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The American Enterprise

| September 01, 2004 | Zinsmeister, Karl; Lehrer, Eli | COPYRIGHT 2004 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Even relatively low income American states are better off than the European average. Only one European country, tiny Luxembourg, has a per capita GDP that would sit in the ranks of the top U.S. states. Germany, on the other hand, is poorer than Kentucky.

 
Relative wealth 
selected states & countries 
E.U. average = 1 
 
Delaware         2.0 
Luxembourg       1.9 
Connecticut      1.9 
New York         1.7 
California       1.5 
Illinois         1.5  ...
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