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LEGEND
Most Free
2nd Quintile
3rd Quintile
4th Quintile
Least Free
Unmeasured
Economic Freedomof North America
2011
Nathan J. Ashby,Avilia Bueno,
and Fred McMahon,with Deborah Martinez
2 / Economic Freedom of North America 2011
Fraser Institute / www.fraserinstitute.org / www.freetheworld.com
0 2 4 6 8 10Prince Edward Island
Nova ScotiaQuebec
New BrunswickManitoba
West VirginaNew Mexico
MississippiHawaiiAlaska
MontanaOntario
MaineVermont
Rhode IslandKentuckyAlabama
British ColumbiaMichigan
South CarolinaArkansas
WisconsinOhio
Newfoundland & LabradorNorth Dakota
New YorkPennsylvania
MarylandSaskatchewan
IdahoNew Jersey
WashingtonMissouriArizonaFlorida
CaliforniaOregonKansas
MassachusettsVirginia
TennesseeOklahoma
IndianaMinnesota
IowaLouisiana
IllinoisNew Hampshire
ConnecticutNebraska
North CarolinaUtah
WyomingSouth Dakota
GeorgiaColorado
NevadaTexas
DelawareAlberta
Figure 1.1: Summary of 2009 Ratings at the All-Government LevelScore
7.97.97.57.57.47.37.27.27.27.27.17.17.17.07.06.96.96.96.86.86.86.86.76.76.66.66.66.66.56.56.56.56.56.56.56.46.46.36.36.26.26.16.16.16.06.05.85.85.85.75.75.75.65.45.45.35.04.74.64.1
Rank123456789
101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Least Economic Freedom Greatest Economic Freedom
Note: For simplicity, we report scores rounded to one decimal while the rankings are based on our unrounded scores. Provinces and states with the same rounded scores will therefore have di�erent rankings. This di�erence does not imply that higher-ranked states have greatly higher economic freedom.
Chapter 1: Economic Freedom of Canada and the United States / 3
www.freetheworld.com / www.fraserinstitute.org / Fraser Institute
0 2 4 6 8 10Quebec
Prince Edward IslandNova Scotia
New BrunswickAlaska
ManitobaOntario
New YorkVermont
MaineRhode IslandNew Mexico
British ColumbiaOhio
CaliforniaMichigan
West VirginaHawaii
Newfoundland & LabradorSaskatchewan
New JerseyWisconsin
MontanaKentucky
WashingtonIdaho
ArkansasPennsylvania
MississippiMinnesota
OregonIllinois
South CarolinaNorth Dakota
IowaMassachusetts
ArizonaFlorida
ConnecticutOklahoma
MissouriMarylandWyoming
IndianaNebraska
UtahNorth Carolina
LouisianaKansas
GeorgiaAlabama
NevadaColorado
New HampshireAlbertaVirginia
TennesseeTexas
DelawareSouth Dakota
Figure 1.2: Summary of 2009 Ratings at the Subnational LevelScore8.18.08.08.07.97.97.87.67.67.57.57.47.47.47.47.37.37.37.37.37.27.27.27.27.27.17.17.17.07.07.06.96.86.86.86.86.76.66.66.46.46.46.46.36.36.36.36.36.26.16.16.16.15.95.65.55.55.35.14.7
Rank123456789
101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Least Economic Freedom Greatest Economic Freedom
Note: For simplicity, we report scores rounded to one decimal while the rankings are based on our unrounded scores. Provinces and states with the same rounded scores will therefore have di�erent rankings. This di�erence does not imply that higher-ranked states have greatly higher economic freedom.