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

Wyoming

03.16.2025

Wyoming State Flag

6​

Florida

01.06.2026

Florida State Flag

5​

Texas

09.30.2025

Texas State Flag

4​

Missouri

01.09.2026

Missouri State Flag

3​

Montana

01.09.2026

Montana State Flag

3​

Alaska

01.11.2026

Alaska State Flag

2​

Colorado

01.09.2026

Flag of Colorado

2​

Idaho

01.09.2026

2​

Michigan

01.09.2026

Flag of Michigan

2​

Oklahoma

01.09.2026

Oklahoma State Flag

2​

South Dakota

01.09.2026

2​

Connecticut

01.03.2026

Connecticut Flag

1​

Oregon

01.09.2026

1​

Alabama

01.09.2026

Alabama State Flag

0​

Arizona

01.09.2026

Arizona State Flag

0​

Arkansas

01.09.2026

Arkansas State Flag

0​

California

01.13.2026

California State Flag

0​

Delaware

01.09.2026

Flag of Delaware

0​

Georgia

01.09.2026

Georgia State Flag

0​

Hawaii

01.09.2026

0​

Illinois

01.09.2026

Flag of Illinois

0​

Indiana

01.09.2026

Indiana State Flag

0​

Iowa

01.09.2026

Iowa State Flag

0​

Kansas

01.09.2026

Kansas State Flag

0​

Kentucky

01.09.2026

Kentucky State Flag

0​

Louisiana

01.09.2026

Louisiana State Flag

0​

Maine

01.09.2026

Flag of State of Maine

0​

Maryland

01.09.2026

Flag of Maryland

0​

Massachusetts

01.09.2026

Flag of Massachusetts

0​

Minnesota

01.09.2026

Flag of Minnesota

0​

Mississippi

01.09.2026

Mississippi State Flag

0​

Nebraska

01.09.2026

Nebraska State Flag

0​

Nevada

01.13.2026

0​

New Hampshire

01.09.2026

New Hampshire State Flag

0​

New Jersey

01.09.2026

New Jersey State Flag

0​

New Mexico

01.09.2026

0​

New York

01.09.2026

0​

North Carolina

01.09.2026

North Carolina State Flag

0​

North Dakota

01.09.2026

North Dakota State Flag

0​

Ohio

01.09.2026

Ohio State Flag

0​

Pennsylvania

01.09.2026

0​

Rhode Island

01.09.2026

0​

South Carolina

01.09.2026

South Carolina State Flag

0​

Tennessee

01.09.2026

Tennessee State Flag

0​

Utah

01.03.2026

Utah State Flag

0​

Vermont

01.09.2026

0​

Virginia

01.09.2026

Virginia State Flag

0​

Washington

01.09.2026

0​

West Virginia

01.09.2026

West Virginia State Flag

0​

Wisconsin

01.09.2026

Wisconsin State Flag

0​