CALIFORNIA Ranked Worst State In America For Quality Of Life * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Patty McMurray

Stop bragging about your beaches, mountains and culture, Californians. The latest study by U.S. News editors say all those amenities add up to nothing short of the worst “quality of life” in the United States.

The annual Best States ranking was part of a study that scored all 50 states across eight categories: health care, education, economy, opportunity, infrastructure, crime and corrections, fiscal stability, and quality of life.

More weight was given to scores in categories that, based on a survey, “mattered most to people.”

Due to that factor, health care and education were weighted the heaviest (16 percent), followed by state economies (14 percent), citizen opportunities (13 percent), and then infrastructure, crime and corrections, fiscal stability and quality of life. The data was derived from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company‘s Leading States Index.

The video below exposes the out-of-control homeless situation in the Democratic-run state of California. When 23% of your population is homeless, residents in the state of California shouldn’t be shocked when their state is ranked dead last when it comes to the resident’s quality of life.

“This explains why Iowa, ranking No. 1 in infrastructure and No. 3 in health care, occupies the overall No. 1 spot in the Best States rankings,” as U.S. News writes. “And it explains why Minnesota, ranking No. 2 in quality of life and No. 3 in opportunity for its citizens, ranks No. 2 overall in the Best States rankings.” – KCRA

In calculating the rankings, each of the eight categories was assigned weightings based on the average of two years of data from an annual national survey that asked a total of more than 30,000 people to prioritize each subject in their state:

Health Care: 16.1 percent
Education: 15.5 percent
Economy: 14.4 percent
Opportunity: 13.4 percent
Infrastructure: 12.5 percent
Crime & Corrections: 10.6 percent
Fiscal Stability: 9.5 percent
Quality of Life: 8.1 percent

Best States for Quality of Life

#1 North Dakota

#2 Minnesota

#3 Wisconsin

#4 New Hampshire

#5 South Dakota

#6 Mississippi

#7 Arkansas

#8 New Mexico

#9 Iowa

#10 Colorado

#11 Wyoming

#12 Maine

#13 Montana

#14 Nebraska

#15 Missouri

#16 Kansas

#17 Oklahoma

#18 Oregon

#19 Alaska

#20 Idaho

#21 Washington

#22 Utah

#23 Rhode Island

#24 Delaware

#25 Massachusetts

#26 Vermont

#27 Kentucky

#28 Tennessee

#29 Michigan

#30 South Carolina

#31 Maryland

#32 Georgia

#33 Florida

#34 North Carolina

#35 Alabama

#36 Hawaii

#37 New York

#38 Connecticut

#39 Arizona

#40 Ohio

#41 Virginia

#42 Louisiana

#43 Nevada

#44 Pennsylvania

#45 West Virginia

#46 Texas

#47 Illinois

#48 Indiana

#49 New Jersey

#50 California

US News– In addition to a healthy environment, a person’s quality of life is largely a result of their interactions with those around them. Studies show that when people feel socially supported, they experience greater happiness, as well as physical and mental health.

North Dakota and Minnesota are the most effective at promoting their citizens’ well-being by providing both a healthy environment and a sense of social connectedness. Other top states include Wisconsin, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Mississippi.