NJ Stats: 2014 ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index
| Economic Outlook Ranking (2014) | Economic Performance Ranking (2002-2012) |
| 1. Utah | 1. Texas |
| 2. South Dakota | 2. Utah |
| 3. Indiana | 3. Wyoming |
| 4. North Dakota | 4. North Dakota |
| 5. Idaho | 5. Montana |
| 6. North Carolina | 6. Washington |
| 7. Arizona | 7. Nevada |
| 8. Nevada | 8. Arizona |
| 9. Georgia | 9. Oklahoma |
| 10. Wyoming | 10. Idaho |
| 11. Virginia | 11. Alaska |
| 12. Michigan | 12. North Carolina |
| 13. Texas | 13. Oregon |
| 14. Mississippi | 14. Virginia |
| 15. Kansas | 15. South Dakota |
| 16. Florida | 16. Colorado |
| 17. Wisconsin | 17. Hawaii |
| 18. Alaska | 18. West Virginia |
| 19. Tennessee | 19. Florida |
| 20. Alabama | 20. Nebraska |
| 21. Oklahoma | 21. Arkansas |
| 22. Colorado | 22. South Carolina |
| 23. Ohio | 23. New Mexico |
| 24. Missouri | 24. Iowa |
| 25. Iowa | 25. Tennessee |
| 26. Arkansas | 26. Delaware |
| 27. Delaware | 27. Georgia |
| 28. Massachusetts | 28. Kentucky |
| 29. Louisiana | 29. Louisiana |
| 30. West Virginia | 30. Alabama |
| 31. South Carolina | 31. Maryland |
| 32. New Hampshire | 32. Kansas |
| 33. Pennsylvania | 33. Minnesota |
| 34. Maryland | 34. New Hampshire |
| 35. Nebraska | 35. New York |
| 36. Hawaii | 36. Vermont |
| 37. New Mexico | 37. Pennsylvania |
| 38. Washington | 38. Indiana |
| 39. Kentucky | 39. Mississippi |
| 40. Maine | 40. Missouri |
| 41. Rhode Island | 41. Massachusetts |
| 42. Oregon | 42. Maine |
| 43. Montana | 43. California |
| 44. Connecticut | 44. Wisconsin |
| 45. New Jersey | 45. Connecticut |
| 46. Minnesota | 46. Illinois |
| 47. California | 47. Rhode Island |
| 48. Illinois | 48. New Jersey |
| 49. Vermont | 49. Ohio |
| 50. New York | 50. Michigan |
Source: Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore and Jonathan Williams. “Rich States, Poor States, 2014 Edition.” 2014.
