Source: US News, 2018
What goes into the score that measures quality of life? National environment that measures drinking water quality, pollution and industrial toxins, and air quality. Also social environment that measures community engagement, social support and voter participation.
Quality of life by U.S. state:
| State | Quality of Life Ranking |
| North Dakota | 1. |
| Minnesota | 2. |
| Wisconsin | 3. |
| New Hampshire | 4. |
| South Dakota | 5. |
| Mississippi | 6. |
| Arkansas | 7. |
| New Mexico | 8. |
| Iowa | 9. |
| Colorado | 10. |
| Wyoming | 11. |
| Maine | 12. |
| Montana | 13. |
| Nebraska | 14. |
| Missouri | 15. |
| Kansas | 16. |
| Oklahoma | 17. |
| Oregon | 18. |
| Alaska | 19. |
| Idaho | 20. |
| Washington | 21. |
| Utah | 22. |
| Rhode Island | 23. |
| Delaware | 24. |
| Massachusetts | 25. |
| Vermont | 26. |
| Kentucky | 27. |
| Tennessee | 28. |
| Michigan | 29. |
| South Carolina | 30. |
| Maryland | 31. |
| Georgia | 32. |
| Florida | 33. |
| North Carolina | 34. |
| Alabama | 35. |
| Hawaii | 36. |
| New York | 37. |
| Connecticut | 38. |
| Arizona | 39. |
| Ohio | 40. |
| Virginia | 41. |
| Louisiana | 42. |
| Nevada | 43. |
| Pennsylvania | 44. |
| West Virginia | 45. |
| Texas | 46. |
| Illinois | 47. |
| Indiana | 48. |
| New Jersey | 49. |
| California | 50. |
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