For its study, researchers examined the percentage of all business bankruptcies in the last year and the number of small businesses in each state. The researchers also looked at the number of data breaches per state with the number of records stolen or lost in each breach, as well as each state’s crime type by victim count, which is reported to the FBI. To learn more about the study’s methodology, click here.
Here are the rankings and scores for each state and Washington, D.C.
1. Vermont — 94.1
2. South Dakota — 89.1
3. Colorado — 88.8
4. Maine — 88
5. Montana — 87.9
6. New Hampshire — 87.4
7. Nebraska — 86.7
8. Idaho — 86
9. Louisiana —85.8
10. North Dakota — 85.2
11. New Jersey — 84.8
12. Florida — 84.4
13. Utah — 84.2
14. South Carolina — 83.9
15. Michigan — 83.1
16. Oklahoma — 82.2
17. Alabama — 81.9
18. Minnesota — 81.3
19. Hawaii — 80.4
20. Rhode Island — 80
21. Arizona — 79.9
22. Nevada — 79.8
23. Mississippi — 79.4
24. Georgia — 79.2
25. Illinois — 78.9
26. Oregon — 78.6
27. Arkansas — 78.2
28. Connecticut — 77.7
29. Virginia (tied) — 77
29. Indiana (tied) — 77
30. Tennessee — 76.4
31. New York — 76.2
32. Missouri (tied) — 75.8
32. Iowa (tied) — 75.8
33. Ohio — 75.5
34. Alaska — 75.3
35. Massachusetts — 74.9
36. Wisconsin — 74.3
37. North Carolina — 73.8
38. Washington (tied) — 73.7
39. Kansas (tied) — 73.7
40. Kentucky — 73.2
41. Wyoming — 71.7
42. Washington, D.C. — 71.3
43. Pennsylvania — 70.8
44. New Mexico — 70.3
45. California — 65.2
46. Maryland — 64
47. Texas — 62.1
48. West Virginia — 61.6
49. Delaware — 53.8
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