Wisconsin The Best State For Senior Well-Being, Oklahoma Is Worst

When considering combined scores for health care access; social isolation; senior living facilities per 100,000 people; and poverty rate, Wisconsin is the best state in the U.S. for senior well-being, with an overall score of 8.62 of 10 total points. Wisconsin was followed by Minnesota (8.21) and Vermont (8.11). Oklahoma (0.87) ranked worst for senior well-being, followed by Mississippi (0.97) and Alabama (1.53).

Wisconsin has the lowest poverty rate among seniors (3.9%), a wide range of senior living facilities (21.52 per 100,000 people), and ranked ninth-best . . .