Note the two best economies are North Dakota and Texas both of which are riding an oil boom. Imagine how the entire US economy would look if we abandoned the green energy boondoggles and developed our vast oil resources and built the XL Pipeline. The US could easily become energy independent and an oil exporter.
New York ranked number 3? Tell that to folks NOT living in New York City ( which is 60% of the state ).
And Saudi contributions to the Democrat Party would dry up . . .