California is better than nearly every single Republican ran state.
Murder Rate
π΄ Texas: 5.9
π΅ California: 4.5
Incarceration Rate
π΄ Texas: 452
π΅ California: 250
Educational Ranking (Public K-12 and Overall Education Quality)
π΄ Texas: Ranked around 36th
π΅ California: Ranked around 25th
Healthcare Ranking (Overall Access, Quality, and Outcomes)
π΄ Texas: 47th
π΅ California: 15th
Fortune 500 Company Headquarters
π΄ Texas: 54
π΅ California: 58
Obesity Rates (% of Adults)
π΄ Texas: 35.6%
π΅ California: 29.1%
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
π΄ Texas: ~5.3β5.8
π΅ California: 4.1 (or ~3.9β4.07)
Teen Pregnancy Rate (Pregnancies or Births per 1,000 Females Ages 15β19)
π΄ Texas: Teen birth rate 19.4β20.4
π΅ California: Teen birth rate 9.8
GDP per Capita
π΄ Texas: $86,987
π΅ California: $104,916
Life Expectancy (at Birth, Years)
π΄ Texas: ~75.4 (recent estimates vary; lower in many reports)
π΅ California: ~78.6 (higher in national rankings)
Higher Education Attainment (% of Adults 25 with Bachelorβs Degree or Higher)
π΄ Texas: ~33.8β35.2%
π΅ California: ~37.1β38.1%