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The United States of America, ranked from best to worst
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:02 pm
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Washington is the best state in the nation, while Louisiana and Alabama are the worst, according to a new analysis by U.S. News & World Report.
The American rankings and analysis website factored in health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime and corrections, and natural environment to create its annual list of the best and worst U.S. states.
With a GDP of $524.323 billion, Washington came out on top. The state’s economy is largely boosted by the aerospace industry and the military and defense sector, which “employs the second-largest number of people in Washington,” according to the report.
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The state’s uninsured rate is at 8.8%, well below the national average of 13.8%. The average household income is $70,979, over $10,000 more than the national average.
On the other end of the spectrum, Louisiana has less than half the GDP of Washington. Just 30% of the state’s population has received a college education and job growth sits at -0.2%, below the 1.2% national average. Louisiana’s obesity rate of 36.2% is above the national average and the state has a measly 4% rate of renewable energy usage, starkly below the nation’s standards.
Alabama, the second-worst state, has a median income of just $26,498. The southern state has above-average debt at graduation, uninsured adults, obesity, preventable hospital admissions, poverty, and incarceration.
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In terms of overall economy, Colorado and Utah were considered the best states due to their strong business environments, employment numbers, and job growth. West Virginia and Louisiana were at the bottom.
For health care, Hawaii was the best state in the nation, with Massachusetts and Connecticut not far behind. And due to their public health and health care access and quality, Mississippi and Arkansas were ranked as the worst in that category.
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State Rankings
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Louisiana Rankings:
Health Care- 45
Education- 48
Economy- 49
Infrastructure- 48
Opportunity- 50
Fiscal Stability- 43
Crime and Corrections- 50
Natural Environment- 50
This post was edited on 5/20/19 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:04 pm to Tigerbait357
Only way to go from here is up.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:07 pm to Tigerbait357
Florida #13.
Haters gonna hate.
Haters gonna hate.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:07 pm to Tyga Woods
Yes, but they never address the elephant in the room.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:07 pm to Tigerbait357
Texas seems low for having such a good economy and bigger cities with plenty of stuff going on.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:08 pm to Tigerbait357
LA at 50? Meh.
Texas at 38?
Texas at 38?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:08 pm to Tigerbait357
Washington is great. Love it here.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:09 pm to Tigerbait357
Virginia and West Virginia - 7 and 47. Is there a way to just split up a state like that?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:10 pm to Tigerbait357
People in Louisiana love to make fun of people from other states, but the truth is, we're the butt of all of their collective jokes.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:10 pm to Tigerbait357
Well, golly, when we can get us some electricity here in the Deep South, we'll be able to catch up to all them fancy Yankees and their gadgets and gizmos.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:10 pm to Tigerbait357
Explains a lot about what's happening over on the poli-board....
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:10 pm to Tigerbait357
Florida ahead of Georgia and NC
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:12 pm to WaydownSouth
Mississippi: "Thank God for Alabama and Louisiana."
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:12 pm to Tigerbait357
47-50 should be a surprise to no one.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:13 pm to Tigerbait357
new hampshire is a shithole
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:13 pm to Tigerbait357
Fat, Dumb and Happy
Welcome to Louisiana!
Welcome to Louisiana!
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:14 pm to Paul Allen
quote:it’s like California-lite in a lot of ways. There are a lot of very poors in Texas with a pretty shite QOL.
Texas seems low for having such a good economy and bigger cities with plenty of stuff going on.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:14 pm to Paul Allen
Texas is huge. Lots of shitholes to bring down the average.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 5:16 pm to Tyga Woods
Minnesota is a great state, if you like the cold. Iowa and Wisconsin too.
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