Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Utah Ranked #1

Published: 2nd February, 2010
Source: Forbes magazine

Utah #1
“Debt Weight Scorecard – State by State”
-Forbes Magazine

How do the 50 U.S. states stack up against one another? Have a look at the best and worst. Forbes magazine considered a dozen factors, including growth expectations for employment and the state economy, unfunded pension liabilities, changes in tax revenue, debt as a percentage of GDP, debt per capita, net migrations and a ratio that compares government employees, pension burdens and Medicaid enrollees to private-sector employment. Utah finished “First Overall” thanks high rankings is several areas such as AAA bond ratings from both Moody’s and S&P, as well as a debt per capita of only $447.