| Rank |
State |
Average Score |
|
Rank |
State |
Average Score |
| 1 |
Massachusetts |
82.61 |
26 |
Michigan |
50.74 |
| 2 |
Maryland |
77.05 |
27 |
Idaho |
49.84 |
| 3 |
Colorado |
75.73 |
28 |
Indiana |
49.7 |
| 4 |
California |
73.85 |
29 |
Ohio |
49.47 |
| 5 |
Utah |
71.26 |
30 |
Missouri |
48.44 |
| 6 |
Washington |
70.23 |
31 |
Alabama |
47.29 |
| 7 |
New Hampshire |
68.69 |
32 |
Iowa |
46.59 |
| 8 |
Virginia |
68.05 |
33 |
North Dakota |
46.39 |
| 9 |
Connecticut |
66.56 |
34 |
Nebraska |
45.53 |
| 10 |
Delaware |
63.26 |
35 |
Montana |
44.37 |
| 11 |
New Jersey |
62.97 |
36 |
Hawaii |
43.87 |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
62.65 |
37 |
Alaska |
42.79 |
| 13 |
North Carolina |
61.42 |
38 |
South Dakota |
41.48 |
| 14 |
Pennsylvania |
60.78 |
39 |
Oklahoma |
40.32 |
| 15 |
Arizona |
60.21 |
40 |
Florida |
39.96 |
| 16 |
New York |
59.47 |
41 |
Tennessee |
38.85 |
| 17 |
Vermont |
59.3 |
42 |
Maine |
37.56 |
| 18 |
New Mexico |
59.05 |
43 |
South Carolina |
36.84 |
| 19 |
Texas |
58.33 |
44 |
Wyoming |
35.76 |
| 20 |
Illinois |
57.13 |
45 |
Louisiana |
35.27 |
| 21 |
Oregon |
56.53 |
46 |
Nevada |
34.03 |
| 22 |
Rhode Island |
55.54 |
47 |
Kentucky |
32.7 |
| 23 |
Kansas |
55.48 |
48 |
Mississippi |
32.43 |
| 24 |
Wisconsin |
55.02 |
49 |
West Virginia |
30.33 |
| 25 |
Georgia |
51.71 |
50 |
Arkansas |
25.63 |
| Source: The Milken Institute
|