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Disability Benefits by State

North Dakota has the highest Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score in 2024 (61.84), followed by Wisconsin (57.05) and Iowa (56.85). Mississippi has the lowest (36.67).

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Year 202451 of 51 states
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Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score, 2024

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
50.95
Middle half 47.48 – 54.29
Average
50.35
51 states
Highest
61.84
North Dakota
Lowest
36.67
Mississippi

Data

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51 states · # = rank by Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score
#
1North Dakota61.841st4th35th27th
2Wisconsin57.0517th20th14th10th
3Iowa56.8512th16th34th11th
4Massachusetts56.7424th32nd3rd7th
5Indiana56.4514th14th29th24th
6Pennsylvania56.3641st17th1st17th
7Utah56.142nd36th17th23rd
8Maryland56.028th43rd20th3rd
9Delaware55.97th44th15th2nd
10New York55.2935th27th5th14th
11Ohio55.0746th8th9th13th
12Illinois54.4532nd25th8th15th
13Vermont54.4216th23rd12th27th
14Washington54.1511th39th10th22nd
15West Virginia53.2249th2nd38th6th
16Nebraska53.193rd29th13th48th
17District of Columbia53.0720th37th6th24th
18Oregon52.3940th33rd2nd18th
19South Dakota51.715th5th40th49th
20Maine51.4826th15th37th19th
21Montana51.321st21st22nd37th
22Rhode Island51.2530th24th19th21st
23Kansas51.15th21st44th40th
24New Hampshire51.0410th47th45th1st
25Missouri50.9836th12th30th30th
26Kentucky50.9544th10th42nd4th
27Colorado50.9212th47th23rd12th
28Connecticut50.8931st41st20th5th
29Minnesota50.4919th45th17th7th
30Hawaii50.484th46th25th26th
31Wyoming50.449th18th46th35th
32Michigan49.8850th19th10th9th
33New Jersey49.6527th49th3rd15th
34Alaska49.1432nd28th28th19th
35Virginia49.076th50th15th33rd
36New Mexico48.5947th1st26th50th
37Oklahoma48.4537th3rd43rd45th
38Tennessee47.8222nd10th47th44th
39Louisiana47.1448th6th33rd38th
40Florida45.5838th35th26th32nd
41Arkansas45.0541st7th48th42nd
42Nevada44.7427th42nd24th36th
43Arizona44.2427th40th32nd33rd
44South Carolina44.1524th26th49th30th
45Idaho43.7218th31st41st47th
46Georgia43.6134th33rd36th41st
47California43.139th51st7th42nd
48Alabama42.3244th9th50th39th
49North Carolina42.2143rd30th39th27th
50Texas41.2623rd37th31st51st
51Mississippi36.6751st13th51st46th

What correlates with Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score (2024)?

Pearson r against 2,092 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Heating Degree Days per YearClimate by State (1991–2020 Averages)
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 48
    Plot
  2. % ShelteredHomeless Population by State
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. Average IQ ScoreAverage IQ by State
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Total ScoreBest States to Raise a Family
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Road Safety Rank WalletHubSafest States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  6. Overall Homelessness Help ScoreBest States to Be Homeless
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 50
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Cost-Prohibited CareHealth Care Costs by State
    r = −0.68 · strong · n = 49
    Plot
  2. % of Homeless Who Are UnshelteredHomeless Population by State
    r = −0.68 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. WeatherPension-Friendly States
    r = −0.67 · strong · n = 49
    Plot
  4. Outdoor Allergy Tree Pollen ScoreAllergy-Friendly States
    r = −0.67 · strong · n = 48
    Plot
  5. Estiamted Incidents per 100k PopSnake Bite Statistics by State
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 48
    Plot
  6. # of Snake SpeciesSnake Population by State
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 49
    Plot

Quick answers

Which state has the highest Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score?
North Dakota has the highest Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score in 2024, at 61.84, followed by Wisconsin (57.05) and Iowa (56.85).
Which state has the lowest Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score?
Mississippi has the lowest Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score in 2024, at 36.67.
What is the median Best States for Living with a Disability - Total Score across US states?
The median is 50.95 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
Where does this disability benefits by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Best States for Living With a Disability- Policy Genius.