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Washington just ranked as one of the most self sufficient states in the nation

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Happy 4th of July, Seattle! Today is the day we celebrate our freedom from the British crown and everything it means to be American. What’s more, it turns out that Washington is one of the most independent or self sufficient states in the nation.

WalletHub’s newest ranking compares all 50 states based on five sources of dependancy. Those sources are consumer finances, the government, the job market, international trade and personal vices. They were then broken down into 39 key indicators of independence in order to figure out which states are the most self sufficient.

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Source: WalletHub

The top ten most self sufficient states in the US are as follows.

1. Utah,

2. Colorado

3. Massachusetts

4. Virginia

5. Nebraska

6. Florida

7. Idaho

8. Wisconsin

9. Washington

10. Delaware

Washington also ranked as being one of the least federally dependent states in the nation at number 5. Our evergreen state also ranked as having one of the highest percentages of adult drug users at number 48. And because you’re probably curious, the least self sufficient states in the US are as follows.

40. Michigan

41. New Mexico

42. Indiana

43. Tennesse

44. Alabama

45. West Virginia

46. South Carolina

47. Alaska

48. Mississippi

49. Louisiana

50. Kentucky

If you’d like to view the whole study you can visit WalletHub’s website.