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| 2006-2007 Smartest State Award | ||||
| RANK | STATE | SMART RATING | 2005-2006 RANK | CHANGE |
| 1 | Vermont | 18.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 16.09 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 14.46 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | New Jersey | 14.35 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Maine | 10.79 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Virginia | 10.07 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Montana | 9.55 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 9.04 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Iowa | 8.82 | 14 | 5 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 8.69 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 6.40 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 5.90 | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 5.33 | 6 | -7 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 4.31 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Kansas | 4.27 | 13 | -2 |
| 16 | New York | 3.66 | 10 | -6 |
| 17 | South Dakota | 3.25 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | Maryland | 2.27 | 19 | 1 |
| 19 | Wyoming | 1.35 | 17 | -2 |
| 20 | Idaho | 1.29 | 28 | 8 |
| 21 | North Dakota | 0.95 | 20 | -1 |
| 22 | Missouri | 0.94 | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 0.84 | 22 | -1 |
| 24 | Indiana | 0.06 | 26 | 2 |
| 25 | Texas | -0.11 | 24 | -1 |
| 26 | South Carolina | -1.19 | 29 | 3 |
| 27 | Colorado | -1.32 | 23 | -4 |
| 28 | Delaware | -2.47 | 25 | -3 |
| 29 | Florida | -2.90 | 36 | 7 |
| 30 | Tennessee | -3.01 | 41 | 11 |
| 31 | Kentucky | -3.24 | 35 | 4 |
| 32 | Arkansas | -3.44 | 37 | 5 |
| 33 | Washington | -3.85 | 30 | -3 |
| 34 | Ohio | -4.00 | 31 | -3 |
| 35 | Illinois | -4.32 | 32 | -3 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | -5.81 | 39 | 3 |
| 37 | West Virginia | -5.82 | 34 | -3 |
| 38 | Utah | -6.30 | 33 | -5 |
| 39 | Michigan | -6.43 | 27 | -12 |
| 40 | Oregon | -6.87 | 38 | -2 |
| 41 | Georgia | -6.92 | 40 | -1 |
| 42 | Hawaii | -9.31 | 42 | 0 |
| 43 | New Mexico | -10.60 | 48 | 5 |
| 44 | Louisiana | -10.95 | 45 | 1 |
| 45 | Alabama | -11.00 | 43 | -2 |
| 46 | Alaska | -11.91 | 44 | -2 |
| 47 | California | -13.10 | 46 | -1 |
| 48 | Mississippi | -14.78 | 49 | 1 |
| 49 | Nevada | -15.81 | 47 | -2 |
| 50 | Arizona | -17.61 | 50 | 0 |
| For more details about methodology, visit Morgan Quitno Press online. | ||||
