“U.S. News & World Report” does a study each year that ranks all 50 states based on everything from education and healthcare, to infrastructure and the economy.
And this year, Utah is #1 for the third straight year.
Utah tops the list, mostly because it landed in the Top 10 in FIVE of eight categories. It’s first in fiscal stability, third in both economy and infrastructure, fourth in education, and seventh in crime. But it’s 48th in “natural environment.” (You could also say it came in first in SALTINESS!)
New Hampshire is second, followed by Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, Florida, Vermont, South Dakota, Massachusetts, and Washington.
The WORST state is Louisiana. Alaska is the second-worst, followed by Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Alabama. (Those seem self-explanatory. KIDDING! You can find the full breakdown, here.)
