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HOPE includes six socioeconomic indicators reflecting systemic factors that promote or constrain opportunities to enjoy good health. These indicators broadly measure financial, educational, and occupational conditions influencing the health and social mobility people can achieve.
Domain Summary Score
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The domain summary score is an average of each state’s indicator scores within the domain. It measures how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state (Racial Inequity). Domain summary scores can range from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating better combined performance.

Washington

76

Wyoming

65

Wisconsin

67

Virginia

87

West Virginia

31

Vermont

76

Utah

73

South Carolina

63

Texas

66

Tennessee

66

South Dakota

59

Rhode Island

49

Oregon

69

New Hampshire

87

Pennsylvania

49

Oklahoma

63

Ohio

69

North Dakota

73

North Carolina

65

New York

62

New Mexico

53

New Jersey

66

Nevada

56

Mississippi

50

Nebraska

64

Montana

57

Missouri

76

Minnesota

64

Michigan

74

Massachusetts

59

Louisiana

54

Maryland

84

Maine

80

Kentucky

67

Iowa

66

Kansas

83

Idaho

69

Illinois

66

Indiana

67

Hawaii

66

Colorado

70

Georgia

65

Florida

64

33

Delaware

35

Connecticut

67

California

59

Arkansas

60

Arizona

56

Alabama

63

Alaska

62

Domain Summary
Regional Patterns
Each region has at least one state among the top ten performing states on social and economic factors, with three states each from the Northeast and the Midwest regions. Of the bottom ten performing states, five are in the South and three are in the West.

Top 10 Performing States

  1. New Hampshire
  2. Virginia
  3. Maryland
  4. Kansas
  5. Maine
  6. Washington
  7. Vermont
  8. Missouri
  9. Michigan
  10. Utah/North Dakota

Top Takeaways

The top five performing states are generally closer to the HOPE goals for social and economic factors. In some cases, these states also have lower levels of racial/ethnic inequity.

  • All five top performing states have higher levels of post-secondary education, and very low or below average inequities compared to other states on this measure.
  • Important variations also exist across states. For example, whereas Wyoming and New Hampshire have small distances to go to achieve the employment goal, racial/ethnic inequities are at or above average, with Black and American Indian/Alaska Native groups faring poorly across these states, respectively.

Bottom 10 Performing States

  1. West Virginia
  2. District of Columbia
  3. Delaware
  4. Pennsylvania
  5. Rhode Island
  6. Mississippi
  7. New Mexico
  8. Louisiana
  9. Arizona
  10. Nevada

Top Takeaways

The bottom performing states are farther from the HOPE goals and/or have above average levels of racial/ethnic inequity across social and economic measures.

  • For example, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota all have above average or high levels of racial/ethnic inequities in employment and livable income. Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, in particular, across these states face the greatest inequities.
  • While racial/ethnic inequities in social and economic factors may seem lower in Mississippi, the reality is that all populations are faring very poorly on measures of employment, income and education.
*The six indicators in this domain include: Employment, Livable Income, Post-Secondary Education, Affordable Housing, Youth in School or Working, and Preschool Enrollment. The Youth in School or Working and Preschool Enrollment indicators are not included because state level data could not be analyzed by race and ethnicity. The data can be downloaded from the Resource section of the website.
Health Outcomes
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Social & Economic Factors
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Community & Safety Factors
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Poverty Concentration
Low Robery
Low Sexual Assault
Physical Environment
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Health Care
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Health Care Provider
Adult Health Status
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