Ohio’s elected officials are tooting their own horn a bit, with good reason. Economic development is happening at a pace to which Buckeye State residents have been unaccustomed. But as a recent report by Scioto Analysis suggests, there is much room for improvement.

According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, Scioto Analysis came up with an Ohio Human Development Report, which focused not just on income and financial wellbeing, but also on health and education. It uses the Human Development Index created by the United Nations back in 1990 to compare countries, but this version is meant to help Ohio see the bigger picture.

“Seeing as the HDI investigates health, education, and income, we are able to look at three ways that society is performing,” the report said, according to the Capital Journal.

Compared with the 11 other Midwestern states, Ohio is seventh best — though everyone is improving.

“It is evident that when considering measuring and improving wellbeing on a county level, policymakers should consider how targeting programs to specific geographic regions can reduce inequities in well-being across the state,” the report said.

No surprise there. Policymakers have for decades ignored the wellbeing of those in rural and Appalachian Ohio.

Lawmakers in Columbus have work to do to ensure positive outcomes for all Ohioans.