Retirement by State
A composite score for comparing states to retire in.
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Florida
Retirement Score:
79.6
Wyoming
Retirement Score:
73.8
Mississippi
Retirement Score:
71.3
Kentucky
Retirement Score:
70.3
Alabama
Retirement Score:
69.9
Arizona
Retirement Score:
69.4
North Carolina
Retirement Score:
69.3
West Virginia
Retirement Score:
69.1
Virginia
Retirement Score:
68.9
Georgia
Retirement Score:
68.8
Texas
Retirement Score:
68.4
Utah
Retirement Score:
68.3
Idaho
Retirement Score:
68.2
Indiana
Retirement Score:
68.1
Washington
Retirement Score:
68.1
South Dakota
Retirement Score:
67.6
North Dakota
Retirement Score:
67.4
Tennessee
Retirement Score:
66.6
Arkansas
Retirement Score:
66.5
Nevada
Retirement Score:
66.2
South Carolina
Retirement Score:
66.2
Oklahoma
Retirement Score:
66.1
Louisiana
Retirement Score:
66
Delaware
Retirement Score:
65.3
Pennsylvania
Retirement Score:
64.9
New Hampshire
Retirement Score:
64.5
Ohio
Retirement Score:
64.3
Iowa
Retirement Score:
64.1
Kansas
Retirement Score:
63.9
Nebraska
Retirement Score:
63.9
Missouri
Retirement Score:
63.7
Colorado
Retirement Score:
63.3
Rhode Island
Retirement Score:
62.5
Maine
Retirement Score:
62.4
Connecticut
Retirement Score:
60.9
Michigan
Retirement Score:
60.3
Minnesota
Retirement Score:
59.7
Oregon
Retirement Score:
59.2
Montana
Retirement Score:
58.9
Wisconsin
Retirement Score:
58.8
Maryland
Retirement Score:
58.5
Hawaii
Retirement Score:
57.4
Illinois
Retirement Score:
57.3
Vermont
Retirement Score:
57.1
Massachusetts
Retirement Score:
56.2
New Mexico
Retirement Score:
56
New Jersey
Retirement Score:
51.3
New York
Retirement Score:
49
Alaska
Retirement Score:
47.7
California
Retirement Score:
47
District of Columbia
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|
Rank
|
State
|
Retirement Score
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida
|
79.60 |
| 2 |
Wyoming
|
73.80 |
| 3 |
Mississippi
|
71.30 |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
70.30 |
| 5 |
Alabama
|
69.90 |
| 6 |
Arizona
|
69.40 |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
69.30 |
| 8 |
West Virginia
|
69.10 |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
68.90 |
| 10 |
Georgia
|
68.80 |
| 11 |
Texas
|
68.40 |
| 12 |
Utah
|
68.30 |
| 13 |
Idaho
|
68.20 |
| 14 |
Indiana
|
68.10 |
| 15 |
Washington
|
68.10 |
| 16 |
South Dakota
|
67.60 |
| 17 |
North Dakota
|
67.40 |
| 18 |
Tennessee
|
66.60 |
| 19 |
Arkansas
|
66.50 |
| 20 |
Nevada
|
66.20 |
| 21 |
South Carolina
|
66.20 |
| 22 |
Oklahoma
|
66.10 |
| 23 |
Louisiana
|
66 |
| 24 |
Delaware
|
65.30 |
| 25 |
Pennsylvania
|
64.90 |
| 26 |
New Hampshire
|
64.50 |
| 27 |
Ohio
|
64.30 |
| 28 |
Iowa
|
64.10 |
| 29 |
Kansas
|
63.90 |
| 30 |
Nebraska
|
63.90 |
| 31 |
Missouri
|
63.70 |
| 32 |
Colorado
|
63.30 |
| 33 |
Rhode Island
|
62.50 |
| 34 |
Maine
|
62.40 |
| 35 |
Connecticut
|
60.90 |
| 36 |
Michigan
|
60.30 |
| 37 |
Minnesota
|
59.70 |
| 38 |
Oregon
|
59.20 |
| 39 |
Montana
|
58.90 |
| 40 |
Wisconsin
|
58.80 |
| 41 |
Maryland
|
58.50 |
| 42 |
Hawaii
|
57.40 |
| 43 |
Illinois
|
57.30 |
| 44 |
Vermont
|
57.10 |
| 45 |
Massachusetts
|
56.20 |
| 46 |
New Mexico
|
56 |
| 47 |
New Jersey
|
51.30 |
| 48 |
New York
|
49 |
| 49 |
Alaska
|
47.70 |
| 50 |
California
|
47 |
| 51 |
District of Columbia
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Florida has the highest retirement score at 79.6. California has the lowest, at 47.0.