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Children & FamiliesState
TrendState
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Child Mortality9
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Low Birthweight7
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Youth Depression47
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Children Living With Single Parent20
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Citizenship & DemocracyState
TrendState
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Voter Participation1
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Civil LibertiesState
TrendState
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Freedom of the Press42
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EconomyState
TrendState
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Economic Output25
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Productivity13
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EducationState
TrendState
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Academic Test ScoresNA20
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Average Years of Education20
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Young Adults Employed or in School26
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EnvironmentState
TrendState
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Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions6
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Air Quality20
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InequalityState
TrendState
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Income Inequality21
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Poverty37
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Life SatisfactionState
TrendState
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Satisfaction with Current LifeNA0
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Social IsolationNA14
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Mental HealthState
TrendState
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Fatal Overdoses38
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Adult Depression50
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Suicide Rate39
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Physical HealthState
TrendState
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Life Expectancy22
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Social CapitalState
TrendState
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Volunteerism10
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ViolenceState
TrendState
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Murder Rate18
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Shootings25
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Work & Labor ForceState
TrendState
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Employment-to-Population Ratio (EPOP)24
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Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)24
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Long-Term Unemployment Rate31
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Hourly Earnings Growth22
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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.