September 2007
Corporation for Enterprise Development: Assets and Opportunity Scorecard
2007-2008 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard "ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their performance in 69 outcome and policy measures [across six indexes; financial security, business development, homeownership, health care, education, and tax policy and accountability]. The state-level data highlight areas where individuals and families are excelling or lagging in securing a sound financial foundation. The Scorecard also describes what each state government is or is not doing to further foster opportunities for its citizens to own and keep assets." Ten states received an A: Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
