Comparing the States on Their Relative Amounts of Freedoms

A study like this can be rather subjective, but a certain amount of the findings can be relevant to an extent. Overall certain freedoms are greater in the Mountain States region, while others trail in noteworthy manner to other states and regions.

Here are the overall ratings for the eight states that make up the Mountain States region. [New Hampshire is 1st; South Dakota is 3rd; New York is last; New Jersey is 49th]

-2) Colorado

-4) Idaho

-8) Arizona

11) Utah

15) Wyoming

19) Montana

24) Nevada

36) New Mexico


Here are the economic freedom ratings for each of the states in the Mountain States region. [South Dakota is 1st; New Hampshire is 2nd; New York is last; Maine is 49th]

-3) Colorado

-8) Idaho

11) Arizona

14) Utah

20) Wyoming

21) Montana

23) Nevada

43) New Mexico


Here are the personal freedom ratings for each of the states in the Mountain States region. [Alaska is 1st; Maine is 2nd; Maryland is last; Illinois is 49th]

-3) New Mexico

-8) Idaho

10) Wyoming

12) Arizona

14) Utah

16) Colorado

21) Montana

32) Nevada

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This writer's impressions personally from living for a period of time in many of these eight states and having an understanding about them would be one largely in line with these conclusions.

http://www.mercatus.org/uploadedFiles/Mercatus/Publications/Freedom%20in%20the%2050%20States.pdf

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