Fiscal State Rankings, 2017 Edition -- North Dakota Ranks 2nd Behind Florida

Worth spending some time on.

Interactive map ink here (dynamic link).

Narrative here (same link; if the map shows up again, scroll down to get to the narrative).

Top five:

• Florida
• North Dakota -- #2
• South Dakota
• Utah 
• Wyoming

In 2014, Alaska was ranked #1; in 2017, Alaska had dropped to #17.

The bottom five in 2017:

• Maryland -- #46
• Kentucky -- #47
• Massachusetts  -- #48
• Illinois -- #49
• New Jersey -- dead last, #50

Surprisingly, maybe, maybe not:

• California: #43
• New York: #39
• Texas: #23