News created a weighted average of the eight category rankings using the weight for each category as determined by the survey, and then ranked the outcome. We chose this method so that the overall rankings would not be skewed by large differences in scores at a metric level. U.S. News ...
Category index scores were determined for each state by averaging their underlying metric scores. For the overall ranking, U.S. News averaged the five category scores with equal weight, and then ranked the outcome. See the Frequently Asked Questions section below for more information. These ...
In 2016, South Dakota ranked in the top five states for the usage of telemedicine for health concerns. But by the next year, it sank to the lowest five, with patients opting to use in-person clinics.According to MoneyRates, despite the state receiving some of the worst marks for health ...
After being the runner-up last year,Hawaiitopped theoverall rankingsas 2024’s happiest state, with a score of 68.71. The Aloha State also snagged the top spot for physical and emotional well-being, and came in third for community and environment. For work environment, however, it ranked 3...
West Virginia, ranked last year’s worst work environment, remained at the bottom of the list this time around. Work environment included these metrics: Commute time Current unemployment rate Economic security Income growth rate Job security Number of work hours Median credit score Share of adults ...
Total infections by state Top 10 States with Highest STD Rates All States Ranked by STD Rate (Highest to Lowest) Impact of COVID-19 on STDs STD health equity How We Collected Data for This Report Sources Additional STD Resources About Innerbody.com The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
3 In addition, the performance of the US health care system does not match its level of spending on health and lags behind countries with similar financial resources.4 For example, in 2014, US life expectancy ranked 43rd in the world, although the United States spent the most ($3.0 ...
Stackerinvestigated which states had the most hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, using theFBI's 2021 Hate Crime Statistics. States are ranked by the number of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. States with an equal number of total hate crimes are ranked by the percentage of police depar...
The report ranked the following states as having the worst-performing health systems by specific racial and ethnic group: “There’s no doubt the U.S. health care system is not immune from the systemic inequalities that plague all facets of American society,” Dr. Joseph Betan...
Best States Farmers Are Still Reeling Months After Hurricane Helene Ravaged Crops Across the South Farmers in Georgia are still reeling more than two months after Hurricane Helene blew away cotton, destroyed ripened squash and cucumbers and uprooted pecan trees and timber...