Brutal Ranking: Michigan Named One of Nation’s Worst States

Yikes. This is not a good look for the Great Lakes State. According to a new study, Michigan is among the worst states in the nation.

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Each year, U.S. News and World Report releases its ranking of the best states in the U.S. The publication takes into account thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. U.S. News considers things like health care, education, a state's economy, roads, infrastructure, pubic safety, natural environment, and more.

And well, Michigan didn't fair so well. It actually fell one spot from last year.

What's the best state in the U.S. according to U.S. News and World Report? Utah, for the third year in a row. What makes Utah so great? The study finds it No. 1 in fiscal stability, No. 3 in economy, and No. 3 in infrastructure. Now before Utah gets all full of itself, it did NOT score highly in natural environment, coming in wayyyy down at the bottom of the list at No. 48.

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Michigan did beat out Utah in that category, coming in at No. 32. Which doesn't seem right to me at all. Michigan is gorgeous! Have they heard about the Great Lakes?? How about sand dunes? Lush forests? Waterfalls?

Anyway, overall U.S. News and World Report ranks Michigan as the No. 43 state in the country in 2025. In other words, the 8th worst state. Michigan's lowest score was in education and its highest scores were in healthcare and opportunity.

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Here are Michigan's scores in each category:

• Crime and corrections: No. 39
• Economy: No. 33
• Education: No. 45
• Fiscal stability: No. 38
• Health care: No. 22
• Infrastructure: No. 44
• Natural environment: No. 32
• Opportunity: No. 33

The worst state in the U.S.? Same as last year, U.S. News says it's Louisiana.

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Here's the rest of their picks for the worst states in America.

1. Louisiana
2. Alaska
3. Mississippi
4. New Mexico
5. West Virginia
6. Alabama
7. Arkansas
8. Michigan
9. Oklahoma
10. Pennsylvania

.Dang. Hopefully next year Michigan can at least make it out of the bottom ten?