Map Shows Which States Have the Fewest Personal Freedoms [Video]

Texas, Wyoming and Idaho are the states with the least personal freedoms in the American Union according to the latest Freedom in the 50 States map.

The study, which covers 2023, was published by free market supporting think tank the Cato Institute and conducted by William Ruger and Jason Sorens, two employees of the American Institute for Economic Research which advocates for limited government.

In recent years a number of contentious issues that relate to individual freedom, sometimes seeing dueling interpretations of this freedom come into conflict, have played a major role in American politics. This has included the debates about abortion access, transgender rights, the legalization of marijuana and taxation levels.

According to the Freedom in the 50 States report the ten states with the lowest personal freedom, from lowest to highest, are Texas, Idaho, Wyoming, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Delaware, Alabama and Tennessee. With the sole exception of Delaware all of these are Republican dominated.

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