2007 MOST LIVABLE STATE
Ranked by Morgan Quitno Press
("1" is Most Livable, "50" is Not)
 

2007 RANK	STATE	LIVABILITY RATING	2006 RANK	CHANGE
1	New Hampshire	34.66	1	0
2	Minnesota	33.32	2	0
3	Wyoming	32.86	6	3
4	Utah	32.05	11	7
5	New Jersey	31.16	5	0
6	Iowa	30.84	3	-3
7	Vermont	30.41	4	-3
8	Massachusetts	30.30	7	-1
9	South Dakota	29.95	13	4
10	Connecticut	29.86	10	0
11	Nebraska	29.84	9	-2
12	Virginia	29.68	8	-4
13	North Dakota	29.32	12	-1
14	Idaho	28.89	18	4
15	Maryland	28.82	16	1
16	Maine	28.27	17	1
17	Kansas	28.00	15	-2
18	Colorado	27.36	20	2
19	Hawaii	26.73	22	3
20	Wisconsin	26.09	14	-6
21	Delaware	25.98	18	-3
22	Montana	25.82	21	-1
23	Oregon	25.77	33	10
24	Alaska	25.75	23	-1
25	Nevada	25.70	24	-1
26	Illinois	25.36	28	2
27	Florida	25.27	31	4
28	Rhode Island	25.05	26	-2
29	New York	25.02	32	3
30	California	24.61	34	4
31	Washington	24.34	25	-6
32	Arizona	24.16	29	-3
33	Pennsylvania	23.70	30	-3
34	Missouri	23.18	27	-7
35	Indiana	22.91	36	1
36	Ohio	22.30	37	1
37	New Mexico	22.02	41	4
38	Michigan	22.00	35	-3
39	Texas	21.55	41	2
40	Oklahoma	21.30	43	3
41	Georgia	21.09	38	-3
42	Alabama	20.86	39	-3
42	North Carolina	20.86	40	-2
44	Tennessee	20.11	45	1
45	West Virginia	18.93	44	-1
46	South Carolina	18.84	46	0
47	Kentucky	18.66	47	0
48	Arkansas	18.59	48	0
49	Louisiana	18.39	50	1
50	Mississippi	15.86	49	-1