A new list is out that ranks the best and worst states to raise a family.
Personal finance company Wallet Hub looked at factors such as family fun, health and safety, education and childcare, affordability, and socio-economics.
The top five states are Massachusetts, followed by North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and New York.
Arkansas, Alabama, West Virginia, Mississippi, and New Mexico are the bottom five or worst states to raise a family.
Right in the middle, numbers 23 through 27 are Wyoming, Missouri, Hawaii, Oregon, and California.
Rhode Island was the ninth best state to raise a family.
Connecticut was twelfth.
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