A ranking of the best states for disabled veterans released Aug. 4 put Florida atop the list by a wide margin, with Virginia and Texas rounding out the top three and Mississippi finishing dead last.

The survey by the nonprofit SmileHub used data from federal agencies, nonprofits like MOAA and AARP, and other sources to sort the states. Rankings in three categories – Health and Rehabilitation Access, Infrastructure and Community Support, and Economic Stability and Long-Term Security – were combined into an overall score to create the final list.

First reported by Military.com, the survey used a similar methodology and presentation as those conducted by WalletHub, which annually lists the best states for military retirees and the best cities for veterans. SmileHub and WalletHub are separate entities, but both were founded by WalletHub CEO Odysseas Papadimitriou.

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Some highlights (and lowlights):

• Florida was the only state to finish in the top five in more than one category, taking third in Health and Rehabilitation and fifth in Economic Stability and Long-Term Security.
  
  
• Virginia ranked first in Infrastructure and Community Support, but its overall score (60.20) was more than three points lower than Florida’s (63.98). The gap between first and second was the largest of the survey.
  
  
• New Jersey (14th overall) ranked first in Economic Stability and Long-Term Security, but was 41st in the infrastructure category. California (17th overall) led the way in health care, but was 46th in economics.
  
  
• Mississippi ranked last in the health care category as well as last overall. Delaware (48th overall) was last in economics, while Vermont (49th overall) finished last in infrastructure.

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The report also ranked states in other veteran-focused categories, finding Nebraska had the highest share of disabled veterans while West Virginia had the highest VA expenditure per veteran.

Full details on these and other rankings, including survey methodology, are available at the SmileHub website.