State rankings
Deregulated Electricity States
Virginia has the highest Year Established (2,007), followed by Texas (2,002) and District of Columbia (2,001). Rhode Island has the lowest (1,996).
Year EstablishedBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
17 of 51 statesYear Established
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All 17 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1,998
Middle half 1,997 – 1,999
Average
1,999
17 states
Highest
2,007
Virginia
Lowest
1,996
Rhode Island
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Year Established
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Virginia | Yes | 2,007 |
| 2 |  Texas | Yes | 2,002 |
| 3 |  District of Columbia | Yes | 2,001 |
| 4 |  Maine | Yes | 2,000 |
| 5 |  New Jersey | Yes | 1,999 |
| 5 |  Maryland | Yes | 1,999 |
| 5 |  Delaware | Yes | 1,999 |
| 8 |  Michigan | Yes | 1,998 |
| 8 |  Massachusetts | Yes | 1,998 |
| 8 |  Connecticut | Yes | 1,998 |
| 8 |  New Hampshire | Yes | 1,998 |
| 12 |  New York | Yes | 1,997 |
| 12 |  Illinois | Yes | 1,997 |
| 12 |  Oregon | Yes | 1,997 |
| 15 |  Pennsylvania | Yes | 1,996 |
| 15 |  Ohio | Yes | 1,996 |
| 15 |  Rhode Island | Yes | 1,996 |
| — |  California | Yes | — |
| — |  Florida | No | — |
| — |  Georgia | No | — |
| — |  North Carolina | No | — |
| — |  Washington | No | — |
| — |  Arizona | No | — |
| — |  Tennessee | No | — |
| — |  Indiana | No | — |
| — |  Missouri | No | — |
| — |  Colorado | No | — |
| — |  Wisconsin | No | — |
| — |  Minnesota | No | — |
| — |  South Carolina | No | — |
| — |  Alabama | No | — |
| — |  Kentucky | No | — |
| — |  Louisiana | No | — |
| — |  Oklahoma | No | — |
| — |  Utah | No | — |
| — |  Nevada | No | — |
| — |  Iowa | No | — |
| — |  Arkansas | No | — |
| — |  Kansas | No | — |
| — |  Mississippi | No | — |
| — |  New Mexico | No | — |
| — |  Idaho | No | — |
| — |  Nebraska | No | — |
| — |  West Virginia | No | — |
| — |  Hawaii | No | — |
| — |  Montana | No | — |
| — |  South Dakota | No | — |
| — |  North Dakota | No | — |
| — |  Alaska | No | — |
| — |  Vermont | No | — |
| — |  Wyoming | No | — |
What correlates with Year Established?
Pearson r against 2,072 other state metrics sharing at least 11 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Year Established tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Year Established tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- % of Public School Teachers in Union 2017-18States with Teacher UnionsPlotr = −0.89 · very strong · n = 15
- Teacher's Union Rank (1=Strongest)States with Teacher UnionsA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.86 · very strong · n = 17
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Year Established?
- Virginia has the highest Year Established, at 2,007, followed by Texas (2,002) and District of Columbia (2,001).
- Which state has the lowest Year Established?
- Rhode Island has the lowest Year Established, at 1,996.
- What is the median Year Established across US states?
- The median is 1,998 across the 17 US states with data.
- Where does this deregulated electricity states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Electric Choice.