Only six states scored worse than Hawaii in the State Integrity Investigation.

Hawaii ranked 44th when it came to the enforcement gap, which represents the difference between a state’s “in law” score and “in practice” score. This is the difference between what the law says and what is done on the ground. A higher gap score means a state is not doing as well implementing existing transparency and accountability measures.

Hawaii scored 23. The worst was Maryland, with a gap score of 29. The best was Nebraska and Vermont, tied with a score of -4.

Here’s a list of the states at the bottom of the heap:

• 50 – Maryland
• 49 – New York
• 48 – Ohio
• 47 – North Carolina
• 46 – Kentucky
• 45 – Texas
• 44 – Hawaii

Read more about the enforcement gap in Hawaii.