24/7 Wall St. has released its ranking of the best and worst run states. These rankings will not be a surprise to many.
| The best run states | The worst run states | |
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1. North Dakota ![]() |
46. New Jersey![]() |
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2. Wyoming![]() |
47. Arizona![]() |
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3. Nebraska![]() |
48. Illinois![]() |
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4. Utah![]() |
49. Rhode Island ![]() |
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5. Iowa![]() |
50. California![]() |
To most people with common sense it is easy to understand why Illinois is in the bottom three. It is has the lowest credit rating; the most corrupt; and has a massive unfunded debt burden. If you want to do more reading on how bad Illinois is run, here are a few links:
- Illinois: Voters Choose Self Destruction
- Illinois’ Escalating Pension Crisis – And What to Do About It
- Illinois scrapes the bottom of the barrel in job creation
- Tale of two neighboring states: A failing Illinois and a Wisconsin Success story
- The Greece Next Door: IL gets credit downgrade, in contrast to Wisc.
- Local Property Taxes Increase by Nearly $5 Billion Between 2005 and 2010
- PIGLET 2012 REPORT Finds More Than $354 Million in Wasteful Spending

























