Click any header to sort. For each of the eight variables below, states and the District of Columbia were ranked 1-51. The "Average Rank" is the average of how the state ranked on each of the variables.
A rank of "1" is the highest possible rank; 51, the worst.
Data: NIRS.
| State | Average rank | Median hourly pay, ages 55+ | Unemployment rate, ages 55+ | % of senior households spending more than 30% on housing | Average Medicaid spending for eligible seniors | Average Medicare out-of-pocket costs | Tax rate on retirement income | Average retirement account balance, not including pensions | % of private sector employees participating in an employer-sponsored retirement plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 25.0 | $14.40 | 4.5% | 26.7% | $12,210 | $1,673 | 4.1% | $29,430 | 46.5% |
| Alaska | 11.4 | $18.00 | 4.4% | 32.9% | $26,001 | $1,614 | 0.0% | $32,582 | 49.0% |
| Arizona | 31.0 | $14.00 | 5.7% | 32.2% | $15,704 | $1,648 | 3.3% | $23,826 | 37.9% |
| Arkansas | 26.3 | $12.38 | 3.6% | 25.4% | $17,459 | $1,645 | 5.3% | $29,421 | 39.2% |
| California | 40.6 | $15.93 | 8.5% | 42.5% | $9,449 | $1,890 | 6.0% | $23,381 | 40.2% |
| Colorado | 23.6 | $16.20 | 7.1% | 33.8% | $17,340 | $1,594 | 3.3% | $28,301 | 46.6% |
| Connecticut | 27.8 | $17.00 | 6.4% | 44.5% | $27,244 | $1,910 | 6.0% | $26,975 | 50.7% |
| D.C. | 30.8 | $14.00 | 7.4% | 39.1% | $21,424 | $2,011 | 6.7% | $34,639 | 53.3% |
| Delaware | 21.8 | $15.00 | 5.4% | 30.8% | $21,259 | $1,748 | 4.5% | $32,681 | 46.0% |
| Florida | 36.8 | $14.50 | 7.0% | 37.0% | $13,298 | $2,014 | 0.0% | $23,859 | 34.0% |
| Georgia | 33.1 | $14.50 | 5.8% | 33.4% | $11,173 | $1,770 | 3.2% | $21,922 | 45.1% |
| Hawaii | 24.1 | $16.00 | 5.1% | 34.3% | $16,303 | $1,342 | 7.2% | $25,445 | 50.2% |
| Idaho | 26.5 | $14.49 | 5.5% | 30.4% | $17,425 | $1,580 | 6.9% | $31,128 | 45.3% |
| Illinois | 26.6 | $15.00 | 6.0% | 36.3% | $11,678 | $1,917 | 0.1% | $44,590 | 46.4% |
| Indiana | 21.8 | $15.00 | 5.3% | 27.3% | $20,060 | $1,900 | 3.5% | $26,971 | 49.6% |
| Iowa | 16.4 | $14.50 | 3.3% | 25.8% | $18,625 | $1,672 | 5.0% | $31,762 | 54.1% |
| Kansas | 25.9 | $14.30 | 3.9% | 28.0% | $17,797 | $1,723 | 6.0% | $23,373 | 48.9% |
| Kentucky | 23.9 | $14.30 | 4.5% | 27.1% | $14,665 | $1,789 | 2.2% | $32,499 | 43.1% |
| Louisiana | 28.4 | $13.94 | 4.6% | 25.5% | $12,689 | $1,998 | 3.2% | $33,533 | 39.5% |
| Maine | 33.6 | $14.42 | 5.5% | 35.3% | $10,619 | $1,649 | 7.0% | $25,747 | 48.3% |
| Maryland | 22.6 | $16.00 | 5.6% | 36.8% | $22,611 | $1,970 | 3.8% | $32,094 | 52.3% |
| Massachusetts | 29.0 | $15.95 | 6.0% | 42.3% | $20,959 | $1,852 | 5.3% | $22,485 | 49.8% |
| Michigan | 30.9 | $14.62 | 6.9% | 32.9% | $14,182 | $1,906 | 2.5% | $30,021 | 45.0% |
| Minnesota | 15.1 | $17.00 | 4.9% | 34.1% | $24,455 | $1,477 | 7.9% | $38,492 | 53.6% |
| Mississippi | 27.6 | $14.00 | 5.6% | 27.5% | $14,828 | $1,858 | 2.0% | $31,417 | 41.4% |
| Missouri | 22.9 | $15.00 | 5.1% | 30.0% | $14,067 | $1,795 | 3.8% | $37,390 | 45.1% |
| Montana | 26.9 | $13.00 | 4.1% | 28.1% | $18,873 | $1,553 | 6.0% | $25,306 | 43.8% |
| Nebraska | 23.8 | $13.12 | 2.3% | 28.2% | $18,673 | $1,842 | 6.4% | $35,590 | 48.4% |
| Nevada | 34.0 | $14.00 | 9.8% | 38.6% | $11,148 | $1,877 | 0.0% | $35,983 | 34.0% |
| New Hampshire | 20.1 | $15.00 | 4.4% | 41.7% | $21,127 | $1,754 | 0.0% | $26,285 | 51.1% |
| New Jersey | 31.5 | $15.00 | 7.7% | 48.1% | $20,449 | $2,009 | 3.6% | $29,777 | 46.3% |
| New Mexico | 30.9 | $14.90 | 5.3% | 27.7% | $2,407 | $1,502 | 4.8% | $22,402 | 32.1% |
| New York | 29.5 | $15.00 | 6.7% | 44.6% | $29,177 | $1,925 | 4.7% | $30,811 | 45.2% |
| North Carolina | 34.4 | $13.60 | 7.9% | 32.4% | $12,933 | $1,689 | 7.0% | $38,330 | 41.6% |
| North Dakota | 11.4 | $15.00 | 2.2% | 26.0% | $27,686 | $1,621 | 2.3% | $26,180 | 52.1% |
| Ohio | 25.9 | $14.50 | 5.1% | 31.4% | $23,278 | $1,903 | 4.3% | $27,499 | 47.0% |
| Oklahoma | 26.1 | $13.50 | 3.1% | 27.0% | $12,068 | $1,671 | 3.7% | $29,577 | 42.9% |
| Oregon | 28.4 | $16.25 | 6.3% | 36.2% | $13,882 | $1,524 | 7.7% | $31,037 | 44.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 21.1 | $15.00 | 6.4% | 34.2% | $19,183 | $1,887 | 3.1% | $40,719 | 49.7% |
| Rhode Island | 26.5 | $15.00 | 7.5% | 41.3% | $23,581 | $1,711 | 4.6% | $30,846 | 47.6% |
| South Carolina | 36.6 | $13.00 | 6.5% | 29.3% | $11,060 | $1,703 | 5.3% | $20,630 | 45.1% |
| South Dakota | 18.3 | $13.28 | 3.0% | 27.1% | $13,557 | $1,702 | 0.0% | $36,326 | 47.9% |
| Tennessee | 25.0 | $12.50 | 3.9% | 28.3% | $21,281 | $1,752 | 0.0% | $25,785 | 42.5% |
| Texas | 28.8 | $13.80 | 4.8% | 30.4% | $13,622 | $1,904 | 0.0% | $32,028 | 37.6% |
| Utah | 26.8 | $15.00 | 4.6% | 27.9% | $11,709 | $1,619 | 6.1% | $26,756 | 43.4% |
| Vermont | 28.9 | $15.00 | 3.9% | 40.2% | $9,870 | $1,615 | 6.0% | $19,768 | 49.0% |
| Virginia | 22.0 | $14.31 | 3.5% | 32.4% | $13,986 | $1,641 | 5.3% | $32,278 | 50.5% |
| Washington | 19.6 | $17.50 | 6.8% | 37.7% | $14,147 | $1,613 | 0.0% | $35,344 | 47.8% |
| West Virginia | 16.3 | $15.00 | 3.6% | 20.1% | $17,722 | $1,728 | 6.2% | $35,178 | 51.9% |
| Wisconsin | 22.5 | $15.25 | 5.4% | 35.6% | $13,130 | $1,662 | 6.7% | $45,641 | 52.8% |
| Wyoming | 8.9 | $15.00 | 3.7% | 23.4% | $27,781 | $1,643 | 0.0% | $33,552 | 48.8% |