(KLZA)-Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts was pleased with the new U.S. News and World Report rankings “Best States” study.

Nebraska ranked as the sixth best state to live in in 2021, up three spots from number nine last year.

Nebraska scored highly in education #9, infrastructure #6 opportunity #10 and natural environment #6.

There are eight categories used to determine the rankings. Nebraska's lowest rating came in Crimes and Correction with a #31 ranking.

Washington was the top ranked state. Iowa was #12, Kansas #26, Missouri #28 and Louisiana came in last at #50.