Readers' Report Card On The States

 

Overall rating * Factor readers rate...

State Readers INC. Least favorable Most favorable

Alabama A A Taxes Capital resources

Alaska B D Energy costs Taxes

Arizona A A Energy costs Labor

Arkansas C B Capital resources Energy costs

California B A Taxes Capital resources

Colorado B A Gov't. support Labor

Connecticut D C Energy costs Capital resources

Delaware F F Gov't. support Labor

Florida A B Energy costs Labor

Georgia C B Gov't. support Labor

Hawaii F F Taxes Energy costs

Idaho A A Capital resources Energy costs

Illinois D C Taxes Capital resources

Indiana B B Gov't. support Taxes

Iowa B D Taxes Labor

Kansas B B Capital resources Labor

Kentucky B B Taxes Capital resources

Louisiana B C Capital resources Taxes

Maine B B Capital resources Labor

Maryland B D Taxes Capital resources

Massachusetts C B Energy costs Capital resources

Michigan F D Taxes Capital resources

Minnesota C A Taxes Capital resources

Mississippi D A Labor Capital resources

Missouri C F Capital resources Taxes

Montana C B Gov't. support Labor

Nebraska A C Capital resources Labor

Nevada C F Labor Taxes

New Hampshire B B Energy costs Labor

New Jersey B D Gov't. support Capital resources

New Mexico D B Capital resources Labor

New York C B Taxes Capital resources

North Carolina A A Taxes Labor

North Dakota A A Capital resources Taxes

Ohio B B Energy costs Gov't. support

Oklahoma A B Taxes Capital resources

Oregon B C Gov't. support Energy costs

Pennsylvania D C Taxes Labor

Rhode Island F D Energy costs Capital resources

South Carolina A B Gov't. support Energy costs

South Dakota C B Capital resources Taxes

Tennessee B B Gov't. support Labor

Texas A A Energy costs Labor

Utah C C Capital resources Labor

Vermont B C Energy costs Gov't. support

Virginia B C Taxes Labor

Washington B C Taxes Energy costs

West Virginia F F Capital resources Gov't. support

Wisconsin C B Taxes Labor

Wyoming D C Gov't. support Taxes

* Grades reflect total points accumulated in five categories: taxes, capital resources, labor, energy costs, and state support of small business programs. Reader score is based on ballot returns from each state; INC. rating is drawn from October 1981 issue, page 96.