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Your dollar is worth the most in these states

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What $100 is worth in different states:

1. Mississippi – $115.34

2. Arkansas – $114.29

3. Alabama – $113.90

4. South Dakota – $113.64

5. Kentucky – $112.74

6. West Virginia – $112.49

7. Ohio – $111.98

8. Missouri – $111.86

9. Oklahoma – $110.99

10. Tennessee – $110.86

Source: Tax Foundation. Numbers represent the value that $100 can buy in each state compared to the national average. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has developed a methodology using personal consumption expenditures and American Community Survey data to estimate that average price levels in each state for household consumption. Data as of 2014.