U.S. Tort Reform Liability Index: 2006 Report

Table 7. Ordinal Ranking of State Monetary Caps
Rank State Score
1 Colorado 7.44986016
2 Kansas 7.87065218
3 Michigan 9.09502924
4 Nebraska 15.18421053
5 Virginia 18.05469108
6 Ohio 22.52798118
7 Georgia 23.07896644
8 Texas 23.87227307
9 Idaho 24.54379608
10 Minnesota 24.74064327
11 New Hampshire 25.90833333
12 Washington 25.90833333
13 Arkansas 26.06157513
14 North Dakota 26.52316934
15 Mississippi 26.88073354
16 Nevada 28.18546911
17 Louisiana 28.94794050
18 Indiana 29.41981312
19 Pennsylvania 30.76161327
20 Montana 32.08659420
21 North Carolina 32.48838673
22 Missouri 33.01445461
23 Oklahoma 34.17684974
24 Florida 34.27963387
25 South Dakota 36.99780702
26 Hawaii 37.51359649
27 Illinois 37.75000000
28 Oregon 38.33026316
29 Delaware 38.97500000
30 Massachusetts 38.97500000
31 Alaska 39.04601449
32 New Mexico 39.38333333
33 West Virginia 39.46929825
34 Iowa 40.25730994
35 Utah 40.93070175
36 Tennessee 40.97368421
37 Kentucky 41.61842105
38 Wisconsin 41.61842105
39 Maryland 43.46666667
40 California 44.86359649
41 South Carolina 45.14298246
42 New Jersey 45.52702136
43 Alabama 47.33695652
44 Connecticut 49.46739131
45 Arizona 50.00000000
46 Maine 50.00000000
47 New York 50.00000000
48 Rhode Island 50.00000000
49 Vermont 50.00000000
50 Wyoming 50.00000000