States Ranked By All 43 Factors (1-14)

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

State Rankings for the 43 factors considered

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

[Award Rankings 1991 to 1998]