#15 Long-Term Fiscal Stability #13 Short-Term Fiscal Stability Load More Previous: EducationNext: Health Care Other RankingsCrime & CorrectionsEconomyEducationHealth CareInfrastructureNatural EnvironmentOpportunity Learn More Here's a look at the data behind our rankings. How the States Were RankedBest...
best states rankings from u.s. news & world report show how the 50 u.s. states perform across 71 metrics in eight categories. read the methodology learn more here's a look at the data behind our rankings. how the states were ranked best states faq rankings scorecard crime & corrections ...
Buoyed by its top ranking in both the economy and fiscal stability categories, Utah unseated Washington at least in part because of consistency. The Beehive State finished in the top 15 in six of the eight categories measured by U.S. News, with a top 20 performance in another. Here's the...
The Peace Garden State offers modest sales taxes that favor agriculture, and has been cut income taxes to the point that they’re barely there. Property taxes are middle of the road, and the state scores well for fiscal stability, indicating that it will be able to stay tax-friendly i...
Fiscal Stability - No. 37 Crime and Corrections - No. 35 Natural Environment - No. 36 The one I initially had a hard time with was "Natural Environment" - I mean, c'mon, Michigan is lovely! We're the Great Lakes State! However, it appears what they're measuring in this category is...
In fairness, our lowest rankings come in fiscal stability and opportunity and that's likely true due to how hard our energy industry has been hit over the past couple years. But, they rank us as #13 in outdoors and nature? Give me a break. ...
Idaho's highest category rankings were #2 in fiscal stability, #9 in Crime, and #10 in infrastructure. Only two fellow Northwest states, Utah #1 and Washington #2, were ranked higher than the Gem State. We're sure you won't find many Idahoans who will agree that those two states deser...
Missouri at #35 out of 50. So it's not bad, but it's not great other. Some factors examined to determine this ranking include health care, education, opportunity, crime and corrections, and more. I would say because of the crime and connections that's why Missouri is ranked a bit ...
0.82 below the lowest-ranked Canadian province and only 0.08 above the highest-ranked Mexican state. The highest-ranked of the 32 Mexican states are Baja California and Chihuahua with 6.62, followed by Nayarit (6.57), Baja California (6.56), Yucatan (6.53), and Tlaxcala (6.52). They are ne...
Malaysia is ranked the 3rd highest amongAseancountries. This paves the way for more economic activities to resume although it may not be a full recovery, matching that of pre-covid times. Analysts are positive on this as the highvaccinationrateis a leading indicator that economic activities sho...