Minnesota is among the best states in US
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - U.S. News & World Report named Minnesota as one of the best states in the nation.
The ranking uses 70 metrics and thousands of data points to analyze how states are doing in various categories, such as education, healthcare, economy, crime and corrections, infrastructure, fiscal stability, natural environment, and opportunity. The states are ranked based on their overall score and receive rankings in individual categories.
The Top 10 states are:
Utah
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Minnesota
Idaho
Iowa
Vermont
Washington
Florida
Massachusetts
Of Minnesota's neighbors, South Dakota was No. 11, North Dakota was No. 15 and Wisconsin ranked No. 17 on the list.
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Here’s how Minnesota ranked in the following categories:
Second in natural environment
Seventh in fiscal stability
Ninth in infrastructure
12th in opportunity
16th in health care
17th in education
22nd in crime and corrections
26th in economy
Minnesota moved up one place on the 2024 list, while Utah held onto the top position for two years.