With the next United States presidential election on the way, there’s going to be plenty of discussion surrounding the best states in the country. We decided to take a look at the rankings of the best U.S.

states to live in, plus how the rankings are determined. U.S.

News & World Report has been publishing rankings every year for a very long time and considers 71 different metrics to determine those rankings. Here’s a breakdown of the rankings through eight different categories: 15.97% is health care, 15.

94% is education, 13.36% is economy, 12.93% is infrastructure, 12.

29% is opportunity, 11.36% is fiscal stability, 9.16% is crime and corrections, and 8.

99% is natural environment. So, where does your state fall in the ranking? Browse through the slideshow to see the best states to live in..

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