Road Quality by State
New Mexico has the highest Road Quality Score in 2026 (85.54), followed by Mississippi (85.36) and Rhode Island (80.29). Indiana has the lowest (7.97).
Road Quality Score, 2026
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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.
Data
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| 1 |  New Mexico | 85.54 | 1st | — |
| 2 |  Mississippi | 85.36 | 2nd | — |
| 3 |  Rhode Island | 80.29 | 3rd | 2 |
| 4 |  Hawaii | 78.88 | 4th | -1 |
| 5 |  Oklahoma | 69.05 | 5th | 29 |
| 6 |  Washington | 67.11 | 6th | 1 |
| 7 |  Louisiana | 66.71 | 7th | -3 |
| 8 |  California | 64.85 | 8th | 9 |
| 9 |  Arizona | 64.75 | 9th | 4 |
| 10 |  Colorado | 61.2 | 10th | -1 |
| 11 |  Pennsylvania | 61.15 | 11th | 4 |
| 12 |  Missouri | 58.86 | 12th | -6 |
| 13 |  Texas | 58.84 | 13th | -3 |
| 14 |  Wisconsin | 58.77 | 14th | -6 |
| 15 |  Alaska | 55.74 | 15th | -4 |
| 16 |  Connecticut | 54.06 | 16th | -4 |
| 17 |  South Carolina | 50.88 | 17th | -1 |
| 18 |  Montana | 47.76 | 18th | — |
| 19 |  Illinois | 43.12 | 19th | — |
| 20 |  North Dakota | 40.45 | 20th | 5 |
| 21 |  Maryland | 40.29 | 21st | — |
| 22 |  New York | 39.74 | 22nd | — |
| 23 |  Arkansas | 38.68 | 23rd | 9 |
| 24 |  Nebraska | 37.02 | 24th | 2 |
| 25 |  Michigan | 35.66 | 25th | 2 |
| 26 |  Nevada | 35.2 | 26th | -2 |
| 27 |  Oregon | 34.66 | 27th | 2 |
| 28 |  North Carolina | 33.7 | 28th | 9 |
| 29 |  Virginia | 33.36 | 29th | -6 |
| 30 |  Maine | 32.39 | 30th | -10 |
| 31 |  Kentucky | 32.15 | 31st | 2 |
| 32 |  New Hampshire | 31.68 | 32nd | -1 |
| 33 |  West Virginia | 31.12 | 33rd | 6 |
| 34 |  Iowa | 29.26 | 34th | 8 |
| 35 |  Ohio | 27.84 | 35th | — |
| 36 |  Delaware | 27.03 | 36th | -6 |
| 37 |  Idaho | 26.31 | 37th | 11 |
| 38 |  Florida | 23.27 | 38th | -2 |
| 39 |  South Dakota | 23.16 | 39th | -25 |
| 40 |  Massachusetts | 22.82 | 40th | -2 |
| 41 |  Wyoming | 22.48 | 41st | 2 |
| 42 |  Tennessee | 22.15 | 42nd | 3 |
| 43 |  Alabama | 21.03 | 43rd | 6 |
| 44 |  Utah | 21.01 | 44th | -16 |
| 45 |  New Jersey | 20.75 | 45th | -4 |
| 46 |  Kansas | 15.83 | 46th | — |
| 47 |  Georgia | 15.19 | 47th | -7 |
| 48 |  Vermont | 14.73 | 48th | -4 |
| 49 |  Minnesota | 13.32 | 49th | -2 |
| 50 |  Indiana | 7.97 | 50th | — |
What correlates with Road Quality Score (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,107 other state metrics sharing at least 30 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 Road Quality Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Road Quality Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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- Most & Least Intelligent States Index (Guru99)Dumbest States in the United StatesPlotr = −0.49 · moderate · n = 30
- Road Safety Rank WalletHubSafest States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.49 · moderate · n = 50
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Road Quality Score?
- New Mexico has the highest Road Quality Score in 2026, at 85.54, followed by Mississippi (85.36) and Rhode Island (80.29).
- Which state has the lowest Road Quality Score?
- Indiana has the lowest Road Quality Score in 2026, at 7.97.
- What is the median Road Quality Score across US states?
- The median is 35.43 across the 50 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this road quality by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2023 U.S. Road Conditions By State - Consumer Affairs.