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This feels a bit out of touch. Firstly, anywhere in the USA, even Mississippi, is richer than almost anywhere else in the world in dollar terms. That is always going to buy a certain level of function and safety compared to most countries in the world, which are, well, poor. Next, "the US" is continent-sized federation. Vermont, say, is clearly safer and more functional, by any measure, than all but handful of independent countries.
In terms of figures, the USA is currently #43 out of 105 in the Safety Perceptions Index. Admittedly not a great score (but I can't help noticing that #1 is Uzbekistan, which is a literal police state). Even harder to measure "functional" but the US is at #20 out of 193 in the Human Development Index, which measures wealth, education and healthcare.
Whatever the current frame of mind of Americans, it's important to remember that the USA remains a privileged place.
you are maybe talking about statistics and "the avarage person" but this doesn't mean anything to individuals, especially when talking about something as big as the USA. While I am a privilaged person and don't pretend to be in some terrible position, this does not change the fact that the USA is so capitalistic that "the avarage person" is meaning-less, maybe a median person would be better and I'm willing to bet that a median person in the USA is not doing nearly as well as an avarage person.
But in any case, I don't care about statistics, this wasn't a question of statistics, this was a question of feelings. I am aware that the USA is big and that even if one state is bad there are still plenty of options, some of which might be great. BUT, there is still the federal goverment that is currently scary and facist, so...
Being moderately well-off doesn't mean anything when the government decides to deport you or otherwise deny you rights (abortions, anyone?). USA is also the country with (one of?) the worlds highest prison populations per capita, which is seriously fucked up. They even made inmates do firefighting in the LA fires, without proper safety equipment.
You're out of touch.
Do you have data or is that supposed to win you the argument?
How do you think those rankings will change with the current and upcoming changes implemented? Maybe 2, 5, or 10 years from now?