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A study published by the journal U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida as one of the 10 best states to live in the United States.
According to the magazine, the leaderboard, which has Washington at the top and Florida in tenth place, is the result of the analysis of “thousands of data” statistics on the performance of states with respect to citizens.
Some of the main parameters analyzed to determine the result of the ranking are health, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunities, crime and punishment, fiscal stability and access to nature.
Among the parameters with the most weight for the survey, medical care and education were taken into consideration. Florida It has a high index in health (25 points), however it falls a lot in education, where it acquired only 3, its lowest parameter.
The next most important aspects paid attention to the economy, infrastructure (roads, bridges, internet), fiscal stability and opportunities for its residents. In the latter Florida it obtained a high score of 33 points, which is followed by 20 in infrastructure and 8 in fiscal stability and economy.
The Sunshine State obtained its highest rating in terms of law and corrections (26 points), which qualifies it as a safe state.
This year’s survey gave considerable weight to data related to the pandemic of Covid-19, by including not only health, but also the behavior of the state in terms of its resistance to the economic crisis unleashed by the pandemic.
The ranking of the top ten states to live in the United States was as follows:
1. Washington
2. Minnesota
3. Utah
4. New Hampshire
5. Idaho
6. Nebraska
7. Virginia
8. Wisconsin
9. Massachusetts
10. Florida
While the ranking of the worst is as follows:
50. Louisiana
49. Mississippi
48. New Mexico
47. West Virginia
46. Alabama
45. Alaska
44. Arkansas
43. Oklahoma
42. South Carolina
41. Kentucky
According to the reputed magazine, the survey aims to inform regional leaders, both businessmen and legislators, on how they can improve the policies of their states.
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