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Rating	US State	Inflation Rate (%)	Unemployment Rate (%)	Budget Deficit As A Percent of GDP (%)	Change In Real GDP (%)	EPI Score	EPI Performance
1	Nevada	1.2	6.7	-3.2	3.7	99.0	A+
2	Hawaii	1.2	3.6	-0.6	3.1	98.9	A
3	Minnesota	-0.5	3.7	1.3	3.9	98.4	A
4	Nebraska	-0.5	3	3.4	5.4	98.4	A
5	Utah	1.2	3.5	2.9	3.3	95.8	A-
6	Delaware	-0.2	4.9	3.7	4.5	95.7	A-
7	Wisconsin	-0.5	4.6	1.2	1.8	95.5	A-
8	South Dakota	-0.5	3.1	2.9	1.8	95.3	A-
9	California	1.2	6.2	1.9	4.5	95.2	A-
10	New York	-0.1	5.3	4.3	5.0	95.2	A-
11	Texas	-0.2	4.5	3.9	3.8	95.2	A-
12	Ohio	-0.5	4.9	2.9	3.5	95.1	A-
13	Missouri	-0.5	5	3.1	3.4	94.8	B+
14	Montana	1.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	94.7	B+
15	Iowa	-0.5	3.7	4.3	3.2	94.7	B+
16	Florida	-0.2	5.4	3.9	4.1	94.6	B+
17	New Hampshire	-0.1	3.4	3.6	1.6	94.4	B+
18	North Carolina	-0.2	5.7	4.5	4.7	94.3	B+
19	Georgia	-0.2	5.9	3.5	3.8	94.2	B+
20	Kansas	-0.5	4.2	3.0	1.6	93.9	B
21	Connecticut	-0.1	5.6	3.5	2.7	93.5	B
22	New Jersey	-0.1	5.6	4.3	3.5	93.5	B
23	Maryland	-0.2	5.2	3.5	2.0	93.2	B
24	Illinois	-0.5	5.9	5.1	4.6	93.1	B
25	Colorado	1.2	3.9	3.6	1.7	93.1	B
26	Virginia	-0.2	4.4	3.7	1.4	93.1	B
27	Maine	-0.1	4.4	4.9	2.4	92.9	B
28	Michigan	-0.5	5.4	3.9	2.8	92.9	B
29	Wyoming	1.2	4.2	2.3	0.4	92.7	B
30	Massachusetts	-0.1	5	5.9	3.4	92.4	B
31	Tennessee	-0.2	5.8	3.8	2.0	92.2	B
32	Oregon	1.2	5.7	2.1	1.2	92.2	B
33	Indiana	-0.5	4.8	6.6	4.2	92.2	B
34	Rhode Island	-0.1	6	4.7	2.8	91.9	B
35	Idaho	1.2	4.1	5.5	2.5	91.7	B
36	North Dakota	-0.5	2.7	2.2	-3.0	91.6	B
37	Louisiana	-0.2	6.3	7.0	4.9	91.4	B
38	Washington	1.2	5.7	4.9	2.9	91.1	B
39	Kentucky	-0.2	5.4	6.1	2.5	90.8	B-
40	Pennsylvania	-0.1	5.1	5.8	1.7	90.7	B-
41	Arkansas	-0.2	5.2	4.9	0.7	90.4	B-
42	South Carolina	-0.2	6	5.4	1.9	90.3	B-
43	Arizona	1.2	6.1	3.7	1.1	90.1	B-
44	Alabama	-0.2	6.1	6.7	2.6	89.6	C+
45	Mississippi	-0.2	6.5	5.8	2.1	89.6	C+
46	District of Columbia	-0.2	6.9	9.1	5.1	88.8	C+
47	Oklahoma	-0.2	4.2	4.2	-3.6	87.9	C
48	Vermont	-0.1	3.7	9.6	0.2	86.8	C
49	West Virginia	-0.2	6.7	6.7	0.1	86.5	C
50	New Mexico	1.2	6.6	4.0	-2.6	85.7	C
51	Alaska	1.2	6.5	10.7	-4.2	77.5	D+

Rating	US State	Inflation Rate (%)	Unemployment Rate (%)	Budget Deficit As A Percent of GDP (%)	Change In Real GDP (%)	EPI Score	EPI Performance
1	North Dakota	1.5	2.7	1.6	6.0	100.2	A+
2	Minnesota	1.5	4.0	1.7	2.6	95.4	A-
3	Nevada	1.9	7.7	-0.8	3.4	94.6	B+
4	Nebraska	1.5	3.3	3.3	1.9	93.9	B
5	Colorado	1.9	4.9	3.4	4.1	93.9	B
6	Wisconsin	1.5	5.5	1.8	2.1	93.5	B
7	Hawaii	1.9	4.4	1.5	0.8	93.1	B
8	Delaware	1.7	5.7	3.9	4.3	93.0	B
9	Texas	1.7	5.0	4.2	3.8	92.9	B
10	Utah	1.9	3.7	3.7	2.2	92.9	B
11	Oklahoma	1.7	4.5	4.3	3.3	92.8	B
12	Ohio	1.5	5.6	3.6	3.3	92.6	B
13	South Dakota	1.5	3.4	3.0	0.4	92.5	B
14	New Hampshire	1.4	4.3	4.3	2.4	92.4	B
15	Iowa	1.5	4.3	5.0	2.8	92.0	B
16	Kansas	1.5	4.4	3.4	1.2	91.9	B
17	Wyoming	1.9	4.3	3.0	0.5	91.4	B
18	California	1.9	7.5	2.4	3.1	91.3	B
19	Florida	1.7	6.1	3.8	2.6	91.0	B-
20	Connecticut	1.4	6.6	2.3	1.2	90.9	B-
21	Montana	1.9	4.7	5.0	2.0	90.4	B-
22	Maryland	1.7	5.8	3.8	1.6	90.4	B-
23	Washington	1.9	6.3	4.5	3.0	90.3	B-
24	Missouri	1.5	5.9	3.6	1.1	90.2	B-
25	Idaho	1.9	4.8	5.2	2.1	90.2	B-
26	Virginia	1.7	5.1	3.8	0.2	89.6	C+
27	Georgia	1.7	7.1	4.1	2.5	89.6	C+
28	North Carolina	1.7	6.1	4.8	2.1	89.5	C+
29	Arkansas	1.7	6.1	5.1	2.1	89.2	C+
30	Massachusetts	1.4	5.7	5.7	1.8	89.1	C+
31	Pennsylvania	1.4	5.6	6.1	2.3	89.1	C+
32	New Jersey	1.4	6.6	3.8	0.8	89.1	C+
33	South Carolina	1.7	6.4	5.5	2.5	89.0	C+
34	Tennessee	1.7	6.6	4.3	1.6	89.0	C+
35	New York	1.4	6.3	4.7	1.2	88.9	C+
36	Arizona	1.9	6.8	4.3	1.8	88.8	C+
37	Oregon	1.9	7.0	3.3	0.9	88.8	C+
38	Indiana	1.5	5.9	6.0	2.2	88.7	C+
39	Rhode Island	1.4	7.7	4.8	2.2	88.4	C+
40	New Mexico	1.9	6.5	6.0	2.6	88.3	C+
41	Maine	1.4	5.7	5.9	1.1	88.1	C+
42	Michigan	1.5	7.1	5.0	1.5	87.9	C
43	Illinois	1.5	7.0	5.1	1.0	87.5	C
44	Vermont	1.4	4.1	9.0	1.5	87.1	C
45	Louisiana	1.7	6.3	7.1	1.9	86.9	C
46	Kentucky	1.7	6.4	6.7	1.1	86.3	C
47	Alabama	1.7	6.7	6.3	0.9	86.2	C
48	West Virginia	1.7	6.5	6.9	0.7	85.6	C
49	Mississippi	1.7	7.5	6.7	-0.3	83.7	C
50	District of Columbia	1.7	7.8	8.7	1.8	83.7	C
51	Alaska	1.9	6.8	7.7	-3.5	80.1	D+

Rating	US State	Inflation Rate (%)	Unemployment Rate (%)	Budget Deficit As A Percent of GDP (%)	Change In Real GDP (%)	EPI Score	EPI Performance
1	North Dakota	1.4	2.9	0.0	2.1	97.7	A
2	Nebraska	1.4	3.7	3.1	2.6	94.5	B+
3	Louisiana	1.6	6.5	-4.0	-2.6	93.5	B
4	Minnesota	1.4	4.8	3.0	2.5	93.3	B
5	South Dakota	1.4	3.7	3.0	1.3	93.1	B
6	Texas	1.6	6.0	4.2	4.3	92.5	B
7	Utah	1.5	4.4	4.5	2.9	92.4	B
8	Oklahoma	1.6	5.2	4.2	2.7	91.7	B
9	Wyoming	1.5	4.7	3.0	0.4	91.2	B
10	Hawaii	1.5	4.8	3.4	0.8	91.1	B
11	Florida	1.6	7.0	3.3	2.3	90.5	B-
12	Iowa	1.4	4.7	4.4	0.6	90.1	B-
13	Colorado	1.5	6.5	4.0	2.1	90.1	B-
14	Idaho	1.5	6.0	5.0	2.5	90.1	B-
15	New Hampshire	1.4	5.1	3.7	0.1	90.0	C+
16	Wisconsin	1.4	6.6	2.7	0.7	90.0	B-
17	Kansas	1.4	5.2	3.3	-0.8	89.3	C+
18	Montana	1.5	5.3	5.1	1.2	89.2	C+
19	Missouri	1.4	6.5	4.4	1.5	89.2	C+
20	Virginia	1.6	5.5	4.0	-0.2	88.7	C+
21	Ohio	1.4	7.3	3.6	1.0	88.7	C+
22	Washington	1.5	6.9	4.4	1.4	88.5	C+
23	Indiana	1.4	7.5	4.8	2.2	88.5	C+
24	California	1.5	8.8	4.1	2.6	88.2	C+
25	Arkansas	1.6	7.2	5.8	2.6	88.1	C+
26	Georgia	1.6	8.0	4.0	1.6	88.0	C+
27	Maryland	1.6	6.5	4.1	-0.1	87.7	C
28	Arizona	1.5	7.5	3.6	0.1	87.5	C
29	North Carolina	1.6	7.8	4.4	1.3	87.5	C
30	Pennsylvania	1.4	7.0	5.4	1.2	87.4	C
31	Connecticut	1.4	7.6	3.3	-0.4	87.3	C
32	West Virginia	1.6	6.7	6.2	1.4	87.0	C
33	South Carolina	1.6	7.5	5.4	1.1	86.6	C
34	Nevada	1.5	9.4	2.1	-0.3	86.6	C
35	Tennessee	1.6	7.6	5.4	1.1	86.5	C
36	Alabama	1.6	7.1	6.2	0.8	85.9	C
37	Michigan	1.4	8.5	5.8	1.6	85.9	C
38	Vermont	1.4	4.4	8.1	-0.4	85.8	C
39	New York	1.4	7.5	5.5	0.2	85.8	C
40	New Jersey	1.4	8.0	5.4	0.4	85.6	C
41	Oregon	1.5	7.8	3.7	-1.4	85.5	C
42	Illinois	1.4	8.9	3.6	-0.7	85.4	C
43	Delaware	1.6	6.7	5.3	-1.2	85.3	C
44	Kentucky	1.6	8.0	6.4	1.0	85.1	C
45	Maine	1.4	6.6	6.6	-0.8	84.7	C
46	Rhode Island	1.4	9.2	5.3	0.6	84.7	C
47	New Mexico	1.5	6.7	6.9	-0.9	84.0	C
48	District of Columbia	1.6	8.5	6.4	-0.4	83.2	C
49	Mississippi	1.6	8.5	7.9	-0.5	81.6	C-
50	Alaska	1.5	6.9	4.8	-5.3	81.6	C-
51	Massachusetts	1.4	6.6	20.1	-0.6	71.4	D

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