Most Free States 2025

New York
50
Hawaii
49
California
48
Oregon
46
Maryland
45
Delaware
44
Vermont
43
New Mexico
42
Rhode Island
41
Mississippi
40
Washington
39
Minnesota
38
Illinois
37
Connecticut
36
West Virginia
35
Maine
34
Nebraska
33
Louisiana
32
Ohio
31
Massachusetts
30
Iowa
29
New Jersey
28
South Carolina
28
Kansas
27
Wyoming
26
Kentucky
25
Alaska
24
Arkansas
23
Alabama
22
Texas
21
Utah
20
Oklahoma
19
Montana
18
Wisconsin
17
North Carolina
16
North Dakota
15
Virginia
15
Pennsylvania
14
Colorado
12
Missouri
11
Idaho
10
Arizona
9
Georgia
8
Michigan
7
Indiana
6
South Dakota
5
Tennessee
4
Nevada
3
Florida
2
New Hampshire
1
State
Overall Freedom Rank 2023
Fiscal Policy Rank 2023
Personal Freedom Rank 2023
Regulatory Policy Rank 2023
Change in Freedom Rank 2016-2023
New York Flag
New York504950480
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii495046450
California Flag
California484126500
Oregon Flag
Oregon4642946-6
Maryland Flag
Maryland452432471
Delaware Flag
Delaware44444733-3
Vermont Flag
Vermont43464442
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico42585350
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island41273343-2
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi404536153
Washington Flag
Washington39322441-5
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota38392234-1
Illinois Flag
Illinois372530387
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut36174340-1
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia354014293
Maine Flag
Maine3437339-2
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska3347202-3
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana32262931-7
Ohio Flag
Ohio31204032-2
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts3082542-9
Iowa Flag
Iowa29431934
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey28284849-7
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina28333513-2
Kansas Flag
Kansas2738311-9
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming263641510
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky252345116
Alaska Flag
Alaska24341027-10
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas232244145
Alabama Flag
Alabama221937250
Texas Flag
Texas211249223
Utah Flag
Utah2035288-3
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma192923208
Montana Flag
Montana18141736-3
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin17302193
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina162116263
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota153113121
Virginia Flag
Virginia15153818-7
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania14527379
Colorado Flag
Colorado1216728-5
Missouri Flag
Missouri11715302
Idaho Flag
Idaho1011424-2
Arizona Flag
Arizona9186190
Georgia Flag
Georgia863472
Michigan Flag
Michigan7138174
Indiana Flag
Indiana6911100
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota54186-1
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee4239161
Nevada Flag
Nevada3101230
Florida Flag
Florida2112210
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire132210
  • All scores are expressed as rankings, with the best-performing state earning a rank of 1 and the worst-performing state earning the rank of 50.
  • The freedom rankings are the compilation of more than 230 policy variables drawn from more than 20 categories, including political campaign finance, labor, education, healthcare, gun laws, gambling, marriage, and land use.