Washington and Idaho Among Top 10 Strongest State Economies in the U.S.
A CNBC analysis ranks Alaska, Mississippi, Kansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Illinois, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Oregon as the ten most vulnerable U.S. states to economic downturns, primarily due to heavy reliance on federal funds, international trade exposure, and specific industry dependencies, with Alaska and Mississippi at the highest risk due to their dependence on oil and federal spending respectively.