Worst States to Retire
When it comes to the worst state for retirement, Kentucky gets the dubious honor for 2023, thanks to ranking in the bottom-half in each of the three metrics: 46th in health care, 41st in quality of life, and surprisingly 33rd in affordability. Kentucky dropped from 47th in the 2022 rankings to the bottom of 2023 with a total score of 38.80, while last year’s No. 50 New Jersey moved up a single spot to No. 49 (40.23) in 2023. An affordability ranking of 49 continues to be an albatross for the Garden State in this survey.
Mississippi (48th at 40.80), Oklahoma (47th at 43.61) and New York (46th at 43.69) rounded out the bottom five. Despite cracking the top 10 for affordability, Mississippi ranked 48th for health care and dead last for quality of life. While New York cracked the top 10 for quality of life, it ranked 50th for affordability and 16th for health care.
The rest of the bottom 10 consist of Louisiana (45th at 43.90), Illinois (44th at 44.30), Washington (43rd at 44.46), Maryland (42nd at 44.35) and Arkansas (41st at 44.73).
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