Most developed state in the USA by HDI (2024)

Human Development Index also known as HDI for short is the ranking of regions by 3 major factors which are: life expectancy, education, and per capita income. The higher the life expectancy, education, and per capita income of a region are, the higher the ranking.

Below is the ranking of each state of the United States of America by Human Development Index as rated by the United Nation. Massachusetts is the most developed state in the U.S. while Mississippi is the least developed state by HDI.

Rank	State	HDI (2019)
1	Massachusetts	0.956
2	Connecticut	0.954
3	Minnesota	0.953
4	New Jersey	0.948
4	New Hampshire	0.948
4	Colorado	0.948
7	North Dakota	0.946
7	Washington	0.946
9	Hawaii	0.945
10	New York	0.944
11	Maryland	0.941
12	Vermont	0.940
13	Nebraska	0.939
14	Wyoming	0.938
15	Alaska	0.936
15	California	0.936
15	Delaware	0.936
15	Oregon	0.936
15	Virginia	0.936
20	Iowa	0.935
20	Utah	0.935
22	Illinois	0.934
22	Wisconsin	0.934
24	South Dakota	0.932
25	Rhode Island	0.930
26	Pennsylvania	0.928
27	Kansas	0.927
28	Maine	0.922
29	Montana	0.921
30	Ohio	0.919
31	Michigan	0.918
32	Texas	0.917
33	Florida	0.916
34	Arizona	0.913
34	Missouri	0.913
36	Idaho	0.912
36	Indiana	0.912
36	North Carolina	0.912
39	Georgia	0.910
40	Nevada	0.909
41	New Mexico	0.906
42	Oklahoma	0.901
42	Tennessee	0.901
44	South Carolina	0.898
45	Louisiana	0.893
46	Kentucky	0.890
47	Arkansas	0.886
47	Alabama	0.886
49	West Virginia	0.882
50	Mississippi	0.871

Here are some stats for the District of Columbia and other territories.

• District of Columbia has an HDI of 0.946 which would place it 7 on the list
• Guam has an HDI of 0.901 which would place it at 42 on the list
• U.S. Virgin Islands has an HDI of 0.892 which would place it 46 on the list
• Northern Mariana Islands has an HDI of 0.875 which would place it 50 on the list
• Puerto Rico has an HDI of 0.845 which would place it 52 on the table
• American Samoa has an HDI of 0.827 which would place it 53 on the table

The U.S. average is 0.926 which places it 28 on the table.