Mercatus Report on Freedom in the 50 States

How free are we in Illinois?

by Kate Piercy

The Mercatus Center has produced a comprehensive report of the American states, called Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom, which ranks the states on how their policies affect individual freedom in the economic, social, and personal spheres.

Where does Illinois fall?

How does freedom – economic, social and personal – affect a state and its people?

Find out here and read about the correlation between personal and economic freedom and budget and population problems for states ranking toward the bottom of the index.