USA State Economy Rankings
WalletHub, 2019 | https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-economies/21697/
Overall
Rank State Total
Score
‘Economic Activity’
Rank
‘Economic Health’
Rank
‘Innovation Potential’
Rank
1 Washington 77.60 1 4 2
2 Utah 73.51 2 1 10
3 Massachusetts 70.23 5 20 1
4 California 69.13 3 35 3
5 Colorado 63.79 9 3 8
6 District of
Columbia 58.97 4 15 15
7 Idaho 58.23 13 2 18
8 Oregon 56.83 16 22 7
9 New
Hampshire 56.75 20 17 5
10 North Carolina 55.90 15 11 12
11 Arizona 55.54 12 10 14
12 Texas 55.17 10 7 20
13 Michigan 53.87 22 31 4
14 Georgia 53.27 6 18 26
15 Minnesota 51.84 28 16 11
Overall
Rank State Total
Score
‘Economic Activity’
Rank
‘Economic Health’
Rank
‘Innovation Potential’
Rank
16 Maryland 51.71 18 37 9
17 Virginia 51.33 14 13 25
18 Florida 50.74 8 5 37
19 New York 49.88 11 41 17
20 Nevada 47.06 7 8 48
21 New Jersey 46.85 19 44 13
22 Tennessee 46.48 17 6 39
23 Wisconsin 45.96 29 21 24
24 Missouri 45.95 27 26 21
25 Delaware 45.94 30 25 16
26 Pennsylvania 44.92 21 38 19
27 Connecticut 42.66 42 49 6
28 Indiana 42.58 31 24 30
29 Iowa 42.41 37 14 27
30 North Dakota 42.01 26 27 34
31 Kansas 41.74 24 29 33
32 Nebraska 41.36 36 12 35
33 Illinois 39.06 23 48 29
Overall
Rank State Total
Score
‘Economic Activity’
Rank
‘Economic Health’
Rank
‘Innovation Potential’
Rank
34 South
Carolina 39.02 32 23 41
35 Alabama 38.87 34 30 36
36 Ohio 38.84 25 43 32
37 Vermont 38.57 48 34 22
38 Montana 38.39 46 19 31
39 Oklahoma 35.97 35 33 42
40 South Dakota 35.78 47 9 44
41 New Mexico 35.41 41 51 23
42 Maine 34.42 38 36 43
43 Rhode Island 33.52 50 39 28
44 Wyoming 32.52 45 40 40
45 Kentucky 31.74 33 45 46
46 Arkansas 30.17 43 32 50
47 West Virginia 28.92 40 42 51
48 Hawaii 28.80 51 28 47
49 Mississippi 28.63 44 46 45
50 Louisiana 28.53 39 47 49
51 Alaska 28.49 49 50 38
