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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

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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.

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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

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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.