Are you successful? Do you feel successful? Are the people around you successful? If surrounding oneself with success improves one’s chances of success, then perhaps the folks at GOBankingRates.com are on to something.

GOBankingRates.com wondered whether a “successful” state is considered so because of how its government is run and the economy's performance, or because of how financially successful its residents may be.

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