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Children & FamiliesState
TrendState
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Child Mortality40
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Low Birthweight49
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Youth Depression2
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Children Living With Single Parent51
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Citizenship & DemocracyState
TrendState
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Voter Participation5
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Civil LibertiesState
TrendState
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Freedom of the Press51
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EconomyState
TrendState
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Economic Output35
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Productivity12
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EducationState
TrendState
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Academic Test ScoresNA51
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Average Years of Education1
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Young Adults Employed or in School38
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EnvironmentState
TrendState
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Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions3
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Air Quality17
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InequalityState
TrendState
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Income Inequality50
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Poverty46
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Life SatisfactionState
TrendState
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Satisfaction with Current LifeNA33
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Social IsolationNA1
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Mental HealthState
TrendState
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Fatal Overdoses50
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Adult Depression32
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Suicide Rate1
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Physical HealthState
TrendState
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Life Expectancy29
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Social CapitalState
TrendState
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Volunteerism9
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ViolenceState
TrendState
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Murder Rate51
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Shootings51
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Work & Labor ForceState
TrendState
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Employment-to-Population Ratio (EPOP)5
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Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)1
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Long-Term Unemployment Rate50
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Hourly Earnings Growth37
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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.