Excellent Environment (Score 97-86)

Colorado, 97
Washington, 96
Oregon, 88
California, 86
New Mexico, 86

Favorable Environment (Score 75-50)

Connecticut, 75
Missouri, 74
Nevada, 65
Minnesota, 64
Maine, 56
Utah, 53
New York, 50

Satisfactory Environment (Score 45-41)     

Arizona, 45
Idaho, 45
South Carolina, 45
Nebraska, 44
Wisconsin, 44
Pennsylvania, 42
South Dakota, 42
Louisiana, 41
Montana, 41
Texas, 41

Source: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany, 6/2003

Limiting Environment (Score 39-31)

Kansas, 39
New Hampshire, 39
Tennessee, 39
Vermont, 39
Ohio, 38
Indiana, 37
New Jersey, 37
Iowa, 36
Illinois, 36
Maryland, 36
Alaska, 35
Michigan, 35
Massachusetts, 34
Wyoming, 34
Florida, 33
Rhode Island, 33
District of Columbia, 32
Delaware, 32
Hawaii, 32
North Dakota, 32
Oklahoma, 31

Restrictive Environment (Score 29-10)

North Carolina, 29
Arkansas, 27
Georgia, 23
Alabama, 18
Kentucky, 18
Virginia, 17
Mississippi, 15
West Virginia, 10