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Children & FamiliesState
TrendState
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Child Mortality2
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Low Birthweight2
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Youth Depression51
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Children Living With Single Parent5
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Citizenship & DemocracyState
TrendState
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Voter Participation12
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Civil LibertiesState
TrendState
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Freedom of the Press48
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EconomyState
TrendState
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Economic Output40
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Productivity10
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EducationState
TrendState
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Academic Test ScoresNA2
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Average Years of Education9
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Young Adults Employed or in School1
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EnvironmentState
TrendState
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Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions4
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Air Quality4
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InequalityState
TrendState
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Income Inequality3
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Poverty2
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Life SatisfactionState
TrendState
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Satisfaction with Current LifeNA16
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Social IsolationNA3
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Mental HealthState
TrendState
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Fatal Overdoses26
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Adult Depression45
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Suicide Rate18
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Physical HealthState
TrendState
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Life Expectancy10
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Social CapitalState
TrendState
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Volunteerism32
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ViolenceState
TrendState
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Murder Rate1
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Shootings9
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Work & Labor ForceState
TrendState
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Employment-to-Population Ratio (EPOP)7
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Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)9
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Long-Term Unemployment Rate11
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Hourly Earnings Growth27
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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.