U.S. states' rankings by budget solvency 2014

This graph shows a ranking of U.S. states based on budget solvency score in 2014. Budget solvency consists of two ratios that measure whether the state’s revenues match its expenses. In 2014, Alaska was ranked first in the list with the score of 9.85.

Ranking of U.S. states in 2014, by budget solvency

State	Budget solvency index
Alaska	9.85
Wyoming	5.88
North Dakota	5.83
Texas	0.78
Utah	0.69
Idaho	0.68
Florida	0.5
North Carolina	0.28
South Dakota	0.24
Montana	0.13
New Mexico	0.07
Wisconsin	0
South Carolina	-0.01
Nebraska	-0.04
Minnesota	-0.04
Oklahoma	-0.18
Oregon	-0.18
Ohio	-0.19
Colorado	-0.2
Nevada	-0.2
Arizona	-0.21
Rhode Island	-0.27
California	-0.28
Iowa	-0.29
Washington	-0.29
Indiana	-0.34
Vermont	-0.35
Virginia	-0.41
Mississippi	-0.41
Georgia	-0.42
Missouri	-0.54
West Virginia	-0.54
Alabama	-0.55
New York	-0.55
Arkansas	-0.58
Tennessee	-0.59
Michigan	-0.66
Kansas	-0.74
New Hampshire	-0.76
Maine	-0.85
Illinois	-0.9
Pennsylvania	-0.93
Hawaii	-0.96
Kentucky	-1.02
Maryland	-1.06
Delaware	-1.14
Louisiana	-1.29
Massachusetts	-1.4
New Jersey	-1.58
Connecticut	-1.69

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Release date

June 2016

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United States

Survey time period

Fiscal Year 2014

Supplementary notes

Budget solvency consists of two ratios that measure whether the state’s revenues match its expenses.
The budget solvency index is the sum of the standardized values of the change in net assets per capita and the operating ratio.

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