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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

2009 ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness
Rank,
Economic
Outlook
State
Rank,
Economic
Performance*
Rank,
Economic
Outlook
State
Rank,
Economic
Performance*
1 Utah 22 26 Massachusetts 36
2 Colorado 10 27 Wisconsin 41
3 Arizona 8 28 Maryland 17
4 Virginia 6 29 Nebraska 33
5 South Dakota 11 30 Montana 4
6 Wyoming 3 31 Delaware 28
7 Nevada 9 32 Connecticut 37
8 Georgia 20 33 West Virginia 38
9 Tennessee 32 34 Michigan 50
10 Texas 1 35 Iowa 45
11 Florida 2 36 Kentucky 31
12 Arkansas 15 37 New Hampshire 19
13 North Dakota 14 38 Alaska 25
14 Idaho 7 39 Oregon 29
15 Oklahoma 12 40 Minnesota 34
16 Alabama 26 41 Hawaii 21
17 Indiana 47 42 Pennsylvania 46
18 Louisiana 35 43 California 27
19 Mississippi 39 44 Illinois 48
20 South Carolina 18 45 Ohio 49
21 North Carolina 23 46 New Jersey 40
22 Washington 5 47 Maine 24
23 Missouri 44 48 Rhode Island 30
24 Kansas 42 49 Vermont 16
25 New Mexico 13 50 New York 43
Source: The American Legislative Exchance Council
* Measure of past performance
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