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