United States Compassion Benchmark · 2026

United States Compassion Benchmark Index 2026

Name: Compassion Benchmark U.S. States Index 2026
Creator: Compassion Benchmark

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

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21States ranked

46.9Mean score

25Median score

8Dimensions

2026Publication year

Band distribution

Band	Range	Count	%
exemplary	81-100	8	38%
established	61-80	0	0%
functional	41-60	0	0%
developing	21-40	9	43%
critical	0-20	4	19%

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Rank	State	Region	AWR	EMP	ACT	EQU	BND	ACC	SYS	INT	Score	Band
1	Hawaii	West	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	95.9	exemplary
2	Massachusetts	New England	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4.5	94.4	exemplary
3	Washington	West	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4.5	94.4	exemplary
4	Washington DC	Mid-Atlantic	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4	92.8	exemplary
5	California	West	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4	3.5	4.5	4	87.7	exemplary
6	Vermont	New England	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	87.5	exemplary
7	Minnesota	Midwest	4.4	4.4	4.4	3.8	4.4	4.4	4.4	3.8	84.4	exemplary
8	Connecticut	New England	4	4	4	3.5	4.5	4	4	4	83	exemplary
9	Idaho	West	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2	25	developing
10	Indiana	Midwest	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2	25	developing
11	Missouri	Midwest	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2	25	developing
12	North Dakota	Midwest	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2	25	developing
13	South Dakota	Midwest	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2	25	developing
14	Oklahoma	Southwest	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	2	23.4	developing
15	Tennessee	Southeast	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	2	23.4	developing
16	Louisiana	Southeast	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	1.5	21.9	developing
17	Florida	Southeast	2	2	2	1.5	2	1.5	2	1.5	20.3	developing
18	Texas	Southwest	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.8	1.3	14.1	critical
19	Alabama	Southeast	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5	12.5	critical
20	Arkansas	Southeast	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5	12.5	critical
21	Mississippi	Southeast	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5	12.5	critical

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U.S. States Compassion Benchmark Index 2026 — Complete Rankings

U.S. States Compassion Benchmark Index 2026 — 21 entities ranked by composite compassion score
Rank	State	Composite Score	Band	AWR	EMP	ACT	EQU	BND	ACC	SYS	INT
1	Hawaii	95.9	exemplary	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
2	Massachusetts	94.4	exemplary	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4.5
3	Washington	94.4	exemplary	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4.5
4	Washington DC	92.8	exemplary	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	4	4.5	4
5	California	87.7	exemplary	4.5	4.5	4.5	4	4	3.5	4.5	4
6	Vermont	87.5	exemplary	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
7	Minnesota	84.4	exemplary	4.4	4.4	4.4	3.8	4.4	4.4	4.4	3.8
8	Connecticut	83	exemplary	4	4	4	3.5	4.5	4	4	4
9	Idaho	25	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2
10	Indiana	25	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2
11	Missouri	25	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2
12	North Dakota	25	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2
13	South Dakota	25	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2.5	2	2	2
14	Oklahoma	23.4	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	2
15	Tennessee	23.4	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	2
16	Louisiana	21.9	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2	2	2	1.5
17	Florida	20.3	developing	2	2	2	1.5	2	1.5	2	1.5
18	Texas	14.1	critical	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.8	1.3
19	Alabama	12.5	critical	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5
20	Arkansas	12.5	critical	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5
21	Mississippi	12.5	critical	1.5	1.5	1.5	1	2	1.5	1.5	1.5

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