Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States

Appendix 2.2: States Ranked by HealthInterest Group Density

Appendix 2.2: States Ranked by Health Interest Group Density Table A2.2 States Ranked by Health Interest Group Density State Health Interest Group Density Rank (1 = Low, 50 = High) 1990 1997 1998 1999 Alabama 18 15 12 19 Alaska 3 4 4 4 Arizona 31 35 31 36 Arkansas 4 9 10 10 California 47 47 48 48 Colorado 36 26 32 23 Connecticut 34 36 37 35 Delaware 6 3 6 5 Florida 50 50 50 50 Georgia 42 37 28 33 Hawaii 2 1 3 3 Idaho 7 7 5 7 Illinois 40 48 49 47 Indiana 23 27 24 27 Iowa 33 22 22 18 Kansas 26 29 27 29 Kentucky 20 23 25 25 Louisiana 22 25 23 38 Maine 19 16 9 15 Maryland 37 33 38 40 Massachusetts 46 40 46 42 184 | APPENDIX 2.2 State Health Interest Group Density Rank (1 = Low, 50 = High) 1990 1997 1998 1999 Michigan 49 42 39 41 Minnesota 43 39 36 37 Mississippi 1 13 14 16 Missouri 24 45 43 43 Montana 15 17 17 14 Nebraska 17 14 15 9 Nevada 35 28 26 31 New Hampshire 8 8 13 13 New Jersey 38 38 42 45 New Mexico 25 21 20 26 New York 48 44 45 46 North Carolina 28 24 30 24 North Dakota 16 20 1 2 Ohio 45 43 41 44 Oklahoma 21 30 35 30 Oregon 32 19 18 21 Pennsylvania 44 46 44 39 Rhode Island 11 6 7 11 South Carolina 12 18 19 22 South Dakota 13 5 8 6 Tennessee 29 32 33 34 Texas 41 49 47 49 Utah 10 11 16 17 Vermont 14 12 11 8 Virginia 27 41 40 20 Washington 39 34 34 32 West Virginia 9 10 21 12 Wisconsin 30 31 29 28 Wyoming 5 2 2 1 Source: Calculated by the authors. Table A2.2 States’ Ranks on Health Interest Group Density ...