Measure Of America Project: Colorado Scores High On Well-Being Index

The American Human Development Project (AHDP) released the results its 2010-2011 Measure of America survey of on Wednesday.

Colorado's "Human Development Index," which seeks to quantify quality of life using government and other data, was #10 in the nation based on statistics for health, wealth and education.

The AHDP also broke down results by congressional district, with Colorado's CD-06 topping the state and coming in 18th nationally. See where your congressional district ranked by scrolling through the sideshow below.

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Ranked 18 out of 436 total countrywide congressional districts Health Index: 6.39 Education Index: 7.58 Income Index: 7.37 Data from 2010-2011 American Human Development Index

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Ranked 18 out of 436 total countrywide congressional districts

Health Index: 6.39
Education Index: 7.58
Income Index: 7.37

Data from 2010-2011 American Human Development Index

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[cookcar]

11:57 PM on 11/16/2010

Not suprised about the South: live there and more than likely, especially if you are AA, you will be poor, sick, with bad education and die early.

[William1950]

10:15 PM on 11/11/2010

i used to live in a-19-47 ... nice place

[EcoCatLady]

02:24 PM on 11/11/2010

Um... for those of us who don't have all of the congressional districts memorized (save our own) it would have been nice to give some clue about which part of the state each represents!

[Ivyleaguequaker]

11:21 AM on 11/11/2010

Statewide, Colorado, is always number 1 in healthy citizens!! Year round playground!

[MountainMarge]

08:56 AM on 11/11/2010

I KNEW it before I looked at all....yay Routt County!! Beautiful place!

[heboprotagonist]

08:49 PM on 11/10/2010

Like, it would be totally great for those of us who haven't memorized our congressional district number if you could just tell us the name of town or area mentioned in the article. I'm interested, but not enough to google all those numbers to find out whether or not I live there.

[Elias Maxwell]

11:07 PM on 11/10/2010

And you think you're informed?

[Laura Hopkins 1]

12:29 AM on 11/11/2010

Sigh. I'm guessing that means you haven't voted recently.

[EcoCatLady]

02:33 PM on 11/11/2010

er... um... seriously? Do you really have all of the numbers memorized? I vote religiously, I volunteer, canvass, caucus... and I can tell you my own district numbers (national, state and city) I can also name all of the representatives and their party affiliations... but to memorize all of the numbers?!? You must either have lots of time on your hand or some amazing memory capabilities!