State rankings
Lawyer-Friendly States
Illinois has the highest Overall Index (100), followed by Massachusetts (92.41) and District of Columbia (91.03). Alaska has the lowest (2.76).
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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
50.69
Middle half 31.38 – 64.83
Average
50.63
46 states
Highest
100
Illinois
Lowest
2.76
Alaska
Data
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48 states · # = rank by Overall Index
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Illinois | 100 | 5.22 | $152,980 | 22.7% | 4.86% |
| 2 |  Massachusetts | 92.41 | 5.16 | $165,610 | 15.0% | 7.22% |
| 3 |  District of Columbia | 91.03 | 44.47 | $192,530 | 14.1% | 0.83% |
| 4 |  California | 88.28 | 4.83 | $171,550 | 8.44% | 16.4% |
| 5 |  Florida | 87.59 | 5.49 | $128,920 | 5.65% | 8.59% |
| 6 |  New York | 84.14 | 8.19 | $167,110 | 8.27% | 8% |
| 7 |  Georgia | 82.07 | 4.57 | $128,930 | -2.72% | 34.9% |
| 8 |  Colorado | 77.24 | 4.94 | $147,560 | 13.0% | 8.02% |
| 9 |  Texas | 73.1 | 3.52 | $150,250 | 6.38% | 5.71% |
| 10 |  Nevada | 67.59 | 3.59 | $138,920 | 12.2% | -3.78% |
| 11 |  New Jersey | 65.52 | 5.2 | $139,020 | -1.24% | 9.68% |
| 12 |  Louisiana | 64.83 | 4.27 | $105,460 | -7.33% | 13.5% |
| 12 |  Oklahoma | 64.83 | 4.03 | $118,790 | 5.57% | -9.19% |
| 14 |  Kentucky | 64.14 | 3.04 | $100,100 | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| 15 |  Ohio | 62.76 | 3.25 | $121,520 | 7.35% | 10.9% |
| 16 |  Arizona | 62.07 | 3.36 | $145,750 | 24.2% | -4.78% |
| 17 |  Pennsylvania | 61.38 | 4.27 | $138,610 | 7.07% | 0.97% |
| 18 |  New Mexico | 60.69 | 3.66 | $105,910 | 9.73% | 2.06% |
| 18 |  Montana | 60.69 | 4.53 | $88,600 | 17.0% | 14.8% |
| 20 |  Alabama | 58.62 | 2.85 | $117,100 | 3.62% | 8.2% |
| 21 |  Maryland | 55.86 | 4.65 | $128,340 | 1.81% | 11.8% |
| 22 |  Rhode Island | 52.41 | 3.52 | $125,330 | 5.31% | 0.6% |
| 23 |  Indiana | 51.03 | 2.62 | $113,360 | 10.1% | 9.77% |
| 24 |  Washington | 50.34 | 3.38 | $136,480 | 13.0% | 2.9% |
| 24 |  New Hampshire | 50.34 | 2.87 | $125,980 | 13.4% | 14.6% |
| 26 |  West Virginia | 46.9 | 3.56 | $98,360 | 4.91% | -6.77% |
| 27 |  North Carolina | 46.21 | 2.87 | $129,990 | 9.87% | 1.45% |
| 28 |  Wisconsin | 45.52 | 2.75 | $130,450 | 27.9% | 3.98% |
| 29 |  Tennessee | 42.76 | 2.57 | $124,470 | 9.59% | 6.44% |
| 30 |  Missouri | 42.07 | 3.69 | $113,780 | -6.35% | 5.62% |
| 31 |  South Dakota | 38.62 | 2.1 | $109,070 | 10.9% | 14.3% |
| 32 |  Virginia | 37.93 | 4.15 | $139,180 | 5.99% | -7.02% |
| 32 |  Nebraska | 37.93 | 2.98 | $108,170 | 15.3% | -1.36% |
| 34 |  Mississippi | 34.48 | 2.73 | $97,990 | -1.49% | 5.86% |
| 35 |  South Carolina | 30.34 | 2.85 | $105,320 | -7.42% | 8.7% |
| 36 |  Hawaii | 28.28 | 3.15 | $111,290 | 5.58% | 12.2% |
| 37 |  Michigan | 26.21 | 3.37 | $110,180 | -5.6% | -1.76% |
| 37 |  Vermont | 26.21 | 3.44 | $107,490 | 5.78% | -1.87% |
| 39 |  Minnesota | 24.83 | 3.93 | $119,330 | -6.98% | 7.74% |
| 40 |  Kansas | 21.38 | 2.51 | $109,220 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 41 |  Oregon | 20 | 3.35 | $119,500 | 4.03% | -2.62% |
| 42 |  Iowa | 17.93 | 2.06 | $112,630 | 6.17% | -3.06% |
| 43 |  Utah | 11.72 | 3.41 | $112,380 | -5.49% | 5.52% |
| 44 |  Wyoming | 9.66 | 2.92 | $105,600 | 2.24% | -12.2% |
| 45 |  Arkansas | 8.28 | 2.61 | $98,780 | -1.9% | -13.9% |
| 46 |  Alaska | 2.76 | 3.01 | $121,680 | 3.2% | -12.8% |
| — |  Idaho | — | 2.92 | $99,360 | -1.53% | -3.74% |
| — |  Maine | — | 2.82 | $107,120 | 6.35% | -10.9% |
What correlates with Overall Index?
Pearson r against 2,100 other state metrics sharing at least 28 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 Overall Index tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Overall Index tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Overall Index?
- Illinois has the highest Overall Index, at 100, followed by Massachusetts (92.41) and District of Columbia (91.03).
- Which state has the lowest Overall Index?
- Alaska has the lowest Overall Index, at 2.76.
- What is the median Overall Index across US states?
- The median is 50.69 across the 46 US states with data.
- Where does this lawyer-friendly states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: smart asset.