{"id":247,"date":"2018-08-29T10:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T10:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latcheldev.wpengine.com\/blog\/10-us-states-with-the-best-economy\/"},"modified":"2019-07-26T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:58:32","slug":"10-us-states-with-the-best-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latchel.ticksites.com\/wp2\/10-us-states-with-the-best-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"10 US States with the Best Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

To identify the states with the best economies, 24\/7 Wall Street<\/a>\u00a0reviewed:<\/p>\n

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  1. Average annual GDP growth between 2012 and 2017 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.<\/li>\n
  2. Poverty rate from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s 2016 American Community Survey.<\/li>\n
  3. Unemployment rate in June 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/li>\n
  4. Employment growth rates.<\/li>\n
  5. % of adults with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The rankings also take into account state specific information like:<\/p>\n

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    1. GDP in 2017.<\/li>\n
    2. Exports as a percentage of GDP.<\/li>\n
    3. The homeownership rate.<\/li>\n
    4. The median household income.<\/li>\n
    5. Median home values.<\/li>\n
    6. Uninsured rates from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s 2016 American Community Survey.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      So finally, here are the top 10 states with the best economies.<\/p>\n

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      1. Colorado<\/h2>\n