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Children & FamiliesState
TrendState
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Child Mortality45
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Low Birthweight29
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Youth Depression15
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Children Living With Single Parent35
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Citizenship & DemocracyState
TrendState
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Voter Participation42
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Civil LibertiesState
TrendState
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Freedom of the Press36
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EconomyState
TrendState
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Economic Output30
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Productivity45
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EducationState
TrendState
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Academic Test ScoresNA32
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Average Years of Education46
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Young Adults Employed or in School44
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EnvironmentState
TrendState
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Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions39
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Air Quality45
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InequalityState
TrendState
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Income Inequality29
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Poverty41
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Life SatisfactionState
TrendState
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Satisfaction with Current LifeNA26
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Social IsolationNA38
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Mental HealthState
TrendState
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Fatal Overdoses25
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Adult Depression27
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Suicide Rate46
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Physical HealthState
TrendState
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Life Expectancy47
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Social CapitalState
TrendState
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Volunteerism24
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ViolenceState
TrendState
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Murder Rate38
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Shootings40
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Work & Labor ForceState
TrendState
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Employment-to-Population Ratio (EPOP)39
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Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)39
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Long-Term Unemployment Rate34
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Hourly Earnings Growth8
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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.