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State Life Score Rankings

51 states ranked by composite quality-of-life score

Metros States
# State Grade Score
1 West Virginia C+ 67.1
2 Mississippi C 64.5
3 Wyoming C 63.2
4 Iowa C 62.8
5 North Dakota C 62.8
6 Wisconsin C 61.9
7 North Carolina C 60.9
8 Nebraska C 60.3
9 Kentucky C- 59.9
10 South Carolina C- 59.8
11 Ohio C- 59.6
12 South Dakota C- 59.1
13 Alabama C- 57.3
14 Minnesota C- 56.5
15 Utah C- 56.2
16 Louisiana C- 55.7
17 Virginia C- 55.6
18 Kansas C- 55.3
19 Oklahoma C- 55.3
20 Michigan D 54.2
21 Texas D 53.5
22 Vermont D 52.4
23 Indiana D 52.3
24 Tennessee D 51.8
25 Illinois D 51.3
26 Pennsylvania D 50.6
27 Idaho D 50.1
28 Oregon D 49.7
29 Washington D 49.6
30 Nevada D 49.2
31 Georgia D 49.1
32 New Mexico D 49.1
33 Rhode Island D 48.7
34 Maine D 48.4
35 Missouri D 48.4
36 Arkansas F 43.9
37 Delaware F 40.8
38 New Jersey F 40.4
39 Arizona F 39.9
40 New Hampshire F 39.7
41 Florida F 39.2
42 Connecticut F 38.8
43 District of Columbia F 38.7
44 Alaska F 37.7
45 New York F 37.2
46 Colorado F 36.7
47 Maryland F 36.7
48 Montana F 36.3
49 Hawaii F 34.5
50 Massachusetts F 33.7
51 California F 33.2