{
  "slug": "best-states-military-retirees",
  "title": "Best for Military Retirees",
  "metric": "Best states for military retirees, overall rank",
  "unit": "rank of 51 (50 states + DC)",
  "year": "2026",
  "source": {
    "name": "WalletHub",
    "url": "https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-military-retirees/3915"
  },
  "values": {
    "AK": 6,
    "AL": 13,
    "AR": 22,
    "AZ": 16,
    "CA": 35,
    "CO": 43,
    "CT": 25,
    "DE": 39,
    "FL": 7,
    "GA": 40,
    "HI": 29,
    "IA": 27,
    "ID": 36,
    "IL": 30,
    "IN": 31,
    "KS": 34,
    "KY": 32,
    "LA": 19,
    "MA": 8,
    "MD": 5,
    "ME": 14,
    "MI": 26,
    "MN": 9,
    "MO": 12,
    "MS": 46,
    "MT": 45,
    "NC": 15,
    "ND": 2,
    "NE": 21,
    "NH": 4,
    "NJ": 47,
    "NM": 42,
    "NV": 44,
    "NY": 38,
    "OH": 18,
    "OK": 37,
    "OR": 51,
    "PA": 24,
    "RI": 41,
    "SC": 1,
    "SD": 10,
    "TN": 33,
    "TX": 20,
    "UT": 28,
    "VA": 11,
    "VT": 50,
    "WA": 48,
    "WI": 23,
    "WV": 17,
    "WY": 3
  }
}