SUMMARY
While Pence was Governor of Indiana, the state suffered through hardships, including:
2015: Indiana’s Personal Per Capita Income Was $40,998, Which Ranked 38th; Average National Salary Was $47,669. According to Northwest Indiana Times, “Indiana’s personal per capita income remains mired near the bottom nationally, according to new U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. The state’s per capita income was $40,998 last year, which was 38th in the United States. The average Hoosier makes just 86 percent of the national average salary of $47,669.” [Northwest Indiana Times, 3/26/16]
Indiana Was Ranked 38th For Three Straight Years. According to Northwest Indiana Times, “Indiana has been 38th in the nation for three straight years, and that’s the same rank it had in 2005.” [Northwest Indiana Times, 3/26/16]
2014: Pew States Ranked Indiana 45th Highest In Income Inequality. [Pew Stateline, 6/12/14]
2015: Indiana Ranked 32nd In Residents Who Have Diabetes, With 10.7% Of The Population. [America’s Health, 2015]
2014: Indiana Had An Obesity Rate Of 32.7%. [CDC, 2014]
2015: Indiana Ranked 48th In Public Health Funding For Its Residents. [America’s Health, 2015]
2016: US News & World Report Ranked Indiana 25th In States With The Best High Schools. [US News & World Report, 4/18/16]
2016: CNBC Ranked Indiana’s Education 29th. [CNBC, 2016]
2015-16: Indiana Ranked 25th For Cost Of In-State Tuition And Fees And Public Four Year Institutions. [College Board, 2016]
2014: Environment America Study Ranked Indiana The Worst Water Polluter Of Any State. According to WSBT-TV, “You don’t have to drive far to find a beautiful river or lake in Indiana, but according to a new study that beauty may only be skin-deep. According to an independent research group called Environment America, Indiana has the worst water pollution of any other state. Industrial facilities dumped 206 million pounds of toxic chemicals into US waterways in 2012 - more than 17 million pounds of that was in Indiana alone, more than any other state in the U.S. According to Environment America, those numbers are based on publicly available data compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency based on industry self-reporting and additional data from the EPA and other government agencies to a report called the Toxics Release Inventory.” [WSBT-TV, 6/23/14]
CNBC: In 2016, Indiana’s Quality Of Life Ranked 45th. [CNBC, 2016]