| Rank |
State |
2008 |
2009 |
| 1 |
Vermont |
557 |
560 |
| 2 |
Hawaii |
165 |
162 |
| 3 |
South Carolina |
156 (1) |
161 |
| 4 |
Utah |
122 |
148 |
| 5 |
Nevada |
123 |
126 |
| 6 |
District of Columbia |
90 |
116 |
| 7 |
Kentucky |
67 |
105 |
| 8 |
Arizona |
106 (1) |
99 |
| 9 |
Delaware |
41 |
49 |
| 10 |
Montana |
35 |
47 |
| 11 |
New York |
50 |
47 |
| 12 |
Georgia |
14 |
18 (2) |
| 13 |
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
| 14 |
Missouri |
3 |
6 |
| 15 |
Alabama |
3 |
5 |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
3 |
4 |
| 17 |
Michigan |
1 |
2 |
| 18 |
Arkansas |
1 |
1 |
| 19 |
Illinois |
1 |
1 |
| 20 |
Kansas |
1 |
1 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma |
1 |
1 |
| 22 |
South Dakota |
1 |
1 |
| |
United States |
1,285 |
1,648 |
(1) Restated.
(2) Business Insurance estimate.
Source: Business Insurance, March 8, 2010. |