Protection Intelligence Institute · Rankings 2.0
National Protection Rankings
Seven national rankings derived from the Protection Atlas. Each ranking includes the full 51-state list, the scoring methodology, and key findings. Methodologies are versioned under the Institute's Scoring Methodology page.
Household Resilience
Best States for Household Resilience
A state-by-state ranking of household resilience — how well the average household in each state can absorb and recover from financial shocks across multiple years.
View ranking →Family Security
Best States for Family Security
Where U.S. families face the strongest protective regulatory and cost environment for life, disability, auto, and homeowners coverage.
View ranking →Financial Safety
Best States for Financial Safety
State-level financial safety blends regional cost burden, claim frequency, and consumer-protection strength into a single resilience-of-household-finance metric.
View ranking →Wealth Preservation
Best States for Wealth Preservation
A composite view of where accumulated wealth faces the most favorable preservation environment — coverage availability, liability framework, and disaster exposure all contribute.
View ranking →Retirement Security
Best States for Retirement Security
Where retired and pre-retiree households face the most favorable environment — cost burden, consumer-protection strength, and risk-event frequency together.
View ranking →Disaster Preparedness
Best States for Disaster Preparedness
State preparedness reflects baseline disaster exposure and the regulatory + consumer-protection environment in which households prepare.
View ranking →Business Protection
Best States for Small Business Protection
State environment for small-business protection — coverage availability, consumer-protection strength, and risk-event frequency.
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