Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
9 Jul 2025
News
Two of Site Selection’s signature annual rankings are its Top Metros and Top Micropolitans, which are recognized each May for their capital investment success the previous calendar year. Counties, too, play a role in those areas’ success, which is why in recent years this Top Counties ranking appears in each July issue.
Plenty of overlap can be found, to be sure. The top counties by total points tend to be dominated by their largest metros — Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, or Houston in Harris County, Texas. The same can be said of many of the top counties per capita, where micropolitan communities typically are the largest cities in their county.
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Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)