Only 1.7 Million Families Live in the Best State to Raise Kids

By Melly Alazraki Published Sep 20, 10:10AM EDT

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To find the best and worst states to raise a family, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Birth Injury Lawyer Group’s report: The Best & Worst States in America to Raise a Family in 2024. To rank the state, the report uses 16 indicators across four categories: health & safety, education & childcare, affordability, and socioeconomics. All scores are on a scale of 40 to 85. For each state we added the poverty rate, high school attainment rate, and the number of families from the Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey. States are listed from worst to best.

Why This Matters

There are many reasons people choose to raise a family in a certain place, many of them not really measurable. Wanting to be near family (grandparents and aunts and uncles) is often a significant factor. Those who do move, often relocate for work. This list can help determine which states are worthy environments for you and your children.

50. Nevada: 49.57 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 60.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 41.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.5% — 22nd highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 87.4% — 4th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 773,666 — 64.6% of all households

49. Louisiana: 52.37 (on 40-85 scale)

New Orleans, Louisiana (BY-SA 2.0) by szeke

Best category: Affordability at 78.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 40.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 18.6% — 2nd highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 87.3% — 3rd lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,131,137 — 62.3% of all households

48. Mississippi: 52.59 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 74.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 44.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 19.1% — the highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 87.6% — 5th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 754,264 — 65.7% of all households

47. California: 53.87 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Health & Safety at 65.4 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 43.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.2% — 23rd highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 84.7% — the lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 9,150,804 — 67.5% of all households

46. Arkansas: 55.1 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 80.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 40.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 16.8% — 5th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.1% — 11th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 777,933 — 64.0% of all households

45. New Mexico: 55.8 (on 40-85 scale)

New Mexico Desert (BY-SA 2.0) by a4gpa

Best category: Affordability at 74.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 42.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 17.6% — 4th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 88.0% — 7th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 516,464 — 60.9% of all households

44. Texas: 56.04 (on 40-85 scale)

Downtown Austin - Texas (USA) by Adriano Aurelio Araujo

Downtown Austin - Texas (USA) (BY 2.0) by Adriano Aurelio Araujo

Best category: Affordability at 77.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 45.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 14.0% — 10th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 86.1% — 2nd lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 7,483,376 — 67.5% of all households

43. South Carolina: 56.31 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 67.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 50.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 14.0% — 11th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.5% — 20th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,398,412 — 65.5% of all households

42. Arizona: 56.74 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 62.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 52.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.5% — 21st highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.2% — 12th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,843,530 — 64.7% of all households

41. Alabama: 57.02 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 79.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 46.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 16.2% — 7th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 88.8% — 8th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,308,988 — 64.9% of all households

40. West Virginia: 57.15 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 79.9 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 40.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 17.9% — 3rd highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.1% — 10th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 463,064 — 62.9% of all households

39. Oklahoma: 57.48 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 79.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 48.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 15.7% — 8th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.6% — 14th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,017,586 — 64.7% of all households

38. Kentucky: 58.32 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 81.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 46.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 16.5% — 6th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.0% — 9th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,172,125 — 64.1% of all households

37. Florida: 58.38 (on 40-85 scale)

Florida-Beach Palmen (BY-SA 2.0) by Sebastian Fuss

Best category: Affordability at 62.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 52.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.7% — 17th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.9% — 15th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 5,684,399 — 64.4% of all households

36. Tennessee: 59.16 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 74.4 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 50.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 13.3% — 14th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.4% — 18th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,846,572 — 64.9% of all households

35. Georgia: 59.77 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 72.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 52.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.7% — 18th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 89.5% — 13th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,733,234 — 66.8% of all households

34. Alaska: 60.88 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 71.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 48.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.0% — 19th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.3% — 10th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 175,789 — 64.0% of all households

33. North Carolina: 61.6 (on 40-85 scale)

Raleigh, North Carolina by James Willamor

Raleigh, North Carolina (BY-SA 2.0) by James Willamor

Best category: Affordability at 73.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 56.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.8% — 16th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.2% — 16th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,785,497 — 64.8% of all households

32. Indiana: 62.02 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 79.9 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 54.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.6% — 19th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.2% — 17th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,740,106 — 63.8% of all households

31. Rhode Island: 63.62 (on 40-85 scale)

Newport Rhode Island Aerial View by MVASCO

Newport Rhode Island Aerial View (BY-SA 3.0) by MVASCO

Best category: Health & Safety at 78.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 47.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.8% — 17th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.5% — 21st lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 266,935 — 59.8% of all households

30. Hawaii: 64.02 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Health & Safety at 76.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Affordability at 40.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.2% — 10th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.9% — 14th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 335,052 — 67.7% of all households

29. Idaho: 64.1 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: socioeconomics at 71.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 60.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.7% — 15th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.0% — 19th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 491,073 — 68.5% of all households

28. Oregon: 64.41 (on 40-85 scale)

Nature - Mt Hood, Oregon (BY-SA 2.0) by Trodel

Best category: Health & Safety at 67.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 60.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.1% — 25th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.6% — 23rd highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,041,083 — 60.3% of all households

27. Michigan: 64.83 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 82.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 54.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 13.4% — 13th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.8% — 21st highest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,548,560 — 62.3% of all households

26. Delaware: 64.89 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 73.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 58.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.4% — 3rd lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.0% — 20th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 263,885 — 65.6% of all households

25. Illinois: 64.94 (on 40-85 scale)

Chicago, Illinois, USA (BY-SA 2.0) by pom'.

Best category: Affordability at 84.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 54.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.9% — 24th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.4% — 19th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 3,137,923 — 62.1% of all households

24. Ohio: 64.99 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 84.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 57.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 13.4% — 12th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.8% — 22nd highest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,983,145 — 61.2% of all households

23. Missouri: 65.16 (on 40-85 scale)

Downtown Kansas City Missouri by StuSeeger

Downtown Kansas City Missouri (BY 2.0) by StuSeeger

Best category: Affordability at 80.9 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 58.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 13.2% — 15th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.6% — 24th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,569,735 — 62.2% of all households

22. Washington: 65.28 (on 40-85 scale)

Space Needle - Seattle, Washington by Dougtone

Space Needle - Seattle, Washington (BY-SA 2.0) by Dougtone

Best category: Health & Safety at 66.9 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 63.4 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.0% — 9th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.2% — 17th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,935,445 — 62.8% of all households

21. New York: 65.33 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 81.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 49.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 14.3% — 9th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 87.9% — 6th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 4,738,232 — 60.9% of all households

20. Colorado: 65.65 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: socioeconomics at 69.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Affordability at 59.4 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.4% — 4th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.0% — 12th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,464,182 — 61.4% of all households

19. Montana: 65.8 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: socioeconomics at 74.4 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 57.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.1% — 24th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 94.0% — 4th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 282,216 — 60.8% of all households

18. New Jersey: 65.96 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Health & Safety at 70.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: socioeconomics at 58.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.7% — 7th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 90.7% — 22nd lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,378,459 — 67.6% of all households

17. Virginia: 67.62 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: socioeconomics at 70.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 64.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.6% — 13th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.5% — 25th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 2,191,916 — 64.8% of all households

16. Connecticut: 68.77 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 78.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 60.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.8% — 8th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.5% — 25th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 902,539 — 63.0% of all households

15. Maryland: 68.99 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Education & Childcare at 73.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 66.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.6% — 5th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.4% — 24th lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,546,282 — 65.1% of all households

14. Kansas: 69.06 (on 40-85 scale)

Kansas summer wheat field and storm by US Department of State

Kansas summer wheat field and storm (BY 2.0) by US Department of State

Best category: Affordability at 79.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 59.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.0% — 25th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.1% — 18th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 740,407 — 63.0% of all households

13. Wyoming: 69.22 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 77.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 63.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.8% — 22nd lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.7% — 7th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 153,365 — 63.0% of all households

12. Nebraska: 70.64 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 78.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 62.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.2% — 20th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.8% — 15th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 501,595 — 62.5% of all households

11. Wisconsin: 71.23 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: socioeconomics at 79.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 58.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.7% — 14th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.5% — 8th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,511,105 — 60.7% of all households

10. Pennsylvania: 71.26 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 81.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 65.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.8% — 23rd lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 92.2% — 16th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 3,294,814 — 62.2% of all households

9. Utah: 71.31 (on 40-85 scale)

Delicate Arch, Utah (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Pedro Szekely

Best category: Education & Childcare at 85.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Affordability at 58.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 8.2% — 2nd lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.0% — 13th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 830,599 — 73.5% of all households

8. Maine: 71.38 (on 40-85 scale)

Portland, Maine (BY 2.0) by Me in ME

Best category: Health & Safety at 77.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 62.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.8% — 16th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 94.6% — 2nd highest
No. of family households, 2022: 370,935 — 61.3% of all households

7. Iowa: 71.63 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 83.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 61.2 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.0% — 18th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.5% — 9th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 821,960 — 61.8% of all households

6. South Dakota: 72.07 (on 40-85 scale)

Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Park in South Dakota with American flag in background. Sculptures of former U.S. presidents; George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. (Shutterstock.com) by visionteller

Best category: socioeconomics at 84.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Health & Safety at 58.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 12.5% — 20th highest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.2% — 11th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 224,853 — 61.1% of all households

5. New Hampshire: 74.25 (on 40-85 scale)

New hampshire in autumn (BY-SA 3.0) by Someone35

Best category: socioeconomics at 80.6 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 67.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 7.2% — the lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 94.5% — 3rd highest
No. of family households, 2022: 358,120 — 64.3% of all households

4. Minnesota: 75.29 (on 40-85 scale)

Minneapolis, Minnesota (BY-SA 2.0) by Dougtone

Best category: socioeconomics at 83.5 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 67.1 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 9.6% — 6th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 94.0% — 5th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,456,312 — 62.7% of all households

3. North Dakota: 75.75 (on 40-85 scale)

Best category: Affordability at 85.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 65.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 11.5% — 21st lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 93.9% — 6th highest
No. of family households, 2022: 193,761 — 58.5% of all households

2. Vermont: 76.54 (on 40-85 scale)

Burlington, Vermont (BY-SA 2.0) by Jared and Corin

Best category: Health & Safety at 85.0 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Education & Childcare at 65.7 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.4% — 12th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 95.0% — the highest
No. of family households, 2022: 164,496 — 59.4% of all households

1. Massachusetts: 77.14 (on 40-85 scale)

The Massachusetts State House (1798) (1 of 2) by Tony Fischer Photography

The Massachusetts State House (1798) (1 of 2) (BY 2.0) by Tony Fischer Photography

Best category: Health & Safety at 82.3 (on 40-85 scale)
Worst category: Affordability at 72.8 (on 40-85 scale)
Poverty rate, 2022: 10.4% — 11th lowest
High school attainment rate, 2022: 91.3% — 23rd lowest
No. of family households, 2022: 1,724,355 — 61.6% of all households

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Melly initially wrote about general stock market and economics news before becoming a specialist, covering the pharmaceutical beat for Daily Finance. Several of her articles have been cited in papers published in Cornell University Press, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and others.

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50. Nevada: 49.57 (on 40-85 scale)

49. Louisiana: 52.37 (on 40-85 scale)

48. Mississippi: 52.59 (on 40-85 scale)

47. California: 53.87 (on 40-85 scale)

46. Arkansas: 55.1 (on 40-85 scale)

45. New Mexico: 55.8 (on 40-85 scale)

44. Texas: 56.04 (on 40-85 scale)

43. South Carolina: 56.31 (on 40-85 scale)

42. Arizona: 56.74 (on 40-85 scale)

41. Alabama: 57.02 (on 40-85 scale)

40. West Virginia: 57.15 (on 40-85 scale)

39. Oklahoma: 57.48 (on 40-85 scale)

38. Kentucky: 58.32 (on 40-85 scale)

37. Florida: 58.38 (on 40-85 scale)

36. Tennessee: 59.16 (on 40-85 scale)

35. Georgia: 59.77 (on 40-85 scale)

34. Alaska: 60.88 (on 40-85 scale)

33. North Carolina: 61.6 (on 40-85 scale)

32. Indiana: 62.02 (on 40-85 scale)

31. Rhode Island: 63.62 (on 40-85 scale)

30. Hawaii: 64.02 (on 40-85 scale)

29. Idaho: 64.1 (on 40-85 scale)

28. Oregon: 64.41 (on 40-85 scale)

27. Michigan: 64.83 (on 40-85 scale)

26. Delaware: 64.89 (on 40-85 scale)

25. Illinois: 64.94 (on 40-85 scale)

24. Ohio: 64.99 (on 40-85 scale)

23. Missouri: 65.16 (on 40-85 scale)

22. Washington: 65.28 (on 40-85 scale)

21. New York: 65.33 (on 40-85 scale)

20. Colorado: 65.65 (on 40-85 scale)

19. Montana: 65.8 (on 40-85 scale)

18. New Jersey: 65.96 (on 40-85 scale)

17. Virginia: 67.62 (on 40-85 scale)

16. Connecticut: 68.77 (on 40-85 scale)

15. Maryland: 68.99 (on 40-85 scale)

14. Kansas: 69.06 (on 40-85 scale)

13. Wyoming: 69.22 (on 40-85 scale)

12. Nebraska: 70.64 (on 40-85 scale)

11. Wisconsin: 71.23 (on 40-85 scale)

10. Pennsylvania: 71.26 (on 40-85 scale)

9. Utah: 71.31 (on 40-85 scale)

8. Maine: 71.38 (on 40-85 scale)

7. Iowa: 71.63 (on 40-85 scale)

6. South Dakota: 72.07 (on 40-85 scale)

5. New Hampshire: 74.25 (on 40-85 scale)

4. Minnesota: 75.29 (on 40-85 scale)

3. North Dakota: 75.75 (on 40-85 scale)

2. Vermont: 76.54 (on 40-85 scale)

1. Massachusetts: 77.14 (on 40-85 scale)

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