Ohio ranks 38th in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 best states ranking. ... Ohio may be at the bottom 25%, but the state itself is growing with a population nearing 12 million.

Ohio was also toward the bottom of the list for the economy, which was in line with a separate 2024 study by WalletHub. Here's a breakdown: No. 17: Opportunity; No. 25: Fiscal Stability; ...

For more than 2 million Ohioans, affordable health care remains out of reach. In 2021, the families of roughly 1 in 5 people – or 2.2 million Ohioans – spent more than 10% of their annual ...

Local school districts were rated among the very best and worst in the state Thursday, as the 2021-22 state report cards were released for K-12 public schools.

Ohio has a total of 18,000 children enrolled in pre-K education, with 35% of the school districts offering a state-funded program. The federally funded Head Start program for ages 3 and 4 has a ...

Ohio has landed at number 38 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 ranking of the best states in America, a placement that raises important questions about how the Buckeye State is performing ...