Best and Worst States to Make A Living 2013 – Full List

Didn’t see your state on the lists of Best States to Make a Living or Worst States to Make a Living? Find it below in the full 50-state rankings.
Again, these rankings are based on an analysis that considered:
- Average wage and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Cost of living data from C2ER (formerly ACCRA)
- State tax rate information from Tax-Rates.org
- The Workplace Environment rankings from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index poll
Going from best to worst, here is how all 50 U.S. states ranked for 2013:
1. | Washington |
2. | Virginia |
3. | Colorado |
4. | Texas |
5. | Wyoming |
6. | Minnesota |
7. | Nebraska |
8. | Utah |
9. | Kansas |
10. | Oklahoma |
11. | Arizona |
12. | Iowa |
13. | Massachusetts |
14. | Missouri |
15. | Indiana |
16. | Michigan |
17. | North Dakota |
18. | Nevada |
19. | Pennsylvania |
20. | Idaho |
21. | Ohio |
22. | Illinois |
23. | Georgia |
24. | Tennessee |
25. | Wisconsin |
26. | Maryland |
27. | Delaware |
28. | Florida |
29. | California |
30. | Kentucky |
31. | Arkansas |
32. | Louisiana |
33. | Oregon |
34. | Montana |
35. | New Mexico |
36. | New Hampshire |
37. | Connecticut |
38. | North Carolina |
39. | Alabama |
40. | Maine |
41. | South Dakota |
42. | Alaska |
43. | Vermont |
44. | West Virginia |
45. | New Jersey |
46. | South Carolina |
47. | New York |
48. | Rhode Island |
49. | Mississippi |
50. | Hawaii |