States with the Most Efficient Administration vs. States with the Least Efficient Administration

Best-Run vs Worst-Run States

Craig HueyGovernment, Congress, and Politics

How well run is your state?

To determine how well states are managed, we examined their financial data, as well as the services they provide and their residents standard of living.

This year, North Dakota is the best-run state in the country for the second year in a row, while California is the worst-run for the third year in a row.

Here are the top 5 Best-Run States:

1. North Dakota

2. Wyoming

3. Iowa

4. Nebraska

5. Utah

And here are the bottom 46-50:

50. California

49. New Mexico

48. Illinois

47. Rhode Island

46. Nevada

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