State Rankings
Sound Money Score
The following table is a sorted rank of each US State based on the C4SM Sound Money Score. States with a high score are deemed the best jurisdictions for recognizing gold and silver as legal tender, removing taxation, and supporting sound money principles. Learn how we calculate the Sound Money Score (SMS).
state
score
Missouri
04.20.2026

6
Utah
04.20.2026

5
Wyoming
04.20.2026

5
Maryland
04.20.2026

3
Arizona
04.20.2026

2
Florida
04.21.2026

2
New Hampshire
04.20.2026

2
Idaho
01.09.2026

1
West Virginia
04.23.2026

1
Alabama
01.09.2026

0
Alaska
04.06.2026

0
Arkansas
01.09.2026

0
California
01.13.2026

0
Colorado
04.06.2026

0
Connecticut
04.06.2026

0
Delaware
01.09.2026

0
Georgia
01.09.2026

0
Hawaii
01.09.2026

0
Illinois
01.09.2026

0
Indiana
01.09.2026

0
Iowa
01.09.2026

0
Kansas
01.09.2026

0
Kentucky
01.09.2026

0
Louisiana
01.09.2026

0
Maine
04.25.2026

0
Massachusetts
01.09.2026

0
Michigan
04.06.2026

0
Minnesota
01.09.2026

0
Mississippi
01.09.2026

0
Montana
04.06.2026

0
Nebraska
01.09.2026

0
Nevada
01.13.2026

0
New Jersey
01.09.2026

0
New Mexico
01.09.2026

0
New York
01.09.2026

0
North Carolina
01.09.2026

0
North Dakota
01.09.2026

0
Ohio
01.09.2026

0
Oklahoma
04.06.2026

0
Oregon
04.06.2026

0
Pennsylvania
01.09.2026

0
Rhode Island
01.09.2026

0
South Carolina
01.09.2026

0
South Dakota
04.06.2026

0
Tennessee
01.09.2026

0
Texas
09.30.2025

0
Vermont
01.09.2026

0
Virginia
01.09.2026

0
Washington
01.09.2026

0
Wisconsin
01.09.2026

0

