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 ...

Stark State College, located in suburban Canton, ranked well near the bottom of the national list. Its score also was the second lowest in Ohio, as it scored 48.46 overall and placed 588th in the ...

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 ...