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According to a Wallethub article released Monday, Maryland’s economy is the 9th least affected economy in the United States following the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland received a score of 37.20 on a 100-point scale based on 13 relevant metrics. The study compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two key dimensions, “Highly Affected […]

Maryland had the 12th highest tax burden and came in third in the category of “individual tax burden.” A new report claims Maryland residents had one of the highest tax burdens in the nation last year.  Personal finance website WalletHub released a report Wednesday ranking the 50 states by the “tax burden” placed on its […]

En un nuevo estudio publicado recientemente por WalletHub, Maryland se ubica como el segundo estado más educado del país, solo detrás de Massachusetts. Este es el segundo año consecutivo en que WalletHub clasificó a Maryland como el número dos. Según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE. UU., cuanto más alto es el nivel de […]

In a new study recently released by WalletHub, Maryland ranks as the second most educated state in the country, just behind Massachusetts. This is the second year in a row that WalletHub ranked Maryland number two. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the higher the level of education one completes, the higher their income […]

Despite the many hardships and challenges that 2020 has brought, the state of Maryland has risen above to be one of the most giving states in the U.S. According to WalletHub’s newly released Most Charitable States for 2021 list, Maryland is shown to be the third most generous state in the country. Utah was first […]

Maryland ranks fourth among the most politically engaged states according to a new study. With Election Day only three weeks away, WalletHub released a study Tuesday that breaks down how politically engaged all 50 states are. Scoring each state out of 100, Maryland received a total score of 71.70, just under Colorado’s score of 71.86. […]

A new study that looks at voter representation in states across the country ranks Maryland as the best-represented state. The finance website WalletHub.com ranks Virginia (#2), Indiana (#3), Pennsylvania (#4), Minnesota (#5), Oregon (#6), Massachusetts (#7), Nevada (#8), Wyoming (#9), and New Jersey (#10) as the top 10 best-represented states. WalletHub compared each state’s voter distribution […]

A new study that looks at happiness in states across the country, ranks Maryland as the fifth most happy in the U.S. Last year, Maryland was ranked eighth. The finance website WalletHub.com ranks Utah (#2), Minnesota (#3), New Jersey (#4), California (#6), North Dakota (#7), Iowa (#8), Idaho (#9), and Connecticut (#10) in the top […]

Un nuevo estudio que analiza la diversidad en los estados de todo el país ubica a Maryland en el séptimo lugar por tercer año consecutivo. El sitio web de finanzas, WalletHub.com, clasifica a Texas (#2), Hawái (#3), Nueva Jersey (n.°4), Nueva York (#5), Nuevo México (#6), Florida (#8), Nevada (# 9) y Arizona (#10) entre los […]

A new study that looks at diversity in states across the country ranks Maryland seventh for the third straight year. The finance website, WalletHub.com, ranks Texas (#2), Hawaii (#3), New Jersey (#4), New York (#5), New Mexico (#6), Florida (#8), Nevada (#9), and Arizona (#10) in the top 10 most diverse states. The number one […]