Table 37
Workers' Compensation Comparative Costs, 2000
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Florida	1.720		27	Nebraska	0.882
2	California	1.564		28	Idaho	0.869
3	Oklahoma	1.548		29	Mississippi	0.866
4	Rhode Island	1.508		29	Alaska	0.866
5	Texas	1.464		31	Massachusetts	0.850
6	New Hampshire	1.411		32	Iowa	0.841
7	Louisiana	1.405		33	Minnesota	0.810
8	Delaware	1.305		34	Kansas	0.804
9	Alabama	1.299		35	Arkansas	0.798
9	NEW YORK	1.299		36	New Mexico	0.788
11	Hawaii	1.262		37	South Dakota	0.754
12	Colorado	1.196		38	North Carolina	0.713
13	Maine	1.193		39	South Carolina	0.692
14	Missouri	1.090		40	Maryland	0.626
15	Connecticut	1.081		41	Indiana	0.623
16	Georgia	1.069		42	Oregon	0.614
17	Nevada	1.059		43	Virginia	0.505
18	Montana	1.044		44	Arizona	0.492
19	Tennessee	1.003		45	Utah	0.414
20	New Jersey	0.997		46	North Dakota	NA
21	Illinois	0.988		47	Ohio	NA
22	Vermont	0.978		48	Washington	NA
22	Michigan	0.978		49	West Virginia	NA
24	Kentucky	0.925		50	Wyoming	NA
25	Pennsylvania	0.894		U.S. average		1.000
24	Kentucky	0.925		N.Y.S. % above avg.		29.9%
Source: Actuarial & Technical Solutions Inc. http://www.actuarialsolutions.com
New York's costs were 62% above average in 1994, and improved to 20% above average in 1999, but the gap grew in the 2000 rankings.