Feeling Safe in Your State?

The web site wallethub.com claims to offer information and advice on financial matters such as how to choose the best credit card for your purposes, calculators for mortgages, student loans, free credit reports and other consumer financial products. They recently published a report ranking the states according to their overall safety. The grading was based on five factors: 1) Personal & Residential Safety, 2) Financial Safety, 3) Road Safety, 4) Workplace Safety, and 5) Emergency Preparedness. States are ranked not just on inherent dangers, but also how effective the states are in dealing with them.


The overall safest state, according to their research, is Vermont.
The best and worst states may not surprise you. You are most likely to meet your demise by automobile in South Carolina. Your chances of a fatal on-the-job injury are greatest in Alaska and Wyoming. Texas has the highest percentage of its population without health insurance – Massachusetts has the least. Roll your cursor on the map below to see rankings.

Source: WalletHub

The top-ten safe states:

  • Vermont
  • Maine
  • Minnesota
  • Utah
  • New Hampshire
  • Connecticut
  • Rhode Island
  • Hawaii
  • Massachusetts
  • Washington

The least safe, from 41 to 50:

  • South Carolina
  • Alaska
  • Missouri
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi

If this was a political blog, I might call attention to the rankings in terms of Red or Blue voting trends.

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