https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2023/11/19/metro/ny-ranked-least-free-state-with-high-taxes-debt-regulation-study/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17004742159247&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2023%2F11%2F19%2Fmetro%2Fny-ranked-least-free-state-with-high-taxes-debt-regulation-study%2F

I think the most interesting thing I this article is that they effectively use the tax rates to calculate the percentage of freedom each state affords is citizens.