U.S. state rankings
by topic.

Household resources, earnings, poverty and the size of each state’s economy. Each measure uses a different population and tells a different part of the story.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Home values, monthly housing costs, tenure, and the composition of the housing stock. These figures describe existing households, not listing prices.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Sales tax rates, property taxes and state tax collections per person, with a guide to the states that levy no income tax.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

How many people live in each state, how quickly the population changes, and how age profiles differ.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Educational attainment among adults age 25 and older. These rankings describe qualifications, not the quality of a state’s school system.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Life expectancy, adult obesity and health insurance coverage. Outcomes and coverage answer different questions about health.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Crime reported to police and deaths on the roads, relative to population and to miles driven.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

Annual employment measures, worker earnings, and occupational structure. ACS resident estimates differ from monthly BLS establishment data.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

State size and long-term climate: land and total area, average temperature and annual precipitation.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.

How workers get to work and whether households subscribe to broadband. Usage and subscriptions are different from availability.

State distributions: each mark is one state, from lowest to highest. Each row uses its own scale.