List of U.S. states by American Human Development Index

Not to be confused with List of U.S. states and territories by Human Development Index.
A map of the American Human Development Index within the United States (2016)
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This article presents a sortable table of U.S. states sorted by their American Human Development Index, according to Measure of America. The data were taken from the American Human Development Report.

The territories of the United States are listed separately (they were not included in Measure of America's report); the territories data is from a different source (based on United Nations Development Programme), which uses a different numbering system.[1]

States and federal district

Rank State/federal district American HDI
2014/2015 values for 2014[2] Change compared to 2008/2009 values for 2005[2] 2014/2015 values for 2014[2] Change compared to 2008/2009 values for 2005[2]
1 Steady  Massachusetts 6.18 Decrease 0.19
2 Steady  Connecticut 6.17 Decrease 0.12
3 Increase (1)  New Jersey 6.12 Decrease 0.02
4 Increase (2)  Minnesota 6.10 Decrease 0.03
5 Steady  Maryland 5.94 Decrease 0.05
6 Increase (2)  New Hampshire 5.73 Decrease 0.06
7 Increase (1)  Pennsylvania 5.72 Increase 0.03
8 Decrease (1)  New York 5.66 Decrease 0.15
9 Increase (3)  Colorado 5.53 Decrease 0.05
10 Decrease (4)  Hawaii 5.53 Decrease 0.29
11 Decrease (2)  Oregon 5.42 Decrease 0.04
12 Decrease (1)  California 5.40 Decrease 0.22
13 Increase (3)  Washington 5.40 Decrease 0.01
14 Decrease (4)  Rhode Island 5.38 Decrease 0.34
15 Decrease (1)  Vermont 5.31 Decrease 0.12
16 Decrease (1)  Illinois 5.31 Decrease 0.11
17 Increase (1)  Delaware 5.22 Steady
18 Steady  Missouri 5.19 Increase 0.06
19 Decrease (4)  North Carolina 5.17 Decrease 0.04
20 Decrease (1)  District of Columbia 5.11 Decrease 0.06
21 Decrease (4)  Alaska 5.06 Decrease 0.29
22 Steady  Iowa 5.03 Steady
23 Increase (7)  Utah 5.03 Increase 0.17
24 Increase (1)  Kansas 4.96 Increase 0.03
25 Increase (4)  Maine 4.93 Increase 0.09
26 Increase (1)  North Dakota 4.90 Steady
27 Increase (1)  Arizona 4.89 Decrease 0.01
28 Increase (2)  Virginia 4.87 Decrease 0.09
29 Increase (9)  Wyoming 4.83 Increase 0.30
30 Decrease (6)  Florida 4.82 Decrease 0.15
31 Increase (8)  South Dakota 4.79 Increase 0.26
32 Decrease (12)  Michigan 4.76 Decrease 0.37
33 Decrease (2)  Ohio 4.71 Decrease 0.09
34 Increase (1)  Texas 4.65 Increase 0.08
35 Increase (1)  Nevada 4.63 Increase 0.09
36 Decrease (4)  Georgia 4.62 Decrease 0.10
37 Increase (1)  Wisconsin 4.59 Decrease 0.04
38 Increase (4)  Nebraska 4.58 Increase 0.11
39 Decrease (6)  Indiana 4.56 Decrease 0.08
40 Increase (2)  Montana 4.54 Increase 0.20
41 Decrease (1)  New Mexico 4.52 Increase 0.03
42 Decrease (1)  Idaho 4.50 Increase 0.13
43 Steady  South Carolina 4.35 Increase 0.08
44 Increase (1)  Tennessee 4.22 Increase 0.11
45 Increase (1)  Oklahoma 4.14 Increase 0.13
46 Increase (3)  Louisiana 4.12 Increase 0.27
47 Steady  Alabama 4.04 Increase 0.07
48 Decrease (4)  Kentucky 4.02 Decrease 0.10
49 Increase (1)  West Virginia 3.95 Increase 0.11
50 Decrease (2)  Arkansas 3.91 Increase 0.06
51 Steady  Mississippi 3.81 Increase 0.23

Territories

Territory[1] HDI Data Year Status
 Guam 0.901 2008 Very High human development
 US Virgin Islands 0.894 2008 Very High human development
 Puerto Rico 0.880 2024 Very High human development
 Northern Mariana Islands 0.875 2008 Very High human development
 American Samoa 0.827 2008 Very High human development

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/wp-09-02.pdf Filling Gaps In The Human Development Index: Findings For Asia And The Pacific. David A. Hastings. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "HDI Map". American Human Development Project of the Social Science Research Council. Retrieved December 28, 2016.