Quality Of Life By State

Last updated May 24, 2025

Quality of Life Index
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1LouisianaLouisiana50
2MississippiMississippi49
3New MexicoNew Mexico48
4West VirginiaWest Virginia47
5AlabamaAlabama46
6AlaskaAlaska45
7ArkansasArkansas44
8OklahomaOklahoma43
9South CarolinaSouth Carolina42
10KentuckyKentucky41
11PennsylvaniaPennsylvania40
12ArizonaArizona39
13MichiganMichigan38
14NevadaNevada37
15OhioOhio36
16WyomingWyoming35
17Rhode IslandRhode Island34
18MontanaMontana33
19IndianaIndiana32
20TexasTexas31
21IllinoisIllinois30
22TennesseeTennessee29
23MissouriMissouri28
24MaineMaine27
25KansasKansas26
26HawaiiHawaii25
27CaliforniaCalifornia24
28DelawareDelaware23
29OregonOregon22
30New YorkNew York21
31ConnecticutConnecticut20
32New JerseyNew Jersey19
33GeorgiaGeorgia18
34MarylandMaryland17
35ColoradoColorado16
36South DakotaSouth Dakota15
37North DakotaNorth Dakota14
38North CarolinaNorth Carolina13
39IowaIowa12
40VermontVermont11
41FloridaFlorida10
42MassachusettsMassachusetts9
43WisconsinWisconsin8
44VirginiaVirginia7
45NebraskaNebraska6
46IdahoIdaho5
47New HampshireNew Hampshire4
48UtahUtah3
49MinnesotaMinnesota2
50WashingtonWashington1

Quality of Life in the United States

Quality of life is an essential, though often abstract, factor when individuals or families decide where to establish their roots. In the United States, quality of life varies significantly from state to state due to a wide range of elements such as healthcare access, economic stability, educational opportunities, crime rates, infrastructure quality, and natural environment's health.

  • The top five states in terms of quality of life are Washington, Minnesota, Utah, New Hampshire, and Idaho, signifying these have the best combination of healthcare, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime rates and natural environment.
  • States with the lowest quality of life scores are Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and West Virginia, located in the South and Midwest regions, respectively. This suggests these regions might face more pronounced challenges with issues such as healthcare access, education, economy, and crime rates.
  • Some of the most populous states like California (24) and New York (21) appear in the middle of the ranking, implying a large population does not necessarily equate to a higher quality of life score.
  • The states occupying the middle spot in the ranking, such as Ohio (36) and Indiana (32), suggest that there is room for these states to bolster their residents' quality of life by improving in some key areas.
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