Nationally, North Dakota ranks:

• #1 for production of 16 agricultural commodities, more than any other state (2008 National Agricultural Statistics Service)
  
• #1 for Safest State (2007 Morgan Quitno Press)
  
• #1 for Cost of Doing Business (2007 CNBC)
  
• #2 for High School Students That Graduate With A Diploma (2007 Education Week, Quality Count)
  
• #3 for Postsecondary Participation (2007 Education Week, Quality Count)
  
• #3 for State Economic Competitiveness (2008 Beacon Hill Institute)
  
• #7 for Best States to Look for Jobs (2008 US Census Bureau; Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  
• #10 for Most Livable State by (2008 Morgan Quitno)

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