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The State Integrity Project, created by the Center for Public Integrity and several other organizations, set out to discover which states are most at risk for corruption — and the news wasn’t good. Researchers didn’t hand out a single “A” grade, and more than half the states received a “D” or an “F,” including Colorado, which finished in the bottom twenty. Where? Continue to count down the disappointing marks, featuring State Integrity Project graphics and more — and to see the entire study, complete with methodology and more, click here.
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Number 1: Georgia
Number 2: South Dakota
Number 3: Wyoming
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Number 4: Virginia
Continue to keep counting down the twenty states with the highest risk for corruption.
Number 5: Maine
Number 6: South Carolina
Number 7: Michigan
Number 8: North Dakota
Continue to keep counting down the twenty states with the highest risk for corruption.
Number 9: Nevada
Number 10: Idaho
Number 11: Maryland
Number 12: New Mexico
Continue to keep counting down the twenty states with the highest risk for corruption.
Number 13: Oklahoma
Number 14: New York
Number 15: Utah
Number 16: New Hampshire
Continue to keep counting down the twenty states with the highest risk for corruption.
Number 17: Ohio
Number 18: Colorado
Number 19: Alaska
Number 20: Montana
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