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U.S. States with the Highest HDI

Name the 10 states of the U.S. that have the highest Human Development Index.
For the year 2021. Source: Wikipedia.
HDI measures income, life expectancy, and education
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Last updated: April 3, 2024
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HDI
State
0.949
Massachusetts
0.948
Connecticut
0.947
Minnesota
0.943
New Hampshire
0.943
New Jersey
HDI
State
0.942
Colorado
0.940
Hawaii
0.940
North Dakota
0.940
Washington
0.938
New York
23 Comments
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Level 85
Oct 4, 2018
Hardly enough time to type the answers even if you know them!
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Level 74
Dec 6, 2018
I thought the same thing. Not enough time to think about the answer and then type it. Another quiz that becomes a speed typing test.
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Level 81
Dec 6, 2018
Exactly - pure typing test, especially on mobile...
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Level 62
Oct 28, 2019
Agreed! Wish I had another 30 seconds
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Level 87
Dec 6, 2018
The state I was born in and the state I live in now both made the list. Woo!
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Level 77
Dec 6, 2018
What's wrong with us out here in California? Is it because of our crumbling schools? Few trains/buses? This rash that won't go away?
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Level 78
Dec 6, 2018
You're not doing enough raking.
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Level 83
May 14, 2024
California has high life expectancy and above average educational attainment, so the issue might be income inequality. The gap between average earnings and median wage is bigger than any state except New York.
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Level 55
Dec 7, 2018
At 1 second left, "colorad" was in my typing box. Face palm. Woulda got em all.
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Level 68
Dec 7, 2018
Not enough time to complete the quiz
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Level ∞
Apr 3, 2024
Increased time from 1 minute to 2.
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Level 37
Feb 2, 2021
You literally gave us no time!!! might wanna change that
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Level 53
Mar 21, 2021
Way harder than the lowest HDI one which had a clear pattern.
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Level 69
Feb 20, 2022
North Dakota?!?!
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Level 83
May 14, 2024
Oil money, probably.
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Level 49
Aug 13, 2022
9/10 of these states are in Northern USA, only exception being Colorado
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Level 83
Apr 3, 2024
Hawaii?
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Level 78
Apr 3, 2024
The quiz was just updated. It's possible Hawaii wasn't on it when they commented.
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Level 64
Nov 20, 2022
too little time
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Level 70
Nov 23, 2022
The time is low to match with the other US state quizzes. I do agree it is low however (especially for a non-American, I wish I could modify the time a little depending on which country you took this from haha).
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Level 89
Apr 4, 2024
People who put together this list of intangible qualities have never had a tangible visit to cities in Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Level 70
Apr 4, 2024
The methodology is not a problem, the qualities measured by the HDI (such as per capita income, health or average education) are measurements you can measure tangibly. However, using the HDI as a basis for quality of life is still flawed. The inequality-adjusted HDI attempts to remedy this by looking at the average person, rather than an aggregate sum of a society, and this index is quite punishing towards the US as a whole for its inequality (at least compared to other developed countries).
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Level 68
May 17, 2024
What sort of specific things do you see in those cities that you don't see in other states?