Best & Worst States to Be Wealthy

What are the best and worst states in which to be wealthy?  For what it’s worth, the folks over at GOBankingRates took a look at data from all fifty states and ranked them based on criteria such as;  property crime, education, income taxes, property taxes and the average income of the top 1%. Indeed…this list is definitely debatable.

“One conclusion that could be drawn is that more rural states appear to offer a more attractive life for the 1 percent — but not in an entirely consistent fashion.”

Here is the complete list of the best states for the wealthy class:

1. Wyoming
2. South Dakota
3. Massachusetts
4. Nevada
5. West Virginia
6. North Dakota
7. Florida
8. Rhode Island
9. Virginia
10. Connecticut
11. Maryland
12. California
13. Colorado
14. Indiana
15. Minnesota
16. New Hampshire
17. Ohio
18. Pennsylvania
19. Texas
20. New York
21. Delaware
22. Montana
23. Maine
24. Washington
25. Oklahoma
26. Utah
27. Vermont
28. New Jersey
29. Idaho
30. Illinois
31. South Carolina
32. Louisiana
33. Kansas
34. Arkansas
35. Kentucky
36. Tennessee
37. Georgia
38. Alaska
39. Missouri
40. Nebraska
41. Michigan
42. Alabama
43. North Carolina
44. Mississippi
45. Iowa
46. Oregon
47. Arizona
48. Wisconsin
49. Hawaii
50. New Mexico

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