Table 36
Workers Compensation Comparative Costs, 1998
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Oklahoma	1.71		27	South Dakota	0.90
2	Louisiana	1.71		28	New Jersey	0.89
3	Rhode Island	1.62		29	Minnesota	0.85
4	Texas	1.47		30	Arkansas	0.84
5	Florida	1.35		31	Alaska	0.84
6	New Hampshire	1.34		32	Kansas	0.83
7	Alabama	1.30		33	Wisconsin	0.81
8	Delaware	1.25		34	South Carolina	0.74
9	Hawaii	1.24		35	Idaho	0.73
10	NEW YORK	1.20		36	Iowa	0.70
11	Montana	1.19		37	Arizona	0.66
12	Michigan	1.18		38	Oregon	0.66
13	Massachusetts	1.18		39	Nebraska	0.65
14	Tennessee	1.16		40	Maryland	0.62
15	Colorado	1.14		41	North Carolina	0.61
16	Missouri	1.10		42	Indiana	0.53
17	Georgia	1.07		43	Virginia	0.50
18	Connecticut	1.05		44	Utah	0.47
19	California	1.05		45	Nevada	NA
20	Kentucky	1.04		46	North Dakota	NA
21	Pennsylvania	1.01		47	Ohio	NA
22	Maine	1.00		48	West Virginia	NA
23	New Mexico	0.96		49	Washington	NA
24	Illinois	0.96		50	Wyoming	NA
25	Vermont	0.94		U.S. Average		1.00
26	Mississippi	0.91		N.Y.S. % above avg.		20.0%
Source: Actuarial Solutions Inc.
New York's competitive standing has improved; in 1994, the state's costs were second-highest, 62% above average.