Virginia is the top state for retirement this year, coming into 11th place for both healthcare and quality of life, but lagging in 16th place for affordability, according to one new ranking.
The rankings for 2023 come from Wallethub, a personal finance website.
To identify the best and worst states for retirement, researchers examined three key dimensions: affordability (40 points), quality of life (30 points) and healthcare (30 points).
A state's healthcare score is based on components such as physicians and nurses per capita, healthcare facilities per capita, life expectancy, and percentage of residents age 12 and older who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Kentucky is at the bottom of the list in terms of overall ranking, coming into 33rd place for affordability, 41st place for quality of life and 46th place for healthcare.
Below are the top 15 states and bottom 15 states. For the complete ranking and scoring, click here.
The best
1. Virginia
2. Florida
3. Colorado
4. Wyoming
5. Delaware
6. New Hampshire
7. South Dakota
8. Minnesota
9. Idaho
10. North Dakota
11. Utah
12. North Carolina
13. Missouri
14. Pennsylvania
15. Montana
The worst
1. Kentucky
2. New Jersey
3. Mississippi
4. Oklahoma
5. New York
6. Louisiana
7. Illinois
8. Washington
9. Maryland
10. Arkansas
11. Rhode Island
12. Texas
13. Oregon
14. West Virginia
15. Kansas
Editor's note: This article was updated Jan. 25 at 10:16 a.m. CT.