10 worst States for Quality of Life

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America’s 10 worst States for Quality of Life in 2024

 

out of 325 points

 
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
 
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
 
10

Arizona 119

Air Quality, Reproductive Rights, Health Care 

 

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. 

 

SOURCE https://www.CNBC.com/2024/07/13/10-states-worst-quality-of-life-america.html