California’s ranking drops in annual ‘Best States’ report

Iman Palm

1 year ago

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California is considered the nation’s 33rd “Best” state, according to the latest Best State Ranking from U.S. News and World Report.

The annual report used survey data to measure how well the 50 states serve their residents across 70 metrics in eight categories, including health care, education and economy.

Here is where the California ranked in the following categories:

6^th: HealthCare
20^th: Education:
23^rd: Crime and Corrections:
29^th : Economy
30^th: Natural Environment:
34^th: Infrastructure
39^th: Fiscal Stability
50^th: Opportunity

The Golden State’s 33^rd ranking is a step backward from 2021 when it was ranked the 24^th “best” state.

Researchers found that the top 10 best states were:

Utah
Washington
Idaho
Nebraska
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Iowa
Wisconsin
Vermont
Florida

Utah took the top spot from Washington, which held the position for two surveys in a row, according to U.S. News and World Report.

On the other hand, the 10 “worst” states were:

Louisiana
Alaska
Mississippi
New Mexico
West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Michigan