State Rankings

All 52 states ranked by quality of life composite score.

Rank	State	Population	Median Income	Median Home	Unemployment	Poverty	Commute	Score
#1	Minnesota	5,739,445	$89,062	$329,300	4.1%	9.3%	23 min	70.1
#2	New Hampshire	1,394,868	$99,031	$402,500	3.3%	7.2%	27 min	68.9
#3	Utah	3,392,331	$95,166	$489,400	3.6%	8.5%	22 min	68.7
#4	Nebraska	1,978,707	$76,475	$238,600	3.0%	10.6%	19 min	67.5
#5	North Dakota	784,841	$76,657	$249,900	2.8%	10.8%	18 min	66.8
#6	Iowa	3,210,507	$75,059	$208,000	3.6%	11.1%	20 min	65
#7	Wisconsin	5,914,872	$77,485	$266,500	3.2%	10.6%	22 min	64.9
#8	Vermont	647,106	$81,203	$316,600	3.6%	10.1%	24 min	64.4
#9	South Dakota	907,428	$75,081	$257,400	2.9%	11.9%	18 min	62.2
#10	Maryland	6,206,011	$103,678	$419,900	4.9%	9.4%	31 min	62.1
#11	Kansas	2,947,197	$74,275	$217,200	3.9%	11.3%	20 min	61.4
#12	Colorado	5,862,189	$95,470	$539,400	4.6%	9.4%	25 min	60.9
#13	Alaska	735,706	$92,788	$352,900	5.9%	10.1%	19 min	60.4
#14	Virginia	8,705,170	$93,170	$383,700	4.3%	9.9%	27 min	60.3
#15	Wyoming	582,397	$76,176	$309,700	3.7%	10.5%	19 min	59.2
#16	Connecticut	3,624,508	$95,781	$366,900	5.6%	10.0%	27 min	58.3
#17	Idaho	1,934,262	$77,800	$418,600	3.7%	10.6%	22 min	56.4
#18	Hawaii	1,445,235	$100,389	$839,100	4.9%	10.0%	26 min	56.2
#19	Massachusetts	7,044,056	$103,960	$562,100	5.2%	10.0%	29 min	54.9
#20	Washington	7,816,116	$98,141	$564,600	5.1%	9.9%	27 min	54.3
#21	New Jersey	9,343,809	$103,556	$454,400	6.3%	9.7%	31 min	53.6
#22	Maine	1,387,817	$74,733	$296,600	3.8%	10.7%	25 min	53.5
#23	Delaware	1,021,191	$84,954	$352,000	5.1%	10.4%	26 min	52.9
#24	Indiana	6,851,073	$71,957	$218,200	4.3%	12.3%	24 min	52.8
#25	Illinois	12,694,798	$83,390	$263,300	5.8%	11.8%	28 min	51.3
#26	Pennsylvania	13,018,639	$77,971	$254,500	5.3%	11.7%	26 min	50.8
#27	Montana	1,116,875	$72,509	$375,800	3.6%	11.5%	19 min	50.7
#28	Ohio	11,810,293	$71,389	$214,800	4.8%	13.3%	23 min	50
#29	Missouri	6,191,814	$70,702	$230,300	4.0%	12.6%	24 min	49.8
#30	Rhode Island	1,101,801	$87,796	$404,200	5.8%	11.2%	26 min	48.9
#31	Oregon	4,254,293	$83,011	$477,600	5.4%	11.9%	23 min	46
#32	Arizona	7,378,838	$79,964	$394,500	5.1%	12.5%	25 min	45.8
#33	Texas	30,188,424	$78,476	$283,800	5.3%	13.8%	27 min	45
#34	Oklahoma	4,028,634	$65,039	$199,800	5.0%	15.3%	22 min	44.5
#35	Michigan	10,077,761	$72,875	$231,600	5.7%	13.2%	24 min	44.1
#36	North Carolina	10,730,404	$72,388	$288,900	4.7%	13.0%	25 min	43.5
#37	Arkansas	3,049,391	$60,773	$188,000	4.9%	16.0%	23 min	42.1
#38	California	39,287,377	$99,122	$734,700	6.6%	12.0%	29 min	41.3
#39	Georgia	10,940,407	$77,353	$303,300	5.1%	13.4%	28 min	41.1
#40	District of Columbia	681,294	$109,870	$737,100	6.3%	15.4%	30 min	40.2
#41	Alabama	5,086,768	$63,999	$209,900	4.7%	15.6%	26 min	39.8
#42	Kentucky	4,534,824	$63,726	$205,600	4.9%	16.1%	24 min	39.8
#43	Florida	22,416,077	$74,568	$359,000	4.8%	12.6%	28 min	38.8
#44	South Carolina	5,296,225	$69,324	$259,000	4.9%	14.1%	26 min	38.3
#45	Nevada	3,184,612	$78,260	$435,400	7.0%	12.4%	25 min	38.2
#46	Tennessee	7,066,383	$69,595	$286,700	4.7%	13.8%	26 min	37.5
#47	New York	19,852,366	$85,974	$423,800	6.4%	14.0%	33 min	35.7
#48	West Virginia	1,778,373	$59,608	$162,600	5.4%	16.7%	27 min	34.4
#49	Mississippi	2,946,779	$56,447	$169,800	5.8%	18.9%	26 min	32.4
#50	New Mexico	2,120,246	$64,059	$248,100	6.0%	17.8%	24 min	31.3
#51	Louisiana	4,611,961	$60,756	$216,500	6.3%	18.9%	26 min	27.3
#52	Puerto Rico	3,234,309	$26,297	$131,500	10.7%	40.5%	28 min	15.4