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2005 Hartgen Report – How states rank
| State
|
1998
|
2004 |
2005 |
Change
('04-'05) |
State
|
1998
|
2004 |
2005 |
Change
('04-'05) |
| N. Dakota |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
W. Virginia |
22 |
15 |
26 |
-11 |
| S.Carolina |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Arizona |
35 |
36 |
27 |
9 |
| Kansas |
11 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
Arkansas |
47 |
33 |
28 |
5 |
| N. Mexico |
31 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Colorado |
45 |
36 |
29 |
7 |
| Montana |
3 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
Louisiana |
39 |
34 |
30 |
4 |
| Georgia |
6 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
N. Carolina |
35 |
30 |
31 |
-1 |
| Wyoming |
2 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
Washington |
24 |
38 |
32 |
6 |
| Oregon |
8 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
Illinois |
36 |
32 |
33 |
-1 |
| Nevada |
13 |
21 |
9 |
12 |
New Hampshire |
16 |
25 |
34 |
-9 |
| Idaho |
5 |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
Iowa |
25 |
31 |
35 |
-4 |
| S. Dakota |
15 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
33 |
35 |
36 |
-1 |
| Kentucky |
9 |
10 |
12 |
-2 |
Vermont |
34 |
24 |
37 |
-13 |
| Minnesota |
32 |
12 |
13 |
-1 |
Maryland |
37 |
43 |
38 |
5 |
| Indiana |
23 |
23 |
14 |
9 |
Connecticut |
41 |
40 |
39 |
1 |
| Texas |
7 |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
Delaware |
38 |
37 |
40 |
-3 |
| Ohio |
28 |
17 |
16 |
1 |
Florida |
40 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
| Missouri |
14 |
28 |
17 |
11 |
Michigan |
42 |
39 |
42 |
-3 |
| Virginia |
18 |
11 |
18 |
-7 |
Alaska |
10 |
42 |
43 |
-1 |
| Nebraska |
17 |
16 |
19 |
-3 |
California |
44 |
45 |
44 |
1 |
| Tennessee |
26 |
19 |
20 |
-1 |
Massachusetts |
49 |
48 |
45 |
3 |
| Utah |
30 |
27 |
21 |
6 |
Hawaii |
46 |
44 |
46 |
-2 |
| Wisconsin |
29 |
18 |
22 |
-4 |
Rhode Island |
43 |
47 |
47 |
0 |
| Maine |
12 |
22 |
23 |
-1 |
New York |
48 |
49 |
48 |
1 |
| Oklahoma |
27 |
20 |
24 |
-4 |
Alaska |
21 |
46 |
49 |
-3 |
| Mississippi |
19 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
New Jersey |
50 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
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