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Surplus & Fiscal Health Power Rankings Based on 50% of intended metrics

50 states · accountable: Governor · updated 2026-06-18 · source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

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Composite score by state
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#StateScoreFederal-transfer dependence (% of revenue)Own-source revenue per capita
1 California 98.5 23.2%9,947
2 Connecticut 88.2 26.9%9,591
3 Minnesota 81.1 25.6%7,968
4 New Jersey 79.0 25.8%7,694
5 Oregon 77.2 28.2%8,266
6 Kansas 75.9 24.8%6,839
7 Utah 74.7 24.7%6,607
8 Illinois 72.7 26.5%6,920
9 Vermont 72.6 32%8,857
10 Massachusetts 69.5 32%8,360
11 Washington 68.8 28.2%6,887
12 Hawaii 67.5 38.1%10,196
13 Iowa 64.3 29%6,444
14 Wisconsin 63.7 28.3%6,096
15 North Dakota 61.7 36%8,508
16 Virginia 57.8 31.1%6,128
17 New York 56.6 35.9%7,640
18 Pennsylvania 56.3 34%6,916
19 Delaware 56.2 38.1%8,351
20 Nevada 55.8 29%5,061
21 Colorado 54.5 30.8%5,488
22 Maryland 53.5 33.4%6,255
23 Michigan 51.1 33.4%5,859
24 Ohio 50.5 33.9%5,936
25 South Carolina 48.8 32.3%5,091
26 Oklahoma 46.3 33.4%5,087
27 Idaho 45.8 33.8%5,138
28 Wyoming 44.2 41.3%7,537
29 North Carolina 42.9 34.5%4,920
30 Maine 41.5 37.7%5,821
31 West Virginia 40.8 38.9%6,131
32 Nebraska 40.3 35.9%4,998
33 Arkansas 40.1 38%5,704
34 New Mexico 39.4 43.4%7,504
35 Alabama 39.1 37.2%5,257
36 South Dakota 37.2 34.9%4,127
37 Florida 36.9 33.8%3,696
38 New Hampshire 35.7 37.6%4,853
39 Kentucky 35.6 40.5%5,857
40 Mississippi 35.0 39.7%5,478
41 Missouri 34.9 36.5%4,322
42 Rhode Island 28.7 46.4%6,837
43 Georgia 27.6 38.4%3,813
44 Indiana 26.0 44.4%5,674
45 Tennessee 23.8 39.8%3,688
46 Texas 23.6 41.2%4,149
47 Alaska 20.2 50.7%6,976
48 Montana 18.2 46.6%5,201
49 Arizona 17.9 44.3%4,325
50 Louisiana 12.0 48.5%4,862
Dimensions awaiting a sourced feed (not estimated): Structural balance (recurring rev vs spend); Rainy-day fund (% of spending); Pension funded ratio; State debt per capita; Credit rating.

Every figure is measured, never opinion. Click any value for its source and how it’s scored. Composite = weighted, normalized sum of the dimensions — see methodology.