Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan is slipping.
After two years as the 42nd best state in the U.S., Michigan slipped to 43rd in the annual analysis from U.S. News & World Report released on Tuesday.
Coming in just ahead of Arkansas and Alabama, Michigan was the only Midwest state ranked in the bottom 10, which also included Louisiana, Alaska, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
“First launched in 2017, the Best States rankings assess the 50 states across eight categories: health care, education, natural environment, opportunity, economy, crime and corrections, infrastructure and fiscal stability,” using a total of 71 metrics for the analysis, according to the news site.
In every category with the exception of health care and opportunity, the Great Lakes State ranked in the bottom half nationally, but it’s worst ranking came from its 45th place finish for education.
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