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Children & FamiliesState
TrendState
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Child Mortality10
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Low Birthweight44
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Youth Depression48
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Children Living With Single Parent6
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Citizenship & DemocracyState
TrendState
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Voter Participation7
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Civil LibertiesState
TrendState
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Freedom of the Press37
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EconomyState
TrendState
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Economic Output15
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Productivity7
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EducationState
TrendState
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Academic Test ScoresNA9
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Average Years of Education4
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Young Adults Employed or in School8
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EnvironmentState
TrendState
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Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions41
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Air Quality15
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InequalityState
TrendState
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Income Inequality19
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Poverty10
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Life SatisfactionState
TrendState
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Satisfaction with Current LifeNA0
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Social IsolationNA11
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Mental HealthState
TrendState
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Fatal Overdoses21
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Adult Depression40
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Suicide Rate44
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Physical HealthState
TrendState
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Life Expectancy11
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Social CapitalState
TrendState
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Volunteerism13
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ViolenceState
TrendState
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Murder Rate24
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Shootings31
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Work & Labor ForceState
TrendState
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Employment-to-Population Ratio (EPOP)15
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Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)11
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Long-Term Unemployment Rate37
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Hourly Earnings Growth16
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How to Read This Report:
We report each measure three different ways: State Rank, State Trend, State vs. US Trend. Each result is color coded as either red (negative/worsening), yellow (neutral/stable), or green (positive/improving), as indicated below. If the simple trends were erratic, had too few data points, or had no data points, we do not color code and label the trend as “mixed,” "unclear," or "NA," respectively.
State Rank
(Where are we now?)
State Trend
(Where are we going?)
State vs. US Trend
(How do we compare?)
Top third
Improving
Improving relative to the national trend and improving 2+ rank spots
Middle third
No significant change
No difference compared with national trend or change in rank by <2 spots
Bottom third
Worsening
Worsening relative to national trend and declining 2+ rank spots
Not applicable
Distinct periods of improving and worsening
(Only for measures with >1 series.) One series is improving and another is worsening
Not applicable
Not enough data to establish a trend
No data
For more information on our definitions and methods, please see the Data Notes section.