Utah is No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best States rankings for a second straight year, with the Beehive State landing among the top 20 in seven out of eight statistical categories.
As was the case in 2023, Utah’s consistency helped make it king: The state landed in the top 10 in five categories measured by U.S. News, peaking at second in education followed by No. 3 finishes in both economy and infrastructure.
And while it might not be measurable by the data, Utah is also known for another key quality.
“The people are extremely nice. You’ll hear that periodically of folks that go and visit Utah,” says Ben Blau, head of the Department of Economics and Finance at Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business….
