State Rankings for the 43 factors considered

[43 Factors] [Press Release] [2000 Rankings]

[Award Rankings 1991 to 2000]

A ranking of "1" is worst, "50" is best.

Factors 1-14

[Factors 15-28] [Factors 29-43]

Clicking on the Factor Number at the top of each column will take you to what that factor is.  Click on your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

FACTORS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Alabama

27

23

7

39

23

13

14

38

31

48

43

17

4

5

Alaska

41

21

18

5

11

2

1

7

47

1

1

14

44

31

Arizona

31

3

8

18

4

20

26

14

42

22

21

2

35

13

Arkansas

41

29

17

47

22

17

25

23

33

30

47

9

6

2

California

47

27

10

14

1

6

30

9

20

22

17

3

42

30

Colorado

6

24

25

15

8

44

33

29

36

45

13

22

10

27

Connecticut

22

34

23

6

47

37

40

4

5

9

3

36

24

46

Delaware

28

11

15

13

23

32

46

18

3

30

4

25

12

19

Florida

11

1

13

31

10

29

42

17

10

42

18

12

14

18

Georgia

13

9

9

46

25

27

34

20

31

30

37

12

11

14

Hawaii

48

12

35

1

14

4

5

2

19

3

7

45

16

34

Idaho

14

35

28

29

9

6

8

49

40

20

50

11

43

22

Illinois

17

18

26

16

17

23

45

13

14

29

20

23

16

25

Indiana

29

30

32

24

12

40

42

43

12

40

44

26

16

17

Iowa

38

41

40

35

35

50

27

32

29

13

49

48

41

35

Kansas

20

19

34

34

36

40

14

22

37

22

39

43

32

23

Kentucky

33

46

22

45

20

17

23

50

23

19

14

30

13

12

Louisiana

25

4

1

36

28

10

10

33

28

38

30

8

1

3

Maine

10

45

49

9

46

25

31

10

25

5

29

35

45

41

Maryland

18

10

16

22

12

32

13

16

9

35

19

19

9

40

Massachusetts

29

42

37

2

37

37

48

8

4

26

5

43

34

50

Michigan

18

22

11

30

6

30

37

15

17

28

35

33

21

29

Minnesota

35

32

50

32

25

47

36

36

29

6

16

48

45

45

Mississippi

21

26

4

50

16

10

7

31

45

20

48

6

1

1

Missouri

3

20

12

36

39

34

32

26

25

44

46

40

21

16

Montana

35

31

33

27

28

6

6

45

44

26

33

7

32

26

Nebraska

1

25

43

33

39

44

18

39

37

13

28

50

38

35

Nevada

46

14

6

16

5

20

50

30

47

30

12

4

26

19

New Hampshire

34

50

47

8

33

49

47

1

7

50

8

39

48

49

New Jersey

45

37

21

3

48

15

35

5

1

13

11

20

16

48

New Mexico

8

2

38

23

17

4

3

19

42

7

38

5

26

4

New York

39

38

20

4

44

6

21

3

8

2

2

14

21

44

North Carolina

5

13

24

43

25

37

27

21

22

35

40

23

8

15

North Dakota

6

47

48

36

39

34

4

34

50

13

42

29

38

41

Ohio

14

28

14

21

17

23

41

25

12

22

45

42

24

21

Oklahoma

39

17

3

42

30

34

11

37

35

30

41

10

31

6

Oregon

44

7

39

20

7

3

23

46

40

40

24

27

50

24

Pennsylvania

22

43

36

10

20

20

49

12

6

35

15

40

26

39

Rhode Island

11

40

42

7

50

25

42

6

2

11

6

45

26

37

South Carolina

14

6

5

41

30

17

18

35

11

38

36

21

3

9

South Dakota

49

48

29

44

38

44

8

27

47

45

34

27

45

28

Tennessee

35

16

31

39

15

27

39

44

25

49

22

34

5

10

Texas

26

15

2

48

34

15

22

28

37

42

23

1

30

8

Utah

31

8

44

19

2

31

18

42

34

13

10

32

36

41

Vermont

NA

44

46

11

49

40

27

11

15

8

26

47

36

47

Virginia

22

36

19

26

44

47

16

24

15

47

31

30

20

33

Washington

4

5

41

12

3

14

17

48

18

11

9

37

48

32

West Virginia

2

49

45

49

39

1

11

41

24

13

32

16

14

11

Wisconsin

9

39

27

28

30

40

38

40

20

4

27

38

38

37

Wyoming

41

33

30

25

43

12

2

47

46

10

25

18

6

7

Source: Morgan Quitno Press