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How Florida Ranks
Eight topics from federal figures, ranked the same way for all 50 states: the Taxpayer Shareholder Index™. Open a topic to see what is behind it.
| Topic | Florida | Alabama | Georgia | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 28th of 50 | 9th of 50 | 18th of 50 | 1st of 50 |
| Affordability | 49th of 50 | 24th of 50 | 40th of 50 | 27th of 50 |
| Cost of living | 40th of 50 | 9th of 50 | 30th of 50 | 31st of 50 |
| Safety | Not ranked | 24th of 44 | 20th of 44 | 5th of 44 |
| Schools | 24th of 50 | 39th of 50 | 34th of 50 | 20th of 50 |
| Economy | 17th of 50 | 7th of 50 | 10th of 50 | 3rd of 50 |
| Business | 24th of 50 | 22nd of 50 | 20th of 50 | 2nd of 50 |
| Tax cost | 11th of 50 | 1st of 50 | 3rd of 50 | 25th of 50 |
| Government finances | 4th of 50 | 22nd of 50 | 13th of 50 | 3rd of 50 |
Overall is the average of the 8 topic scores, each topic counted the same. Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Dakota and West Virginia have no Safety rank, so their overall rank averages the other 7 topics. Each topic score is the average of its measures’ scores, from 100 for first place to 0 for last. These ranks are the Taxpayer Shareholder Index. With JavaScript on, this page draws every measure behind them, state by state.