CountyScore

Best Counties by State

Explore the top-ranked counties in every US state, scored across tax rates, cost of living, income, and more.

Alabama
67 counties · #1: Coosa County
77.1
Alaska
30 counties · #1: Copper River Census Area
77.7
Arizona
15 counties · #1: Greenlee County
80.9
Arkansas
75 counties · #1: Grant County
76.3
California
58 counties · #1: Alpine County
72.8
Colorado
64 counties · #1: Mineral County
79.4
Connecticut
9 counties · #1: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
64.2
Delaware
3 counties · #1: Sussex County
68.1
District of Columbia
1 counties · #1: District of Columbia
57.8
Florida
67 counties · #1: Union County
73.7
Georgia
159 counties · #1: Towns County
73.5
Hawaii
5 counties · #1: Kalawao County
67.8
Idaho
44 counties · #1: Bear Lake County
79.1
Illinois
102 counties · #1: Pope County
76.1
Indiana
92 counties · #1: Warren County
78
Iowa
99 counties · #1: Worth County
75.9
Kansas
105 counties · #1: Nemaha County
75.4
Kentucky
120 counties · #1: Elliott County
76
Louisiana
64 counties · #1: Cameron Parish
78.3
Maine
16 counties · #1: Franklin County
70.5
Maryland
24 counties · #1: Garrett County
74.8
Massachusetts
14 counties · #1: Dukes County
70.3
Michigan
83 counties · #1: Keweenaw County
77.8
Minnesota
87 counties · #1: Wilkin County
78.1
Mississippi
82 counties · #1: Choctaw County
76.1
Missouri
115 counties · #1: Osage County
76.8
Montana
56 counties · #1: Judith Basin County
81
Nebraska
93 counties · #1: Loup County
81.1
Nevada
17 counties · #1: White Pine County
76.9
New Hampshire
10 counties · #1: Carroll County
65.5
New Jersey
21 counties · #1: Cape May County
58.9
New Mexico
33 counties · #1: Harding County
79.3
New York
62 counties · #1: Hamilton County
73.5
North Carolina
100 counties · #1: Mitchell County
75.8
North Dakota
53 counties · #1: Slope County
84
Ohio
88 counties · #1: Noble County
75.4
Oklahoma
77 counties · #1: Roger Mills County
75
Oregon
36 counties · #1: Sherman County
76.1
Pennsylvania
67 counties · #1: Fulton County
73.9
Rhode Island
5 counties · #1: Newport County
66
South Carolina
46 counties · #1: McCormick County
76
South Dakota
66 counties · #1: Harding County
80.9
Tennessee
95 counties · #1: Moore County
76.3
Texas
254 counties · #1: Borden County
82.5
Utah
29 counties · #1: Rich County
81.1
Vermont
14 counties · #1: Essex County
68.7
Virginia
133 counties · #1: Bland County
79
Washington
39 counties · #1: Garfield County
78.3
West Virginia
55 counties · #1: Tucker County
77.9
Wisconsin
72 counties · #1: Iron County
75
Wyoming
23 counties · #1: Niobrara County
76.4

Data: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS. Scores are 0-100 (higher is better).