Twenty States With the Highest Risk for Corruption — and Where Colorado Lands

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"...
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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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