Best U.S. States to Live In 2024, Ranked from Worst to Best

With the next United States presidential election on the way, there’s going to be plenty of discussion surrounding the best states in the country.

We decided to take a look at the rankings of the best U.S. states to live in, plus how the rankings are determined.

U.S. News & World Report has been publishing rankings every year for a very long time and considers 71 different metrics to determine those rankings.

Here’s a breakdown of the rankings through eight different categories: 15.97% is health care, 15.94% is education, 13.36% is economy, 12.93% is infrastructure, 12.29% is opportunity, 11.36% is fiscal stability, 9.16% is crime and corrections, and 8.99% is natural environment.

So, where does your state fall in the ranking?

Browse through the slideshow to see the best states to live in…