2006-2007 Smartest State Award | |||||
| RANK | STATE | SMART RATING | 2005-2006 RANK | CHANGE | |
1 | Vermont | 18.57 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | Massachusetts | 16.09 | 3 | 1 | |
3 | Connecticut | 14.46 | 2 | -1 | |
4 | New Jersey | 14.35 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | Maine | 10.79 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | Virginia | 10.07 | 7 | 1 | |
7 | Montana | 9.55 | 9 | 2 | |
8 | Wisconsin | 9.04 | 8 | 0 | |
9 | Iowa | 8.82 | 14 | 5 | |
10 | Pennsylvania | 8.69 | 11 | 1 | |
11 | Nebraska | 6.40 | 12 | 1 | |
12 | New Hampshire | 5.90 | 15 | 3 | |
13 | Minnesota | 5.33 | 6 | -7 | |
14 | Rhode Island | 4.31 | 16 | 2 | |
15 | Kansas | 4.27 | 13 | -2 | |
16 | New York | 3.66 | 10 | -6 | |
17 | South Dakota | 3.25 | 18 | 1 | |
18 | Maryland | 2.27 | 19 | 1 | |
19 | Wyoming | 1.35 | 17 | -2 | |
20 | Idaho | 1.29 | 28 | 8 | |
21 | North Dakota | 0.95 | 20 | -1 | |
22 | Missouri | 0.94 | 21 | -1 | |
23 | North Carolina | 0.84 | 22 | -1 | |
24 | Indiana | 0.06 | 26 | 2 | |
25 | Texas | -0.11 | 24 | -1 | |
26 | South Carolina | -1.19 | 29 | 3 | |
27 | Colorado | -1.32 | 23 | -4 | |
28 | Delaware | -2.47 | 25 | -3 | |
29 | Florida | -2.90 | 36 | 7 | |
30 | Tennessee | -3.01 | 41 | 11 | |
31 | Kentucky | -3.24 | 35 | 4 | |
32 | Arkansas | -3.44 | 37 | 5 | |
33 | Washington | -3.85 | 30 | -3 | |
34 | Ohio | -4.00 | 31 | -3 | |
35 | Illinois | -4.32 | 32 | -3 | |
36 | Oklahoma | -5.81 | 39 | 3 | |
37 | West Virginia | -5.82 | 34 | -3 | |
38 | Utah | -6.30 | 33 | -5 | |
39 | Michigan | -6.43 | 27 | -12 | |
40 | Oregon | -6.87 | 38 | -2 | |
41 | Georgia | -6.92 | 40 | -1 | |
42 | Hawaii | -9.31 | 42 | 0 | |
43 | New Mexico | -10.60 | 48 | 5 | |
44 | Louisiana | -10.95 | 45 | 1 | |
45 | Alabama | -11.00 | 43 | -2 | |
46 | Alaska | -11.91 | 44 | -2 | |
47 | California | -13.10 | 46 | -1 | |
48 | Mississippi | -14.78 | 49 | 1 | |
49 | Nevada | -15.81 | 47 | -2 | |
50 | Arizona | -17.61 | 50 | 0 | |
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