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From the 24/7 Wall Street website. States were ranked with a version of the UN's Human Development Index. 3 criteria were used: Percentage of residents below the US poverty level; percentage of adults with bachelor's degrees; and life expectancy at birth. Other data, like population growth, and unemployment rate are also listed for each state. Cost of living--which is pretty important--isn't considered.
Here's the methodology: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/methodoldogy
The top 10:
1. Massachusetts
2. Colorado
3. New Jersey
4. Hawaii
5. Connecticut
6. Minnesota
7. Maryland
8. New Hampshire
9. Washington
10. Virginia
The bottom 10:
41. South Carolina
42. Tennessee
43. New Mexico
44. Oklahoma
45. Alabama
46. Kentucky
47. Arkansas
48. Louisiana
49. West Virginia
50. Mississippi
Missouri, where I live, is #37. We're below average in everything. (But cost of living is cheap.) I'm kinda surprised New Jersey ranks so high. I've only driven through the state. It has some of cheapest gas prices in the northeast. But you can't pump your own gas. Only place I know where gas station attendants still man the pumps.
Here's the full list: Best and Worst States to Live In
Here's the methodology: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/methodoldogy
The top 10:
1. Massachusetts
2. Colorado
3. New Jersey
4. Hawaii
5. Connecticut
6. Minnesota
7. Maryland
8. New Hampshire
9. Washington
10. Virginia
The bottom 10:
41. South Carolina
42. Tennessee
43. New Mexico
44. Oklahoma
45. Alabama
46. Kentucky
47. Arkansas
48. Louisiana
49. West Virginia
50. Mississippi
Missouri, where I live, is #37. We're below average in everything. (But cost of living is cheap.) I'm kinda surprised New Jersey ranks so high. I've only driven through the state. It has some of cheapest gas prices in the northeast. But you can't pump your own gas. Only place I know where gas station attendants still man the pumps.
Here's the full list: Best and Worst States to Live In