| CATEGORY |
1997 |
1998 |
1999/2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| OVERALL RANK (FINAL) |
36 |
49 |
4 |
1
Tied with Kansas |
4
|
| Law Enforcement & the Courts |
47 |
35 |
12
5-way tie with Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, & Nebraska |
1
4-way tie with Colorado, Delaware, & New Jersey |
4
9-way tie with Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, & Utah |
| Social Services |
7 |
25 |
22
7-way tie with Colorado, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont,
& Michigan |
11
Tied with Arkansas |
7
5-way tie with Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, & Utah |
Electronic Commerce/
Business Regulation |
33 |
46 |
8 |
3
5-way tie with Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, & Washington |
3
6-way tie with Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, & Utah |
| Taxation/Revenue |
13 |
26 |
8
Tied with South Carolina |
3
3-way tie with Kansas & Wisconsin |
21
6-way tie with California, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota,
& South Carolina |
| Digital Democracy |
48 |
49 |
7
4-way tie with Alaska, Connecticut, & Michigan |
15
3-way tie with Kentucky & Michigan |
27
8-way tie |
Management/Administration
(“Other” category in
1997 & 1998 surveys) |
29 |
49 |
2
|
7
Tied with Maryland |
14
8-way tie with Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Montana, Massachusetts,
Virginia, & Pennsylvania |
Higher Education
(Combined with K-12 Education in 2001 survey, name changed to
"Education") |
6 |
46 |
8
7-way tie with Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, &
New Jersey |
1
3-way tie with South Dakota & Utah |
1
5-way tie with Arizona, Indiana, South Dakota, & Utah |
K-12 Education
(Name changed to "Education" in 2001 survey) |
46 |
6 |
2
3-way tie with Tennessee & Washington |
GIS/Transportation
(New category in 2001) |
|
2
3-way tie with Arizona & Louisiana |
1
3-way tie with Arizona & Kansas |
