Best/Worst Run American States...

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Best and Worst Run States in America — An Analysis Of All 50

How well run are America’s 50 states? The answer depends a lot on where you live.

For the second year, 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed data on financial health, standard of living and government services by state to determine how well each state is managed. Based on this data, 24/7 Wall St. ranked the 50 states from the best to worst run. The best-run state is Wyoming. The worst-run state is California.

http://247wallst.com/2011/11/28/best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-an-analysis-of-all-50/

From best to worst:

1. Wyoming
2. Nebraska
3. North Dakota
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa
6. Utah
7. Vermont
8. Virginia
9. Kansas
10. South Dakota
11. Maryland
12. Hawaii
13. New Hampshire
14. Maine
15. Pennsylvania
16. Wisconsin
17. Washington
18. Alaska
19. North Carolina
20. Missouri
21. Delaware
22. Connecticut
23. Indiana
24. Ohio
25. Texas
26. Idaho
27. Montana
28. Oklahoma
29. Tennessee
30. Massachusetts
31. Oregon
32. Georgia
33. Colorado
34. New York
35. Arkansas
36. Alabama
37. New Jersey
38. Mississippi
39. West Virginia
40. Florida
41. New Mexico
42. Louisiana
43. Rhode Island
44. Kentucky
45. South Carolina
46. Nevada
47. Arizona
48. Michigan
49. Illinois
50. California

 

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First impression: Best run States are generally rural/low population whereas the worst are generally urbanized/high population.

Suggesting that small is beautiful. Wyoming, I believe, is the lowest population State.