List of U.S. states by HDI

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Below is a list of U.S. states by their American Human Development Report-modified Human Development Index, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each state. Note that this is different from the UN-calculated Human Development Index.

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By state [edit]

Rank U.S. state/federal district HDI
New 2010/2011 values for 2008
[1]		 Change compared to old 2008/2009 values for 2005
[1]		 New 2010/2011 values for 2008
[1]		 Change compared to old 2008/2009 values for 2005
[1]
1 Steady  Connecticut 6.30 Decrease 0.06
2 Steady  Massachusetts 6.24 Decrease 0.04
3 Steady  District of Columbia 6.21 Increase 0.07
4 Steady  New Jersey 6.16 Increase 0.02
5 Steady  Maryland 5.96 Decrease 0.03
6 Increase (1)  New York 5.77 Decrease 0.04
7 Increase (2)  Minnesota 5.74 Increase 0.02
8 Steady  New Hampshire 5.73 Decrease 0.06
9 Decrease (3)  Hawaii 5.73 Decrease 0.09
10 Increase (2)  Colorado 5.65 Increase 0.07
11 Decrease (1)  Rhode Island 5.56 Decrease 0.16
12 Decrease (1)  California 5.56 Decrease 0.06
13 Steady  Virginia 5.53 Decrease 0.03
14 Increase (2)  Washington 5.53 Increase 0.12
15 Steady  Illinois 5.39 Decrease 0.03
16 Increase (2)  Delaware 5.33 Increase 0.11
17 Steady  Alaska 5.27 Decrease 0.08
18 Decrease (4)  Vermont 5.27 Decrease 0.16
19 Steady  Wisconsin 5.23 Increase 0.03
20 Increase (1)  Pennsylvania 5.12 Increase 0.08
21 Increase (7)  Arizona 5.11 Increase 0.21
22 Increase (8)  Utah 5.08 Increase 0.22
23 Increase (1)  Florida 5.07 Increase 0.10
24 Decrease (2)  Iowa 5.06 Increase 0.03
25 Steady  Kansas 5.06 Increase 0.13
26 Decrease (3)  Nebraska 5.05 Increase 0.05
27 Decrease (1)  Oregon 5.03 Increase 0.13
28 Decrease (8)  Michigan 4.99 Decrease 0.14
29 Decrease (2)  North Dakota 4.92 Increase 0.02
30 Decrease (1)  Maine 4.89 Increase 0.03
31 Steady  Ohio 4.87 Increase 0.07
32 Steady  Georgia 4.86 Increase 0.14
33 Increase (6)  South Dakota 4.82 Increase 0.29
34 Increase (4)  Wyoming 4.80 Increase 0.27
35 Increase (1)  Nevada 4.78 Increase 0.24
36 Decrease (3)  Indiana 4.74 Increase 0.10
37 Steady  Missouri 4.68 Increase 0.14
38 Decrease (3)  Texas 4.67 Increase 0.10
39 Increase (2)  Idaho 4.65 Increase 0.28
40 Decrease (6)  North Carolina 4.64 Increase 0.03
41 Decrease (1)  New Mexico 4.56 Increase 0.07
42 Steady  Montana 4.49 Increase 0.15
43 Steady  South Carolina 4.36 Increase 0.09
44 Increase (1)  Tennessee 4.33 Increase 0.22
45 Decrease (1)  Kentucky 4.23 Increase 0.11
46 Steady  Oklahoma 4.15 Increase 0.14
47 Steady  Alabama 4.09 Increase 0.12
48 Increase (1)  Louisiana 4.07 Increase 0.22
49 Increase (2)  Mississippi 3.93 Increase 0.35
50 Decrease (2)  Arkansas 3.87 Increase 0.02
51 Decrease (1)  West Virginia 3.85 Increase 0.01

Regional averages [edit]

1. New England - 0.949

2. West Coast - 0.949

3. Mid-Atlantic - 0.948

4. Midwest - 0.936

5. West - 0.926

6. Southwest - 0.919

7. Southeast - 0.914

See also [edit]

Source [edit]

MeasureofAmerica.org

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "HDI Map". Measure of America A Project of the Social Science Research Council. Retrieved September 4, 2011. 

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