I have lived in 3 of them. Out of the three it's definitely 1.Texas 2. Arkansas 3. Mississippi
This list is pretty difficult because there are places in every state NO ONE wants to live in. However I'll do this list by best city(s) to live in that state.

1. Texas (Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio) Texas is just too big and great to not be #1.
2. Louisiana (New Orleans) You could never pay me enough money to live in a single other part of the state.
3. Florida (Miami, Orlando) beautiful women, beautiful beaches.
4. Arkansas (NWA) One of the most gorgeous areas of the country, alma matter, and great opportunities.
5. Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville) Fun cities, great food, and good outdoors stuff.
6. Kentucky (Louisville) One of the most amazing parts of the country and some of the best weed you'll ever smoke.
7. Missouri (Kansas City, St. Louis) Same thing as Tennessee except ozarks instead of mountains.
8. Mississippi (Gulfport/Biloxi): Cool Casinos, great food, coastal towns. Like Louisiana this is the only part of the state you could get me to live in.
9. South Carolina (Charleston/ Columbia) Really good weather, interesting history, and coastal.
10. Georgia (Atlanta): Never really enjoyed Atlanta all that much. I heard Savannah's pretty nice tho.
11. Alabama (Mobile/Birmingham): Hang out fest is dope, but that's the only redeeming quality of this abomination of a state.