The
Best States rankings from U.S. News and World Report shows how each
of the 50 U.S. states ranks in 77 metrics across eight categories. U.S.
News evaluates each state in 77 metrics across eight weighted
categories: health care, education, economy, opportunity,
infrastructure, crime and corrections, fiscal stability, and quality of
life.
TOP 5 STATES TO LIVE IN
Iowa got the top honor, followed by Minnesota, Utah, and North Dakota, and New Hampshire, respectively. Massachusetts, which
was named the top state in the country last year by U.S. News and World
Report, has dropped down in the rankings for 2018 to No. 8.
NOTE: Best States didn't rank
Washington, D.C., or U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico. Data for
Washington, D.C., were included for national averages.
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| Iowa Ranked Best state to live in 2018 |
WHAT THEY LOOKED AT:
The data behind the rankings were based on McKinsey & Company's
Leading States Index. In calculating the rankings, each of the eight
categories was assigned weightings based on the average of two years of
data from an annual national survey that asked a total of more than
30,000 people to prioritize each subject in their state:
- Health Care: 16.1 percent
- Education: 15.5 percent
- Economy: 14.4 percent
- Opportunity: 13.4 percent
- Infrastructure: 12.5 percent
- Crime & Corrections: 10.6 percent
- Fiscal Stability: 9.5 percent
- Quality of Life: 8.1 percent
For more information, go to the story: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/methodology
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