The states where the American Dream could become a reality, ranked from worst to best

Economic opportunity: 49

Equality: 42

Affordability: 19

Economic opportunity: 50

Equality: 27

Affordability: 13

Economic opportunity: 48

Equality: 39

Affordability: 17

Economic opportunity: 37

Equality: 45

Affordability: 24

Economic opportunity: 30

Equality: 22

Affordability: 49

Economic opportunity: 38

Equality: 37

Affordability: 34

Economic opportunity: 46

Equality: 17

Affordability: 27

Economic opportunity: 35

Equality: 5

Affordability: 48

Economic opportunity: 28

Equality: 48

Affordability: 25

Economic opportunity: 47

Equality: 19

Affordability: 12

Economic opportunity: 43

Equality: 24

Affordability: 23

Economic opportunity: 36

Equality: 28

Affordability: 26

Economic opportunity: 39

Equality: 44

Affordability: 6

Economic opportunity: 31

Equality: 41

Affordability: 32

Economic opportunity: 40

Equality: 8

Affordability: 37

Economic opportunity: 7

Equality: 50

Affordability: 30

Economic opportunity: 23

Equality: 30

Affordability: 42

Economic opportunity: 42

Equality: 13

Affordability: 16

Economic opportunity: 24

Equality: 20

Affordability: 45

Economic opportunity: 41

Equality: 11

Affordability: 21

Economic opportunity: 45

Equality: 6

Affordability: 8

Economic opportunity: 19

Equality: 34

Affordability: 41

Economic opportunity: 12

Equality: 38

Affordability: 43

Economic opportunity: 16

Equality: 32

Affordability: 44

Economic opportunity: 25

Equality: 16

Affordability: 36

Economic opportunity: 34

Equality: 29

Affordability: 1

Economic opportunity: 20

Equality: 46

Affordability: 11

Economic opportunity: 44

Equality: 4

Affordability: 9

Economic opportunity: 22

Equality: 31

Affordability: 22

Economic opportunity: 32

Equality: 23

Affordability: 10

Economic opportunity: 33

Equality: 21

Affordability: 4

Economic opportunity: 27

Equality: 7

Affordability: 38

Economic opportunity: 4

Equality: 10

Affordability: 50

Economic opportunity: 5

Equality: 49

Affordability: 15

Economic opportunity: 26

Equality: 26

Affordability: 18

Economic opportunity: 9

Equality: 43

Affordability: 29

Economic opportunity: 8

Equality: 15

Affordability: 47

Economic opportunity: 17

Equality: 47

Affordability: 5

Economic opportunity: 21

Equality: 40

Affordability: 7

Economic opportunity: 29

Equality: 35

Affordability: 2

Economic opportunity: 10

Equality: 25

Affordability: 40

Economic opportunity: 13

Equality: 12

Affordability: 31

Economic opportunity: 11

Equality: 33

Affordability: 14

Economic opportunity: 14

Equality: 9

Affordability: 28

Economic opportunity: 18

Equality: 2

Affordability: 33

Economic opportunity: 2

Equality: 18

Affordability: 46

Economic opportunity: 15

Equality: 36

Affordability: 3

Economic opportunity: 6

Equality: 14

Affordability: 20

Economic opportunity: 3

Equality: 3

Affordability: 39

Economic opportunity: 1

Equality: 1

Affordability: 35