Some Americans cannot retire when they want to because of finances, the personal finance website WalletHub reports. Citing U.S. Federal Reserve data, it notes that 25% of nonretired people have no pension or retirement savings, not necessarily through their own fault. For those in a quandary about retirement, where they live can add to their burden. Alaska, for instance, is the state with the lowest percentage of people 65 and older, yet it has the highest share of that population still working at 23%. In contrast, Florida has the most older folks, but is among the states with the lowest percentage of them still working. WalletHub compared the 50 states to determine the best and worst ones for retirement. Researchers evaluated the three key dimensions of affordability, quality of life and health care, using 46 metrics and grading each one on a 100-point scale with 100 being the most favorable conditions for retirement. Have a look at the gallery above to see the 12 states it found to be the worst for retirement. READ MORE: Top 11 best states for retirement on a fixed income 7 best states in the East for retirement 5 worst, best states for pension funding
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Katie Rass
Katie Rass is executive managing editor of ThinkAdvisor, where she oversees copy editing and content strategy. She joined the site as managing editor in 2012 from Dow Jones Newswires, where she covered corporate earnings and other financial news. Earlier, Katie worked at The New York Times News Service, where her work on publications including The International Weekly and The Times Digest was seen by millions of readers around the world and on the International Space Station. She did a stint on the financial desk of The International Herald Tribune, now The International New York Times, in Paris, where she edited front-page news on the euro crisis. Katie started her career at the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram as a reporter and editor while earning a bachelor's degree in journalism and Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is an alumna of the Dow Jones News Fund editing internship program.
