According to calculations，social development index for Anhui Province in 2016 is 0.37，a slight increase over the 0.35 of 2015. The rankingsof different regions in Anhui Province are also different from that of 2015，with Wuhu City，Maanshan City and Hefei City exhibiting the most significant changes，all of which are strong in economic development，which in turn promotes constant social development，and boosts their ratings，ranking first，third and fourth respectively. The development indices of other cities show no significant changes，so do the rankings. Taken as a whole，the level of development for most regions of Anhui Province in 2016 is above average，namely，above provincial average，but compared with 2015，one more city ranks below provincial average in terms of development level.