US Average By Category

🇺🇸 National Category Averages — All 50 States

Using the 50-state grades currently contained in the 18-category Grade Matrix.

# ↕	CATEGORY ↕	50-STATE AVERAGE ↕
1	Roads	D
2	Bridges	C
3	Transit	D
4	Rail	B−
5	Aviation	D+
6	Ports	C+
7	Inland Waterways	C
8	Energy	D
9	Dams	C−
10	Levees	C
11	Drinking Water	C
12	Wastewater	C
13	Stormwater	C
14	Hazardous Waste	C−
15	Solid Waste	C
16	Broadband	C+
17	Schools	D
18	Parks & Recreation	C

Strongest Categories

1. Rail — B−
2. Ports — C+
3. Broadband — C+
4. Bridges — C
5. Inland Waterways — C
6. Levees — C
7. Drinking Water — C
8. Wastewater — C
9. Stormwater — C
10. Solid Waste — C
11. Parks & Recreation — C

Weakest Categories

• Transit — D
• Schools — D
• Energy — D
• Roads — D
• Dams — C−
• Hazardous Waste — C−

Important: These are calculated from the 50 state grades currently in our matrix, not the official ASCE national grades. Some state tables contain simulator/model grades rather than verified ASCE state grades. This page preserves the category averages exactly as supplied for the master matrix.

18 CATEGORIES • 50-STATE MATRIX • Sortable and searchable