Deemed the least-safe state in the US, Louisiana is also the second least-safe state in financial safety and emergency preparedness, eighth worst in personal and residential safety, and ninth worst in the US for workplace safety.
Mississippi is the least-safe state in WalletHub's financial safety, road safety, and emergency preparedness metrics. It is the fourth least-safe state in the US for workplace safety.
Arkansas is the third least-safe state in WalletHub's metric for both road safety and workplace safety.
Texas is the 11th least-safe state in personal and residential safety. In the category of emergency preparedness, it's considered the third least-safe state in the US and has the fifth-highest share of uninsured people.
Florida is the 16th least-safe state in personal and residential safety. The Sunshine State is the fifth least-safe state in WalletHub's metric for road safety, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness.
In the category of emergency preparedness, Alabama is considered the eighth least-safe state in the US and was ranked the sixth worst for financial safety.
In WalletHubs's safest states study, Oklahoma ranked 34th for personal and residential safety and No. 33 in financial safety.
Colorado is the least-safe state in personal and residential safety, and the sixth worst in the US for workplace safety.
Montana is the 10th least-safe state for workplace safety, tying with North Dakota and Wyoming for the fourth-most fatal occupational injuries per total workers.