State Rankings for the 43 factors considered

[43 Factors] [Press Release] [1998 Rankings]

[Award Rankings 1991 to 1998]

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

Factors 1-14

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

FACTORS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Alabama

18

24

7

22

19

14

14

32

50

42

28

3

4

1

Alaska

35

16

18

22

1

1

3

48

2

1

23

48

32

16

Arizona

46

2

8

7

27

26

39

42

11

15

2

33

13

21

Arkansas

11

25

21

19

15

25

17

33

43

49

4

8

2

15

California

47

19

10

1

5

27

48

20

34

18

6

41

28

38

Colorado

30

20

26

9

43

31

47

35

40

12

14

5

29

21

Connecticut

39

35

27

47

19

43

19

5

16

8

40

29

47

35

Delaware

33

23

13

19

35

47

10

3

40

3

26

8

18

19

Florida

23

1

12

22

24

38

49

10

40

19

7

14

20

24

Georgia

2

6

9

25

29

34

27

31

31

36

9

8

12

5

Hawaii

44

5

35

14

3

5

43

18

3

5

49

27

39

42

Idaho

41

37

25

8

15

11

32

39

20

50

15

45

19

31

Illinois

27

18

24

19

26

43

30

16

34

21

38

13

25

13

Indiana

26

28

31

12

42

46

8

14

32

46

41

17

15

24

Iowa

48

42

39

35

43

30

16

29

10

48

33

35

33

33

Kansas

31

26

29

38

39

13

13

37

20

35

35

31

24

6

Kentucky

36

45

22

17

10

21

15

23

23

13

18

16

7

21

Louisiana

7

3

2

31

7

10

2

25

45

22

5

2

3

3

Maine

4

43

48

49

10

24

6

25

8

26

31

42

42

49

Maryland

29

8

16

11

19

15

44

9

29

20

35

8

39

10

Massachusetts

49

40

30

44

35

49

33

4

27

6

30

37

50

48

Michigan

21

21

11

3

31

39

36

15

11

37

48

19

27

16

Minnesota

16

30

49

15

43

35

38

27

8

14

42

43

46

34

Mississippi

12

27

5

15

9

7

24

44

23

47

8

1

1

2

Missouri

18

22

14

38

31

32

37

28

48

45

27

22

17

13

Montana

37

29

35

26

10

6

7

44

23

30

22

35

26

29

Nebraska

25

32

44

46

49

18

20

37

18

23

35

37

35

9

Nevada

34

10

5

5

33

50

11

48

29

17

17

22

21

35

New Hampshire

1

48

45

32

46

43

31

7

47

7

45

50

49

43

New Jersey

43

33

23

50

19

36

9

1

18

11

13

19

48

29

New Mexico

3

4

35

27

6

3

35

43

5

39

3

22

5

40

New York

45

36

20

41

3

23

46

8

1

2

11

19

44

32

North Carolina

20

15

19

27

41

33

29

22

27

38

16

7

13

3

North Dakota

40

49

50

37

50

4

4

50

15

40

44

45

43

50

Ohio

10

31

15

13

27

41

18

11

32

43

34

27

21

19

Oklahoma

9

14

3

33

33

11

23

35

37

40

11

26

6

6

Oregon

41

9

40

5

8

27

41

40

16

28

19

49

23

44

Pennsylvania

14

44

34

18

18

48

27

6

34

16

45

22

35

27

Rhode Island

38

38

42

41

15

42

34

2

20

4

43

31

39

47

South Carolina

5

7

4

27

29

19

22

12

38

33

10

4

8

16

South Dakota

28

47

31

36

46

8

25

46

44

34

45

43

30

45

Tennessee

6

17

33

10

10

37

26

24

49

44

20

5

8

10

Texas

8

13

1

33

10

20

5

41

38

24

1

29

11

37

Utah

14

11

43

2

46

21

49

34

13

8

32

34

35

40

Vermont

50

46

47

48

35

27

21

12

7

27

39

39

45

6

Virginia

16

39

17

44

35

15

40

20

46

32

29

17

33

27

Washington

32

12

40

4

24

17

45

16

13

10

23

47

31

46

West Virginia

12

50

46

41

2

8

12

30

23

29

21

14

8

12

Wisconsin

22

41

38

30

40

39

42

19

4

31

50

39

35

24

Wyoming

24

34

28

40

19

2

1

46

5

25

23

12

16

38

Source: Morgan Quitno Press