California has worst 'quality of life' in US, study says

According to a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report, California has the worst quality of life of the 50 US states.

The rankings on the category “quality of life” were taken on two accounts:

     1. Natural environment

     2. Social environment


“Among the measures used to evaluate states’ natural environments are drinking water quality, air quality and total toxic chemical pollution per square. The ranking also considers how much each state puts its citizens at risk for long-term, chronic health effects from pollution,” the study said.

“Social environment, on the other hand, investigates how involved people are in their communities,” the study said. “Two of the measures, community engagement and social support, are based on surveys where people shared how often they participate in community events and how often they spend time with family members, friends and work colleagues. Political involvement was also determined by evaluating average voter turnout at the 2016 presidential and congressional elections.”

North Dakota ranked first in quality of life followed by Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and South Dakota.