Snapshot
2024-12-31
Methodology v1.1-acs5-2024
National State Ranking
Highest Cost Pressure States
These states have the lowest CostPressureIQ sustainability scores in the latest Household Cost Pressure Index snapshot, meaning households face the highest modeled net cost pressure.
Rows
25
Comparison-ready rows shown on this page.
Leading Location
California
CA • Cost Pressure Score
Ranking Visual
Top Results
Bars show relative pressure intensity for the ranking signal used on this page.
#1 California
CA • Stable
State
#2 Texas
TX • Increasing
State
#3 Hawaii
HI • Increasing
State
#4 New York
NY • Stable
State
#5 Massachusetts
MA • Stable
State
#6 Florida
FL • Increasing
State
#7 Oregon
OR • Increasing
State
#8 Connecticut
CT • Decreasing
State
#9 New Jersey
NJ • Decreasing
State
#10 Colorado
CO • Increasing
State
Methodology Note
How This Ranking Is Calculated
Ranked by overall Cost Pressure Score, where lower scores indicate higher net pressure after burden, movement, and income-offset signals are combined.
Each row links to the canonical geography report so readers can inspect component breakdown, trend direction, driver context, and methodology notes without creating duplicate report URLs.
Full Table
Highest Cost Pressure States
Canonical ranking page
| Rank | Location | Score | Trend | Coverage | National Percentile | Ranking Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California CA | 30 | Stable | State | 1st | 30 score |
| #2 | Texas TX | 31 | Increasing | State | 3rd | 31 score |
| #3 | Hawaii HI | 33 | Increasing | State | 5th | 33 score |
| #4 | New York NY | 33 | Stable | State | 7th | 33 score |
| #5 | Massachusetts MA | 35 | Stable | State | 9th | 35 score |
| #6 | Florida FL | 35 | Increasing | State | 11th | 35 score |
| #7 | Oregon OR | 36 | Increasing | State | 13th | 36 score |
| #8 | Connecticut CT | 38 | Decreasing | State | 15th | 38 score |
| #9 | New Jersey NJ | 39 | Decreasing | State | 17th | 39 score |
| #10 | Colorado CO | 39 | Increasing | State | 19th | 39 score |
| #11 | Maryland MD | 40 | Stable | State | 23rd | 40 score |
| #12 | Minnesota MN | 40 | Increasing | State | 23rd | 40 score |
| #13 | Nevada NV | 42 | Stable | State | 25th | 42 score |
| #14 | New Hampshire NH | 42 | Decreasing | State | 27th | 42 score |
| #15 | Michigan MI | 45 | Stable | State | 28th | 45 score |
| #16 | Washington WA | 45 | Increasing | State | 30th | 45 score |
| #17 | Georgia GA | 45 | Increasing | State | 32nd | 45 score |
| #18 | Rhode Island RI | 45 | Decreasing | State | 34th | 45 score |
| #19 | Vermont VT | 47 | Decreasing | State | 36th | 47 score |
| #20 | Nebraska NE | 48 | Increasing | State | 38th | 48 score |
| #21 | Maine ME | 48 | Decreasing | State | 40th | 48 score |
| #22 | District of Columbia DC | 48 | Stable | State | 42nd | 48 score |
| #23 | Illinois IL | 50 | Decreasing | State | 46th | 50 score |
| #24 | Louisiana LA | 50 | Increasing | State | 46th | 50 score |
| #25 | Alaska AK | 51 | Decreasing | State | 48th | 51 score |
Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1.1-acs5-2024, annual baseline 2024-12-31, covering 34,160 scored U.S. geographies. Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1.1-acs5-2024
Scored Coverage
34,160 geographies
Source note: the annual baseline preserves component IDs and score polarity while documenting source period, geographic resolution, raw drivers, and any fallback. Current Pressure Pulse observations are displayed separately and never revise the annual score.
Ranked by overall Cost Pressure Score, where lower scores indicate higher net pressure after burden, movement, and income-offset signals are combined.