Each year, CNBC’s annual rankings of state business climates — America's Top States for Business — considers Quality of Life among ten categories of competitiveness.
For 2025, states ranking as the worst for quality of life were all red states.
Led by Tennessee, other states were Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Utah, and Texas.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/americas-worst-places-quality-of-life-top-states-for-business.html
