NJ Stats: 2015 ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index
| Economic Outlook Ranking (2015) | Economic Performance Ranking (2003-2013) |
| 1. Utah | 1. Texas |
| 2. North Dakota | 2. North Dakota |
| 3. Indiana | 3. Utah |
| 4. North Carolina | 4. Oklahoma |
| 5. Arizona | 5. Wyoming |
| 6. Idaho | 6. Washington |
| 7. Georgia | 7. Oregon |
| 8. Wyoming | 8. Montana |
| 9. South Dakota | 9. Colorado |
| 10. Nevada | 10. North Carolina |
| 11. Texas | 11. Alaska |
| 12. Virginia | 12. Arizona |
| 13. Wisconsin | 13. Idaho |
| 14. Alaska | 14. South Dakota |
| 15. Florida | 15. Nevada |
| 16. Oklahoma | 16. Virginia |
| 17. Tennessee | 17. Nebraska |
| 18. Kansas | 18. Hawaii |
| 19. Alabama | 19. West Virginia |
| 20. Mississippi | 20. South Carolina |
| 21. Colorado | 21. Iowa |
| 22. Arkansas | 22. Arkansas |
| 23. Ohio | 23. Florida |
| 24. Michigan | 24. Tennessee |
| 25. Iowa | 25. Georgia |
| 26. Louisiana | 26. New Mexico |
| 27. Missouri | 27. Kentucky |
| 28. Massachusetts | 28. Kansas |
| 29. New Hampshire | 29. Alabama |
| 30. Kentucky | 30. Minnesota |
| 31. Nebraska | 31. Maryland |
| 32. South Carolina | 32. Delaware |
| 33. Maryland | 33. Louisiana |
| 34. New Mexico | 34. New York |
| 35. Washington | 35. Massachusetts |
| 36. West Virginia | 36. New Hampshire |
| 37. Hawaii | 37. California |
| 38. Delaware | 38. Vermont |
| 39. Rhode Island | 39. Pennsylvania |
| 40. Illinois | 40. Indiana |
| 41. Pennsylvania | 41. Mississippi |
| 42. Maine | 42. Missouri |
| 43. Montana | 43. Wisconsin |
| 44. California | 44. Maine |
| 45. Oregon | 45. Connecticut |
| 46. New Jersey | 46. Illinois |
| 47. Connecticut | 47. Rhode Island |
| 48. Minnesota | 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, 2015 Edition.” 2015. Accessed July 2015. http://www.alec.org/publications/rich-states-poor-states/2015
