For Those Who Missed It: 11th Edition (2018), "Rich States, Poor States" -- April 25, 2018

Released last week. At the link, download the PDF at the upper left-hand corner.

Wow, New York, #50; California, #47. Never saw that coming. I thought California's budget crisis was over and was now one of the rich states. Any other surprises? Minnesota in the second column, #44 -- far below Alabama (#20); Mississippi (#24); Louisiana (#27); and Arkansas (#22) -- pretty much worse off than the old confederacy. What gives?

Of interest (state, economic performance rank [backward-looking]; economic outlook rank [forward-looking]):

• California (crying): 20; 47
• Connecticut (hmmm): 50; 40
• Florida (has swallowed the red pill): 17; 6
• Hawaii (oh, oh): 21; 45
• Idaho (wow): 12; 2
• Illinois (bad, and getting worse): 46; 48
• Indiana (wow): 30; 3
• Iowa (not looking good; despite all that wind energy): 18; 29
• Massachusetts ("M" for mediocre): 15; 25
• Michigan ("M" for aMazing): 47; 18
• Minnesota ("M" for madness): 22; 44
• Montana ("M" for misery): 9; 43
• New Jersey: 49; 46
• New York (one word: Bill, as in de Blasio): 19; 50
• North Dakota: 3; 4
• Oregon ("O" for oh-oh): 6; 41
• South Carolina: 7; 33
• Texas (never saw this coming): 1; 14
• Washington (like Oregon): 2; 37