Workers' Compensation Comparative Costs

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2000

Workers' Compensation Comparative Costs
Lower Cost			Average Cost			Higher Cost
State	Index	Rank	State	Index	Rank	State	Index	Rank
Utah	0.414	1	Iowa	0.841	14	Maine	1.193	33
Arizona	0.492	2	Massachusetts	0.850	15	Colorado	1.196	34
Virginia	0.505	3	Alaska	0.866	16	Hawaii	1.262	35
Oregon	0.614	4	Mississippi	0.866	16	Alabama	1.299	36
Indiana	0.623	5	Idaho	0.869	18	New York	1.299	36
Maryland	0.626	6	Nebraska	0.882	19	Delaware	1.305	38
South Carolina	0.692	7	Wisconsin	0.891	20	Louisiana	1.405	39
North Carolina	0.713	8	Pennsylvania	0.894	21	New Hampshire	1.411	40
South Dakota	0.754	9	Kentucky	0.925	22	Texas	1.464	41
New Mexico	0.788	10	Michigan	0.978	23	Rhode Island	1.508	42
Arkansas	0.798	11	Vermont	0.978	23	Oklahoma	1.548	43
Kansas	0.804	12	Illinois	0.988	25	California	1.564	44
Minnesota	0.810	13	New Jersey	0.997	26	Florida	1.720	45
			Tennessee	1.003	27
			Montana	1.044	28
			Nevada	1.059	29
			Georgia	1.069	30
			Connecticut	1.081	31
			Missouri	1.090	32

Workers' Compensation Average Statutory Benefit Provisions
Lower Benefit Level			Average Benefit Level			Higher Benefit Level
State	Index	Rank	State	Index	Rank	State	Index	Rank
South Dakota	0.543	1	Wisconsin	0.904	18	Delaware	1.188	35
Oregon	0.583	2	Alaska	0.916	19	Vermont	1.219	36
California	0.633	3	Tennessee	0.939	20	Illinois	1.260	37
New Jersey	0.662	4	South Carolina	0.946	21	New York	1.269	38
Indiana	0.667	5	Hawaii	0.954	22	Arizona	1.281	39
Idaho	0.676	6	Alabama	0.962	23	Virginia	1.288	40
Arkansas	0.699	7	Minnesota	0.980	24	Pennsylvania	1.325	41
Missouri	0.745	8	West Virginia	0.993	25	Massachusetts	1.355	42
Utah	0.749	9	North Carolina	1.007	26	Colorado	1.376	43
Florida	0.766	10	Montana	1.015	27	Rhode Island	1.391	44
Wyoming	0.848	11	Georgia	1.037	28	Maine	1.484	45
Kansas	0.859	12	North Dakota	1.038	29	Washington	1.691	46
Ohio	0.865	13	New Hampshire	1.041	30	Louisiana	1.776	47
Maryland	0.892	14	Iowa	1.097	31	Connecticut	1.798	48
Texas	0.892	14	Nebraska	1.107	32	Nevada	2.644	49
Oklahoma	0.893	16	Mississippi	1.121	33	Michigan	3.855	50
Kentucky	0.896	17	New Mexico	1.139	34
*Source: Workers' Compensations State Rankings 2000*
*Actuarial & Technical Solutions/Ronkonkoma, New York*

Workers' Compensation Average Statutory Benefit Provisions