USNWR: Best States? Hawaii Ranks 27th

From US News & World Report, October, 2017

Health Care NATIONAL RANK #1

• Health Care Access#2
• Adult Dental Visits#6
• Adult Wellness Visits#30
• Child Dental Visits#5
• Child Wellness Visits#7
• Health Care Affordability#5
• Health Insurance Enrollment#3
• Public Health#1
• Low Infant Mortality Rate#6
• Low Mortality Rate#1
• Low Obesity Rate#2
• Low Smoking Rate#8
• Low Suicide Rate#23
• Mental Health#3
• Health Care Quality#3
• Fewest Hospital Readmissions#3
• Fewest Nursing Home Citations#32
• Medicare Quality#17

Education NATIONAL RANK  #36

• Higher Education#24
• 2-Year College Grad. Rate#34
• 4-Year College Grad. Rate#40
• Educational Attainment#13
• Low Debt at Graduation#9
• Tuition and Fees#30
• Pre-K - 12#40
• College Readiness#47
• High School Grad. Rate#30
• NAEP Math Scores#35
• NAEP Reading Scores#47
• Pre-K Quality#12
• Preschool Enrollment#25
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Crime & Corrections NATIONAL RANK #38

• Corrections#5
• Change in Incarceration Rate#8
• Equality in Juvenile Jailing#1
• Least Juvenile Incarceration#2
• Low Incarceration Rate#11
• Low Prison Overpopulation#40
• Parole Completion#39
• Public Safety#43
• Low Property Crime Rate#50
• Low Violent Crime Rate#20
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Infrastructure NATIONAL RANK #48

• Transportation#34
• Bridge Quality#10
• Commute Time#41
• Public Transit Usage#6
• Road Quality#46
• Energy#49
• Electricity Price#50
• Power Grid Reliability#1
• Renewable Energy Usage#19
• Internet Access#37
• Households With Internet Access#5
• Online Download Speed#50
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Opportunity NATIONAL RANK #13

• Economic Opportunity#2
• Gini Index#3
• Household Income#2
• Low Food Insecurity#19
• Low Poverty Rate#7
• Equality#2
• Disability Employment Rate#43
• Education Equality by Race#21
• Employment Equality by Race#20
• Gender Equality#5
• Racial Gap in Income#3
• Affordability#50
• Cost of Living#50
• Housing Affordability#50
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Economy NATIONAL RANK #22

• Growth#16
• GDP Growth#31
• Growth of Young Population#6
• Net Migration#20
• Employment#11
• Job Growth#20
• Labor Force Participation#36
• Low Unemployment Rate#5
• Business Environment#45
• Entrepreneurship#37
• Patent Creation#45
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Government NATIONAL RANK #33

• Fiscal Stability#41
• Government Budget Balancing#43
• Government Credit Rating#16
• Pension Fund Liability#43
• Government Digitalization#21
• Budget Transparency#45
• State Integrity#4

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News Release: HAWAI‘I RANKS THIRD IN NATION IN U.S. NEWS’ BEST STATES FOR AGING RANKING