Report: Ohio among worst states in the U.S.

OHIO — The U.S. News & World Report released its sixth Best States rankings, and this year’s shows Ohio is among the worst. 

The rankings are based across 71 metrics in eight categories, including the economy, health care, infrastructure and natural environment. Some categories were weighed more heavily than others. Health care and education had the most weight, then came state economies, infrastructure and opportunities given to each state’s citizens. 

Ohio came in 36th place. It ranked high in opportunities for citizens and fiscal stability, but low in natural environment, economy and health care. 

Here’s what the report ranked as the Top 10 states:

1. Utah
2. New Hampshire
3. Nebraska
4. Minnesota
5. Idaho
6. Iowa
7. Vermont
8. Washington
9. Florida
10. Massachusettes

Here are the top 10 worst states:

1. Louisiana
2. New Mexico
3. Mississippi
4. Arkansas
5. West Virginia 
6. Alaska
7. Alabama
8. Oklahoma
9. Michigan
10. South Carolina