Education Score

15.1

#15

Affordability Score

8.9

#26

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Quality of Life Score

17.1

#21

Wellness Score

21.3

#5

Work & Education Score

14.4

#21

Affordability Score

8.9

#23

Table

Region ↕Total Score 2023↕Quality of Life 2023↕Wellness 2023↕Work & Education 2023↕Affordability 2023↕
Alabama iconAlabama44.611.812.610.89.4
Alaska iconAlaska58.818.12114.65.2
Arizona iconArizona49.711.616.513.68.1
Arkansas iconArkansas47.511.914.711.29.6
California iconCalifornia55.217.419.213.65
Colorado iconColorado60.814.521.716.97.7
Connecticut iconConnecticut62.02020.114.87
Delaware iconDelaware50.81215.915.37.7
Florida iconFlorida55.11516.815.28.1
Georgia iconGeorgia51.313.115.313.79.2
Hawaii iconHawaii54.618.617.216.62.1
Idaho iconIdaho59.017.318.614.78.3
Illinois iconIllinois55.915.917.713.39
Indiana iconIndiana53.114.716.113.19.1
Iowa iconIowa55.917.415.114.29.2
Kansas iconKansas55.315.416.713.79.5
Kentucky iconKentucky48.413.514.111.89
Louisiana iconLouisiana45.711.415109.3
Maine iconMaine62.021.917.914.67.7
Maryland iconMaryland54.714.518.215.26.7
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts66.819.424.318.44.7
Michigan iconMichigan51.215.41511.89.1
Minnesota iconMinnesota62.717.620.116.28.9
Mississippi iconMississippi42.111.312.68.59.8
Missouri iconMissouri51.013.71512.69.6
Montana iconMontana62.920.819.913.68.6
Nebraska iconNebraska62.118.818.515.59.3
Nevada iconNevada49.712.816.412.97.7
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire67.020.420.519.26.9
New Jersey iconNew Jersey60.718.120.215.86.6
New Mexico iconNew Mexico44.911.614.49.79.2
New York iconNew York61.622.818.513.46.9
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina55.514.417.914.38.9
North Dakota iconNorth Dakota60.117.618.714.69.2
Ohio iconOhio53.815.216.113.69
Oklahoma iconOklahoma51.01316.711.79.6
Oregon iconOregon59.918.320.314.36.9
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania57.016.718.613.48.3
Rhode Island iconRhode Island56.919.119.710.77.4
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina46.112.412.612.19
South Dakota iconSouth Dakota60.519.41615.89.3
Tennessee iconTennessee47.612.313.212.79.4
Texas iconTexas51.616.114.312.29.1
Utah iconUtah62.913.522.818.18.5
Vermont iconVermont61.121.818.313.87.2
Virginia iconVirginia57.416.416.715.58.8
Washington iconWashington63.216.821.717.86.9
West Virginia iconWest Virginia44.914.310.610.89.3
Wisconsin iconWisconsin61.019.317.615.18.9
Wyoming iconWyoming61.717.121.314.48.9
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