CATO's Freedom Index ranks US States on Personal and Economic Freedom

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The new edition of Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom is out. This edition is the most up‐to‐date yet, with data good up to the start of this year. It remains the most comprehensive measure of governmental respect for freedom at the state level, with more than 230 policy variables feeding into the scores.
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https://www.cato.org/blog/new-freedom-50-states

The index:

https://www.freedominthe50states.org/

Texas is 17th... OK.

 

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Separate, but related:

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"The IRS data show that between 2020 and 2021, 26 states experienced a net gain in income tax filers from interstate migration—led by Florida (+128,228), Texas (+82,842), North Carolina (+40,828), Arizona (+32,636), and Tennessee (+30,292)—while 24 states and the District of Columbia experienced a net loss—led by California (-158,220), New York (-142,109), Illinois (-53,910), Massachusetts (-25,029), and Louisiana (-14,113)," write Yushkov and Loughead.

"Consistent with last year's version of this publication, it is clear from the 2020-2021 IRS migration data that there is a strong positive relationship between state tax competitiveness and net migration," they add. "Overall, states with lower taxes and sound tax structures experienced stronger inbound migration than states with higher taxes and more burdensome tax structures."
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Americans are still fleeing high-tax states

Americans continue to flee high-tax states, no matter how inconvenient that fact may be for politicians and pundits.

reason.com