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out of 325 points
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| 1 |
Texas 75
Reproductive Rights, Health Care, Voting Rights,
Inclusiveness, Worker Protections |
Near the bottom in primary Healthcare providers per 100,000
residents at 182.
Leads the nation — by far — in residents
without Health Insurance, and a
staggering 19% of all people with a
Credit Score have Medical Debt that has gone to
Collections.
No public accommodation law barring discrimination
against non-disabled people
State Unemployment Benefits cover less than
10% of Cost of Living, |
| 2 |
Indiana 78
Child Care, Reproductive Rights, Inclusiveness, Voting Rights |
The worst state for
access to Child Care, with just 772
licensed facilities in a state of nearly 7 million people. Parent's spend
13% of Median Income on Child Care. |
| 3 |
Alabama 83
Voting Rights, Inclusiveness, Worker Protections |
One of only three states that do not
allow early voting
Significant new restrictions on Absentee Voting.
Dead last for Wage Policies. The state minimum
wage of $7.25 per hour covers less than 20% of the cost of living for a
family of 4.
One of only 5 states with no public
accommodation law barring discrimination
against non-disabled people. |
| 4 |
Oklahoma 85
Reproductive Rights, Health, Worker Protections, Voting Rights |
The nation’s 3rd-highest Obesity rate
and the 3rd-lowest rate of Physical Exercise. |
| 5 |
Arkansas 93
Inclusiveness, Crime, Voting Rights |
2nd-highest Violent Crime
rate in the nation after New Mexico
No protections against discrimination based on
age, veteran or military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or marital
status. |
| 6 |
Tennessee 96
Crime, Inclusiveness, Health Care |
Among the most
Violent States in the nation
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| 7 |
Missouri 98
Voting Rights, Crime, Reproductive Rights |
One of only 10 States requiring
a qualified excuse to Vote by Mail.
America’s 6th-highest Crime rate, with more
than 30,000 offenses reported in 2022. |
| 8 |
Louisiana 100
Crime, Health, Reproductive Rights |
The 4th-highest Violent Crime rate
in the nation, ( more than 300 murders in 2022)
America’s least Healthy State, with the
4th-highest rate of Premature Deaths.
More than 40% are Obese. |
| 9 |
Kansas 113
Child Care, Crime, Worker Protections |
825 licensed Child-Care centers
in a state of 2.9 million people
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| 10 |
Arizona 119
Air Quality, Reproductive Rights, Health Care
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Without even considering the sweltering
heat.
Fewer than 2 staffed hospital beds per 1,000 people
The most expensive Child Care in the nation
Parents spend 14% of Median Income on Child Care
11,000 Violent Crimes in 2022, more violent
than the nation as a whole. |
