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Put a freedom score on your site
Pick a state, copy the snippet, and paste it into any website, blog, or newsletter. It’s a clean, self-contained badge — no scripts, no iframes — that links back to the full breakdown.
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Free to use. The badge links back to FreedomRankings — please keep the link intact.
Why Add a Freedom Score Badge?
Bloggers, journalists, and advocacy organizations embed freedom score badges to give readers instant, verifiable context about a state’s policy environment. A single glance tells visitors where a state ranks out of 50 and how it scores across categories like tax burden, regulatory climate, and personal freedoms — no extra research required.
Because the badge links directly to the full FreedomRankings breakdown, it adds credibility to your content by connecting every claim to sourced, transparent data. It’s free, requires no account, and works on any platform that accepts HTML.
How Freedom Scores Are Calculated
Each state’s freedom score is built from 10 weighted categories — including tax policy, gun rights, drug policy, occupational licensing, education freedom, and more. The underlying data comes from publicly available third-party sources such as the Tax Foundation, the Institute for Justice, and federal agency databases.
Scores are normalized to a 0–100 scale and combined using a transparent weighting system. You can explore every category and data source on the full 50-state ranking page.
Where People Use Freedom Badges
The badge is designed to fit anywhere you discuss state-level policy or quality of life. Common use cases include:
- Political blogs and opinion columns comparing state policies
- Real estate websites highlighting destination-state rankings for movers
- Relocation guides and cost-of-living comparison articles
- State-vs-state comparison pieces and infographics
- Advocacy and nonprofit sites tracking policy progress
- Social media link pages and personal profile sites
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I embed a freedom score on my website?
Select a state from the dropdown above, choose a light or dark theme, and copy the generated HTML snippet. Paste it into your site’s HTML wherever you want the badge to appear. No JavaScript, iframes, or account sign-up required.
What is a freedom score?
A freedom score is a composite rating from 0 to 100 that measures how much personal, economic, and regulatory freedom a US state offers its residents. It draws on third-party data across 10 policy categories to produce a single comparable number.
Can I customize the freedom badge?
The generator offers light and dark themes to match your site’s design. The badge is plain HTML with inline styles, so you can also edit the snippet directly to adjust colors, fonts, or sizing before pasting it into your page.
Is there a freedom score widget I can add to my blog sidebar?
Yes. The badge snippet works in any HTML context — sidebars, footers, within post content, or in newsletter templates. It renders as a compact card at 260 pixels wide, making it ideal for sidebar placement on most blog themes.
How are state freedom scores calculated?
Scores are derived from 10 policy categories — including taxation, gun rights, drug policy, education freedom, and occupational licensing — using data from sources like the Tax Foundation and the Institute for Justice. Each category is weighted and normalized to a 0–100 scale. See the rankings page for the full breakdown.
Does the badge slow down my website?
No. The badge is a single HTML anchor element with inline styles — it loads no external scripts, stylesheets, or images. It adds virtually zero weight to your page and has no impact on Core Web Vitals.