Mercatus Study About Freedom In the 50 States, Where Does Your State Stand, Interactive Map/Links

William P. Ruger

William P. Ruger is an assistant professor in the political science department at Texas State University. He has been an affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University since 2008.

Jason Sorens

Jason Sorens is an assistant professor in the political science department at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). He has been an affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University since 2008.

The overall freedom ranking is a combination of personal and economic freedoms.

#36 Wyoming - Overall
#36 Overall
#45 Fiscal
#21 Personal
#11 Regulatory
CHANGE-5from 2009
 Top 5
 6 - 15
 16 - 25
 26 - 35
 36 - 45
 Bottom 5

About Freedom in the 50 States



Freedom in the 50 States 2013 - A Race Among the States

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How the Rankings Are Calculated

We score all 50 states on over 200 policies encompassing fiscal policy, regulatory policy, and personal freedom. We weight public policies according to the estimated costs that government restrictions on freedom impose on their victims.
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