<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Louisiana was ranked the worst state to live in by WalletHub.Kevin Ruck/Shutterstock</p><ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class href="https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-live-in/62617">WalletHub</a> listed the 10 worst states to live in based on five key metrics.</li><li>It assessed each state's affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety.</li></ul><p>The idea of crossing state lines in search of better job opportunities, a lower cost of living, or affordable housing seems to be having a moment.</p><p>The number of <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seems-everyone-moving-migration-actually-dramatically-slowed-2024-2">people making major moves</a>, such as from one state to another, is rising, Business Insider previously reported. The Census Bureau reported that 8.2 million people moved to a different state in 2022.</p><p>If you are also considering making your next move, you'll want to consider a state's strengths and weaknesses, and how it aligns with your needs.</p><p>A recent WalletHub study ranked all states based on how good they are to live in. It considered five key parameters: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety. Within these categories, WalletHub further evaluated states on 51 metrics, such as cost of living, unemployment rate, crime rate, access to activities, and quality of local school and health systems.</p><p>Each state was given an overall score based on its average rating across the five categories, and all states were ranked based on these scores.</p><p>The report used data collected last month from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other sources, WalletHub said.</p><p>While Massachusetts and Florida were ranked among <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-states-to-live-in-ranked-2024-8">the 10 best states to live in</a>, states such as Louisiana and Arkansas fell to the bottom of the list.</p><p>"One common thread, among most of the lower 10 states, is that you're talking about, for the most part, very rural, very low-income states," WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo told Business Insider.</p><p>Here are the 10 worst states to live in, according to WalletHub's study.</p>