Center for Public Integrity shows lobby ties in each state

This table shows the percentage of legislators in each state who reported in 2002 a financial tie—through an employer, a personal business, a stock investment or a directorship—to a business or organization registered in 2001 to lobby their state's government.

State	Legislator Only Ties	Legislator & Spouse Ties
Texas	48.9%	52.3%
Virginia	39.0%	40.7%
Florida	38.1%	38.8%
North Carolina	37.9%	40.5%
California	33.3%	35.8%
Delaware	32.8%	34.4%
New York	32.8%	40.3%
Washington	31.9%	36.1%
New Jersey	30.0%	36.0%
Ohio	28.7%	28.7%
Alaska	28.3%	38.3%
Connecticut	27.6%	33.0%
Maryland	27.4%	28.5%
Minnesota	25.4%	25.4%
Utah	24.0%	25.0%
Nevada	23.8%	31.7%
Wisconsin	23.1%	27.7%
Indiana	23.1%	26.5%
Arkansas	22.6%	25.6%
North Dakota	22.6%	26.9%
Massachusetts	22.2%	29.4%
Nebraska	21.7%	21.7%
Arizona	20.7%	26.4%
Montana	18.6%	18.6%
Colorado	18.4%	20.4%
Kansas	16.0%	18.5%
Kentucky	15.9%	18.1%
Illinois	14.7%	15.3%
Oklahoma	13.5%	14.9%
New Mexico	11.7%	17.1%
Hawaii	11.1%	11.1%
Alabama	10.4%	13.3%
Oregon	10.2%	21.6%
Pennsylvania	9.0%	9.0%
Rhode Island	9.0%	11.3%
Iowa	8.7%	8.7%
Tennessee	8.7%	15.9%
West Virginia	7.7%	7.7%
Missouri	7.4%	12.6%
Georgia	7.3%	7.3%
Wyoming	6.9%	6.9%
Maine	5.4%	6.5%
Mississippi	3.8%	5.6%
New Hampshire	2.8%	3.0%
South Carolina	2.4%	3.0%
South Dakota	1.0%	1.0%
Louisiana	0.7%	0.7%