How Texas stacks up against the other 49 states

Texas vs. the other 49

U.S. News recently ranked all fifty states on factors like health care, education, crime, economy and government.

Click through to see how Texas performed in U.S. News' annual rankings. Texas vs. the other 49

U.S. News recently ranked all fifty states on factors like health care, education, crime, economy and government.

Click through to see how Texas performed in U.S. News' annual rankings. Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close How Texas stacks up against the other 49 states 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

Native Texans can be fiercely competitive about how their state compares to the rest of the nation.

U.S. News recently ranked all fifty states by varying categories, including health care, education, crime and economy.

For the majority of these categories, it seems proud Texans might not have as many bragging rights as they thought. Only one aspect of the Lone Star State ranked in the top 10: The economy.

Several aspects were considered when comparing Texas' economy with the other 49 states.

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Most impressively, Texas' GDP growth was ranked number one, while its job growth was placed at number five.

Aside from GDP growth, Texas earned another number one ranking in government credit rating.

On the other hand, Texas ranked dead last in three spots: health insurance enrollment, energy, and power grid reliability.

The top five ranked states overall were, in order, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington.

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Click through above to see a more detailed look at Texas' state rankings.



