In a study ranking states experiencing the harshest economic effects of the government shutdown, Pennsylvania came in ninth. The Ascent, a part of financial services company The Motley Fool, ranked the states based on two factors: the loss of salary from federal government workers and the loss of income substitution provided through SNAP programs. New Jersey was further down the list at 22, while Delaware was 46. “There’s clearly going to be an effect and we can see some things like federal…