Best Place to Raise a Family...see where your state ranks

Want to know how your state ranks in best place to raise a family? Here's the results from a recent study.

The study was based on 5 key areas:

1. Family Fun

2. Health & Safety

3. Education & Child Care

4. Affordability

5. Socioeconomics

States Ranking

1. North Dakota

2. New Hampshire

3. Vermont

4. Minnesota

5. Nebraska

6. Massachusetts

7. New Jersey

8. Iowa

9. Connecticut

10. South Dakota

11. Wisconsin

12. Utah

13. Kansas

14. Wyoming

15. Colorado

16. Delaware

17. Virginia

18. Rhode Island

19. Illinois

20. Maine

21. Montana

22. Washington

23. Indiana

24. New York

25. Missouri

26. Maryland

27. Pennsylvania

28. California

29. Texas

30. Ohio

31. North Carolina

32. Michigan

33. Hawaii

34. Idaho

35. Oregon

36. Kentucky

37. Tennessee

38. Arkansas

39. Oklahoma

40. Florida

41. South Carolina

42. Alabama

43. West Virginia

44. Georgia

45. Arizona

46. Alaska

47. Nevada

48. Louisiana

49. District of Columbia

50. Mississippi

51. New Mexico