11. Houston, Texas
Number of Convictions From 1976 to 2021: 873
Texas falls somewhere in the middle regarding corruption rankings among states. It narrowly makes the list of the most corrupt states in terms of perceptions of illegal corruption, which involves private gains for government officials in exchange for providing specific benefits to individuals or groups. However, in terms of perceptions of legal corruption, which involves political gains such as campaign contributions or endorsements in exchange for providing benefits, Texas does not rank among the most or least corrupt states.
