Best States for Gen Z

Total Score
Quality of Life
Wellness
Work & Education
Affordability
Gen Z Index Score 2023
1.New HampshireNew Hampshire67.0
2.MassachusettsMassachusetts66.8
3.WashingtonWashington63.2
4.UtahUtah62.9
5.MontanaMontana62.9
6.MinnesotaMinnesota62.7
7.NebraskaNebraska62.1
8.MaineMaine62.0
9.ConnecticutConnecticut62.0
10.WyomingWyoming61.7
11.New YorkNew York61.6
12.VermontVermont61.1
13.WisconsinWisconsin61.0
14.ColoradoColorado60.8
15.New JerseyNew Jersey60.7
16.South DakotaSouth Dakota60.5
17.North DakotaNorth Dakota60.1
18.OregonOregon59.9
19.IdahoIdaho59.0
20.AlaskaAlaska58.8
21.VirginiaVirginia57.4
22.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania57.0
23.Rhode IslandRhode Island56.9
24.IowaIowa55.9
25.IllinoisIllinois55.9
26.North CarolinaNorth Carolina55.5
27.KansasKansas55.3
28.CaliforniaCalifornia55.2
29.FloridaFlorida55.1
30.MarylandMaryland54.7
31.HawaiiHawaii54.6
32.OhioOhio53.8
33.IndianaIndiana53.1
34.TexasTexas51.6
35.GeorgiaGeorgia51.3
36.MichiganMichigan51.2
37.MissouriMissouri51.0
38.OklahomaOklahoma51.0
39.DelawareDelaware50.8
40.NevadaNevada49.7
41.ArizonaArizona49.7
42.KentuckyKentucky48.4
43.TennesseeTennessee47.6
44.ArkansasArkansas47.5
45.South CarolinaSouth Carolina46.1
46.LouisianaLouisiana45.7
47.New MexicoNew Mexico44.9
48.West VirginiaWest Virginia44.9
49.AlabamaAlabama44.6
50.MississippiMississippi42.1

By Region

Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.6

#49

Quality of Life

11.8

#46

Wellness

12.6

#49

Work & Education

10.8

#46

Affordability

9.4

#7

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.8

#20

Quality of Life

18.1

#15

Wellness

21

#6

Work & Education

14.6

#18

Affordability

5.2

#47

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.7

#41

Quality of Life

11.6

#48

Wellness

16.5

#31

Work & Education

13.6

#30

Affordability

8.1

#32

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.5

#44

Quality of Life

11.9

#45

Wellness

14.7

#42

Work & Education

11.2

#44

Affordability

9.6

#3

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.2

#28

Quality of Life

17.4

#18

Wellness

19.2

#14

Work & Education

13.6

#29

Affordability

5

#48

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.8

#14

Quality of Life

14.5

#33

Wellness

21.7

#4

Work & Education

16.9

#5

Affordability

7.7

#37

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.0

#9

Quality of Life

20

#6

Wellness

20.1

#10

Work & Education

14.8

#16

Affordability

7

#40

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.8

#39

Quality of Life

12

#44

Wellness

15.9

#36

Work & Education

15.3

#12

Affordability

7.7

#36

Florida

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Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.1

#29

Quality of Life

15

#30

Wellness

16.8

#27

Work & Education

15.2

#14

Affordability

8.1

#33

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.3

#35

Quality of Life

13.1

#39

Wellness

15.3

#37

Work & Education

13.7

#27

Affordability

9.2

#12

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.6

#31

Quality of Life

18.6

#12

Wellness

17.2

#26

Work & Education

16.6

#6

Affordability

2.1

#50

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.0

#19

Quality of Life

17.3

#20

Wellness

18.6

#17

Work & Education

14.7

#17

Affordability

8.3

#31

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.9

#25

Quality of Life

15.9

#26

Wellness

17.7

#24

Work & Education

13.3

#34

Affordability

9

#19

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.1

#33

Quality of Life

14.7

#31

Wellness

16.1

#34

Work & Education

13.1

#35

Affordability

9.1

#16

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.9

#24

Quality of Life

17.4

#19

Wellness

15.1

#38

Work & Education

14.2

#24

Affordability

9.2

#14

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.3

#27

Quality of Life

15.4

#28

Wellness

16.7

#28

Work & Education

13.7

#26

Affordability

9.5

#5

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.4

#42

Quality of Life

13.5

#37

Wellness

14.1

#45

Work & Education

11.8

#41

Affordability

9

#22

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.7

#46

Quality of Life

11.4

#49

Wellness

15

#40

Work & Education

10

#48

Affordability

9.3

#10

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.0

#8

Quality of Life

21.9

#2

Wellness

17.9

#23

Work & Education

14.6

#19

Affordability

7.7

#34

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.7

#30

Quality of Life

14.5

#32

Wellness

18.2

#21

Work & Education

15.2

#13

Affordability

6.7

#45

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

66.8

#2

Quality of Life

19.4

#8

Wellness

24.3

#1

Work & Education

18.4

#2

Affordability

4.7

#49

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.2

#36

Quality of Life

15.4

#27

Wellness

15

#41

Work & Education

11.8

#42

Affordability

9.1

#18

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.7

#6

Quality of Life

17.6

#17

Wellness

20.1

#11

Work & Education

16.2

#7

Affordability

8.9

#24

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.1

#50

Quality of Life

11.3

#50

Wellness

12.6

#48

Work & Education

8.5

#50

Affordability

9.8

#1

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.0

#37

Quality of Life

13.7

#36

Wellness

15

#39

Work & Education

12.6

#38

Affordability

9.6

#4

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.9

#5

Quality of Life

20.8

#4

Wellness

19.9

#12

Work & Education

13.6

#31

Affordability

8.6

#28

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.1

#7

Quality of Life

18.8

#11

Wellness

18.5

#18

Work & Education

15.5

#10

Affordability

9.3

#9

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.7

#40

Quality of Life

12.8

#41

Wellness

16.4

#32

Work & Education

12.9

#36

Affordability

7.7

#35

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

67.0

#1

Quality of Life

20.4

#5

Wellness

20.5

#7

Work & Education

19.2

#1

Affordability

6.9

#41

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.7

#15

Quality of Life

18.1

#14

Wellness

20.2

#9

Work & Education

15.8

#8

Affordability

6.6

#46

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.9

#47

Quality of Life

11.6

#47

Wellness

14.4

#43

Work & Education

9.7

#49

Affordability

9.2

#13

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.6

#11

Quality of Life

22.8

#1

Wellness

18.5

#19

Work & Education

13.4

#32

Affordability

6.9

#43

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.5

#26

Quality of Life

14.4

#34

Wellness

17.9

#22

Work & Education

14.3

#22

Affordability

8.9

#25

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.1

#17

Quality of Life

17.6

#16

Wellness

18.7

#15

Work & Education

14.6

#20

Affordability

9.2

#15

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.8

#32

Quality of Life

15.2

#29

Wellness

16.1

#33

Work & Education

13.6

#28

Affordability

9

#20

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.0

#38

Quality of Life

13

#40

Wellness

16.7

#29

Work & Education

11.7

#43

Affordability

9.6

#2

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.9

#18

Quality of Life

18.3

#13

Wellness

20.3

#8

Work & Education

14.3

#23

Affordability

6.9

#44

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.0

#22

Quality of Life

16.7

#23

Wellness

18.6

#16

Work & Education

13.4

#33

Affordability

8.3

#30

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

56.9

#23

Quality of Life

19.1

#10

Wellness

19.7

#13

Work & Education

10.7

#47

Affordability

7.4

#38

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.1

#45

Quality of Life

12.4

#42

Wellness

12.6

#47

Work & Education

12.1

#40

Affordability

9

#21

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.5

#16

Quality of Life

19.4

#7

Wellness

16

#35

Work & Education

15.8

#9

Affordability

9.3

#11

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.6

#43

Quality of Life

12.3

#43

Wellness

13.2

#46

Work & Education

12.7

#37

Affordability

9.4

#6

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.6

#34

Quality of Life

16.1

#25

Wellness

14.3

#44

Work & Education

12.2

#39

Affordability

9.1

#17

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.9

#4

Quality of Life

13.5

#38

Wellness

22.8

#2

Work & Education

18.1

#3

Affordability

8.5

#29

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.1

#12

Quality of Life

21.8

#3

Wellness

18.3

#20

Work & Education

13.8

#25

Affordability

7.2

#39

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.4

#21

Quality of Life

16.4

#24

Wellness

16.7

#30

Work & Education

15.5

#11

Affordability

8.8

#27

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

63.2

#3

Quality of Life

16.8

#22

Wellness

21.7

#3

Work & Education

17.8

#4

Affordability

6.9

#42

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.9

#48

Quality of Life

14.3

#35

Wellness

10.6

#50

Work & Education

10.8

#45

Affordability

9.3

#8

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.0

#13

Quality of Life

19.3

#9

Wellness

17.6

#25

Work & Education

15.1

#15

Affordability

8.9

#26

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.7

#10

Quality of Life

17.1

#21

Wellness

21.3

#5

Work & Education

14.4

#21

Affordability

8.9

#23

Table

Region ↕Total Score ↕Quality of Life ↕Wellness ↕Work & Education ↕Affordability ↕
Alabama iconAlabama44.611.812.610.89.4
Alaska iconAlaska58.818.12114.65.2
Arizona iconArizona49.711.616.513.68.1
Arkansas iconArkansas47.511.914.711.29.6
California iconCalifornia55.217.419.213.65
Colorado iconColorado60.814.521.716.97.7
Connecticut iconConnecticut62.02020.114.87
Delaware iconDelaware50.81215.915.37.7
Florida iconFlorida55.11516.815.28.1
Georgia iconGeorgia51.313.115.313.79.2
Hawaii iconHawaii54.618.617.216.62.1
Idaho iconIdaho59.017.318.614.78.3
Illinois iconIllinois55.915.917.713.39
Indiana iconIndiana53.114.716.113.19.1
Iowa iconIowa55.917.415.114.29.2
Kansas iconKansas55.315.416.713.79.5
Kentucky iconKentucky48.413.514.111.89
Louisiana iconLouisiana45.711.415109.3
Maine iconMaine62.021.917.914.67.7
Maryland iconMaryland54.714.518.215.26.7
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts66.819.424.318.44.7
Michigan iconMichigan51.215.41511.89.1
Minnesota iconMinnesota62.717.620.116.28.9
Mississippi iconMississippi42.111.312.68.59.8
Missouri iconMissouri51.013.71512.69.6
Montana iconMontana62.920.819.913.68.6
Nebraska iconNebraska62.118.818.515.59.3
Nevada iconNevada49.712.816.412.97.7
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire67.020.420.519.26.9
New Jersey iconNew Jersey60.718.120.215.86.6
New Mexico iconNew Mexico44.911.614.49.79.2
New York iconNew York61.622.818.513.46.9
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina55.514.417.914.38.9
North Dakota iconNorth Dakota60.117.618.714.69.2
Ohio iconOhio53.815.216.113.69
Oklahoma iconOklahoma51.01316.711.79.6
Oregon iconOregon59.918.320.314.36.9
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania57.016.718.613.48.3
Rhode Island iconRhode Island56.919.119.710.77.4
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina46.112.412.612.19
South Dakota iconSouth Dakota60.519.41615.89.3
Tennessee iconTennessee47.612.313.212.79.4
Texas iconTexas51.616.114.312.29.1
Utah iconUtah62.913.522.818.18.5
Vermont iconVermont61.121.818.313.87.2
Virginia iconVirginia57.416.416.715.58.8
Washington iconWashington63.216.821.717.86.9
West Virginia iconWest Virginia44.914.310.610.89.3
Wisconsin iconWisconsin61.019.317.615.18.9
Wyoming iconWyoming61.717.121.314.48.9
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