The list ranks states’ efforts to keep senior citizens healthy, financially secure and involved in their communities. To compile the ranking, U.S. News calculated a composite rating for each state based on 12 factors, including life expectancy at age 65, the amount of nursing homes in the state with at least four stars from CMS and the number of elderly residents with a dedicated primary care physician.
U.S. News used data from the CDC, CMS, Genworth Cost of Care Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and United Health Foundation to compile the rankings.
Here are the best states for aging, as ranked by U.S. News.
- Colorado
- Maine
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Florida
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- Nebraska
- Michigan
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Delaware
- Connecticut
- North Dakota
- California
- Rhode Island
- Utah
- Arizona
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Maryland
- Montana
- Oregon
- Illinois
- South Carolina
- Nevada
- Virginia
- Indiana
- New Mexico
- New York
- Wyoming
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
- Oklahoma
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Alaska
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