A ranking developed by America’s Health Rankings that accounts for both outcomes and determinants using 22 different measures. Each measure is assigned a weight that determines its percentage of the overall score.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Data Explorer, 2023
The total amount of taxes per capita based on population data from the 2017 census and 2016 personal income data from BEA. This data includes state taxes only.
Source: U.S.Census Bureau State Tax Collections Per Capita, 2023
The cash reserve or amount of money (as a percent of expenditures) that the government sets aside to deal with budget shortfalls in years where revenues do not match expenditures.
A measurement of the value of a state government's debt expressed in terms of each citizen's share of the debt.
Source: Moody's Investor Service State Debt Medians 2015, April 2018
A grade given to a state government by a credit rating agency that expresses its opinion about a government's ability to meet its financial obligations in full and on time. Each of the two credit rating agencies (Moody's and Standard & Poor's) give letter designations to indicate a state government's credit worthiness. An AAA is the highest rating given by S&P and indicates the extremely strong capacity to meeting financial commitments.
Source: State of Nebraska Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, 2024
A grade given to a state government by a credit rating agency that expresses its opinion about a government's ability to meet its financial obligations in full and on time. Each of the two credit rating agencies (Moody's and Standard & Poor's) give letter designations to indicate a state government's credit worthiness. An Aa2 rating by Moody indicates the investment grade is rated high quality and very low credit risk with the best ability to repay short-term debt.
Source: KLKN, 2025
The percent of the population age 25 or older, whose highest level of education is a bachelors' degree or higher.
Percentage based on Nebraska Department of Education formula.
Source: Nebraska Education Profile, Nebraska Department of Education 2024
The percentage of ACT-tested graduates in Nebraska (both public and private school students) who meet or exceed the College Readiness Benchmark score in all four subjects: English, math, reading, and science. The National Average is 21%.
Source: 2024 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report, Nebraska Department of Education, 2023 Data
