Kiplinger's 529 Picks, State by State
D.C.
Alabama
CollegeCounts 529 Plan (direct-sold version)

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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
GIFT College Investing Plan
California
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Colorado
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Connecticut
Connecticut Higher Education Trust
Delaware
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District of Columbia
D.C. College Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
Florida
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Georgia
Path2College 529 Plan
Hawaii
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Idaho
Idaho College Savings Program
Illinois
Bright Start College Savings Program (direct-sold version)
Indiana
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
Iowa
College Savings Iowa
collegesavingsiowa.s.upromise.com
Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
START Saving Program
Maine
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Maryland
Maryland College Investment Plan
Massachusetts
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Michigan
Michigan Education Savings Program
Minnesota
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Mississippi
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
Missouri
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Montana
Montana Family Education Savings Program
www.collegesavings.com/montana
Nebraska
College Savings Plan of Nebraska (direct-sold version)
Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
The Education Plan’s College Savings Program
New York
New York’s 529 College Savings Program (direct-sold version)
North Carolina
National College Savings Program
North Dakota
College SAVE
collegesave4u.s.upromise.com
Ohio
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan
Oregon
Oregon College Savings Plan
Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
CollegeBoundfund (direct-sold version)
South Carolina
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust
Vermont
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
Virginia
Virginia Education Savings Trust
Washington
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West Virginia
SMART529 Select
Wisconsin
EdVest (direct-sold version)
Wyoming
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