Compassion Benchmark
United States Compassion Benchmark · 2026

United States Compassion Benchmark Index 2026

Comparative benchmark of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across policy, equity, healthcare, social protection, accountability, and structural care capacity.

21States ranked
48.9Mean score
48.4Median score
8Dimensions
2026Publication year

Band distribution

BandRangeCount%
exemplary81-100714%
established61-801529%
functional41-60612%
developing21-40816%
critical0-201529%

Full rankings

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RankStateRegionAWREMPACTEQUBNDACCSYSINTScoreBand
1VermontNew England4.554.544.54.54.54.592.5exemplary
2MinnesotaMidwest4.54.54.544.54.54.54.590.9exemplary
3HawaiiWest4.54.54.544.54.54.54.590.9exemplary
4MassachusettsNew England4.54.54.544.544.54.589.4exemplary
5WashingtonWest4.54.54.544.544.54.589.4exemplary
6Washington DCMid-Atlantic4.54.54.544.544.5487.8exemplary
7CaliforniaWest4.54.54.5443.54.5482.7exemplary
8ConnecticutNew England4443.54.544478established
39IndianaMidwest2221.52.522220critical
40MissouriMidwest2221.52.522220critical
41South DakotaMidwest2221.52.522220critical
42North DakotaMidwest2221.52.522220critical
43IdahoWest2221.52.522220critical
44TennesseeSoutheast2221.5222218.4critical
45OklahomaSouthwest2221.5222218.4critical
46LouisianaSoutheast2221.52221.516.9critical
47FloridaSoutheast2221.521.521.515.3critical
48TexasSouthwest2221.521.521.515.3critical
49AlabamaSoutheast1.51.51.5121.51.51.57.5critical
50MississippiSoutheast1.51.51.5121.51.51.57.5critical
51ArkansasSoutheast1.51.51.5121.51.51.57.5critical

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