All 50 states ranked for retirement from worst to best

49. New Jersey

Affordability rank: 50

Quality of life rank: 28

Health care rank: 33

48. Rhode Island

Affordability rank: 48

Quality of life rank: 46

Health care rank: 22

47. Mississippi

Affordability rank: 10

Quality of life rank: 49

Health care rank: 50

46. Arkansas

Affordability rank: 20

Quality of life rank: 50

Health care rank: 45

45. West Virginia

Affordability rank: 16

Quality of life rank: 43

Health care rank: 49

44. Louisiana

Affordability rank: 17

Quality of life rank: 41

Health care rank: 46

43. New Mexico

Affordability rank: 39

Quality of life rank: 42

Health care rank: 35

42. Hawaii

Affordability rank: 49

Quality of life rank: 36

Health care rank: 3

41. Alabama

Affordability rank: 3

Quality of life rank: 48

Health care rank: 48

40. New York

Affordability rank: 46

Quality of life rank: 6

Health care rank: 28

39. Vermont

Affordability rank: 47

Quality of life rank: 16

Health care rank: 13

38. Maryland

Affordability rank: 44

Quality of life rank: 17

Health care rank: 14

37. Georgia

Affordability rank: 24

Quality of life rank: 37

Health care rank: 42

36. Oklahoma

Affordability rank: 7

Quality of life rank: 44

Health care rank: 43

35. Tennessee

Affordability rank: 5

Quality of life rank: 45

Health care rank: 44

34. Connecticut

Affordability rank: 45

Quality of life rank: 23

Health care rank: 7

33. Nebraska

Affordability rank: 41

Quality of life rank: 27

Health care rank: 10

32. Indiana

Affordability rank: 19

Quality of life rank: 35

Health care rank: 41

31. Illinois

Affordability rank: 40

Quality of life rank: 13

Health care rank: 32

30. Alaska

Affordability rank: 30

Quality of life rank: 39

Health care rank: 26

29. Michigan

Affordability rank: 33

Quality of life rank: 15

Health care rank: 31

28. North Carolina

Affordability rank: 25

Quality of life rank: 19

Health care rank: 36

27. South Carolina

Affordability rank: 6

Quality of life rank: 38

Health care rank: 40

26. Oregon

Affordability rank: 31

Quality of life rank: 25

Health care rank: 23

25. Delaware

Affordability rank: 15

Quality of life rank: 40

Health care rank: 24

24. North Dakota

Affordability rank: 35

Quality of life rank: 31

Health care rank: 8

23. Maine

Affordability rank: 36

Quality of life rank: 10

Health care rank: 15

22. Texas

Affordability rank: 9

Quality of life rank: 29

Health care rank: 38

21. Washington

Affordability rank: 34

Quality of life rank: 12

Health care rank: 18

20. Ohio

Affordability rank: 13

Quality of life rank: 18

Health care rank: 37

19. Massachusetts

Affordability rank: 43

Quality of life rank: 2

Health care rank: 5

18. Missouri

Affordability rank: 12

Quality of life rank: 34

Health care rank: 34

17. Kansas

Affordability rank: 27

Quality of life rank: 22

Health care rank: 27

16. Nevada

Affordability rank: 8

Quality of life rank: 26

Health care rank: 39

15. California

Affordability rank: 37

Quality of life rank: 3

Health care rank: 16

14. Pennsylvania

Affordability rank: 28

Quality of life rank: 4

Health care rank: 30

13. Montana

Affordability rank: 14

Quality of life rank: 33

Health care rank: 19

12. Wisconsin

Affordability rank: 32

Quality of life rank: 7

Health care rank: 11

11. Minnesota

Affordability rank: 42

Quality of life rank: 1

Health care rank: 1

10. Arizona

Affordability rank: 21

Quality of life rank: 21

Health care rank: 17

9. Utah

Affordability rank: 22

Quality of life rank: 24

Health care rank: 12

8. Idaho

Affordability rank: 11

Quality of life rank: 20

Health care rank: 25

7. New Hampshire

Affordability rank: 29

Quality of life rank: 14

Health care rank: 4

6. Wyoming

Affordability rank: 4

Quality of life rank: 30

Health care rank: 29

5. Virginia

Affordability rank: 18

Quality of life rank: 9

Health care rank: 21

4. Iowa

Affordability rank: 26

Quality of life rank: 11

Health care rank: 9

3. South Dakota

Affordability rank: 2

Quality of life rank: 32

Health care rank: 6

2. Colorado

Affordability rank: 23

Quality of life rank: 8

Health care rank: 2

1. Florida

Affordability rank: 1

Quality of life rank: 5

Health care rank: 20