Scores presented in the tables indicate the percentage a state is above or below the national norm

Scores presented in the tables indicate the percentage a state is above or below the national norm.
For example, a state with a score of 20 is 20 percent above the national average for that component.
A negative score means the state is below the national average. When comparing states from year to
year, differences in score are more important than changes in ranking.

Table 3

2002 Overall Rankings
Alphabetical by State			Rank Order
Rank (1-50)	State	Score¹	Rank (1-50)	State	Score¹
45	Alabama	-12.8	1	New Hampshire	23.9
30	Alaska	0.2	2	Minnesota	21.8
34	Arizona	-3.7	3	Massachusetts	18.5
47	Arkansas	-14.9	4	Utah	17.9
24	California	3.7	5	Connecticut	16.6
7	Colorado	14.5	6	Vermont	15.8
5	Connecticut	16.6	7	Iowa	14.5
35	Delaware	-3.9	7	Colorado	14.5
43	Florida	-12.2	9	North Dakota	14.0
40	Georgia	-8.8	10	Maine	13.8
14	Hawaii	11.6	11	Washington	13.5
20	Idaho	7.8	11	Wisconsin	13.5
31	Illinois	-0.9	13	Rhode Island	11.8
22	Indiana	4.3	14	Hawaii	11.6
7	Iowa	14.5	15	Nebraska	10.5
21	Kansas	6.7	16	South Dakota	9.7
39	Kentucky	-7.6	17	Oregon	9.3
50	Louisiana	-23.9	18	Virginia	8.7
10	Maine	13.8	19	New Jersey	8.6
28	Maryland	0.8	20	Idaho	7.8
3	Massachusetts	18.5	21	Kansas	6.7
29	Michigan	0.6	22	Indiana	4.3
2	Minnesota	21.8	23	Pennsylvania