The Best and Worst States for Sound Money
Our Current Fiat Currency Is On Its Way Out One Way or the Other
The newly released 2025 Sound Money Index has identified Wyoming, South Dakota, and Alaska as the states with the most favorable policies toward constitutional sound money, while Vermont, Maine, and California take the most hostile stances.
Released annually by the Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange, the Sound Money Index is a comprehensive scorecard evaluating how each U.S. state promotes or impedes sound money policies.
Ranked policies include sales, income, and gross revenue taxes connected with precious metals, state affirmation of gold and silver as money, strengthening protections of gold and silver clause contracts, and state precious metals depositories.
Additional criteria include issuing or investing in gold bonds, the inclusion of physical gold or silver in state pension or reserve funds, state mechanisms to accept and remit taxes, and other payments in gold and silver. and crippling regulatory burdens imposed on precious metals dealers and investors.
The 2025 Index saw several states improve their rankings dramatically after…