January 6, 2022

For another year, Ohio ranked an unimpressive 35^th out of all 50 states in the Economic Freedom of North America 2021 report, released by the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute in partnership with Canada’s Fraser Institute. The report ranks every state and province in North America based on economic freedom. “In the 2021 Economic Freedom of North America report, Ohio maintained a lackluster rating of 35^th in the nation, its best score in the index’s history, but below average nevertheless.”