These are the best states in the US…and there’s sure to be plenty of argument over the top 10 [Video]

01:57 EDT 07 May 2024, updated 02:08 EDT 07 May 2024

The top 10 best states have been revealed – and the list is sure to enrage people nationwide. 

U.S. News and World Report, best known for its annual college ranking, released its list of the country’s ‘Best States’ for 2024 on Tuesday.

The results were based on the average of three years of data from recent national surveys that asked nearly 70,000 people total to prioritize subjects such as public safety, crime and more in their home state.

Some categories were assigned more value than others. Health care and education were weighted most heavily, followed by state economies, infrastructure, and opportunity, a broad category including measures of affordability and equality.

The list is sure to infuriate those whose home states did not make the cut. Some might be aghast to find that New York is missing from the list; Arizona, despite its pristine natural landscape and growing economy, was …