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U.S. News & World Report ranked states best to worst.
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:10 pm
Only one SEC state in top 10.
Unfortunately, #50 is a SEC state.
8 SEC states in bottom 20.
Full state-by-state ranking is as follows:
Rank State
1 Utah
2 New Hampshire
3 Idaho
4 Minnesota
5 Nebraska
6 Florida
7 Vermont
8 South Dakota
9 Massachusetts
10 Washington
11 Colorado
12 North Dakota
13 North Carolina
14 Iowa
15 Connecticut
16 Virginia
17 Wisconsin
18 Delaware
19 New Jersey
20 Maryland
21 Georgia
22 New York
23 Wyoming
24 Rhode Island
25 Kansas
26 Montana
27 Maine
28 Hawaii
29 Texas
30 Arizona
31 Missouri
32 Tennessee
33 Indiana
34 Nevada
35 Oregon
36 Illinois
37 California
38 Ohio
39 Kentucky
40 South Carolina
41 Pennsylvania
42 Oklahoma
43 Michigan
44 Arkansas
45 Alabama
46 West Virginia
47 New Mexico
48 Mississippi
49 Alaska
50 Louisiana
Unfortunately, #50 is a SEC state.
8 SEC states in bottom 20.
Full state-by-state ranking is as follows:
Rank State
1 Utah
2 New Hampshire
3 Idaho
4 Minnesota
5 Nebraska
6 Florida
7 Vermont
8 South Dakota
9 Massachusetts
10 Washington
11 Colorado
12 North Dakota
13 North Carolina
14 Iowa
15 Connecticut
16 Virginia
17 Wisconsin
18 Delaware
19 New Jersey
20 Maryland
21 Georgia
22 New York
23 Wyoming
24 Rhode Island
25 Kansas
26 Montana
27 Maine
28 Hawaii
29 Texas
30 Arizona
31 Missouri
32 Tennessee
33 Indiana
34 Nevada
35 Oregon
36 Illinois
37 California
38 Ohio
39 Kentucky
40 South Carolina
41 Pennsylvania
42 Oklahoma
43 Michigan
44 Arkansas
45 Alabama
46 West Virginia
47 New Mexico
48 Mississippi
49 Alaska
50 Louisiana
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Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:13 pm to Go Go Gata
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5 Nebraska
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:13 pm to Go Go Gata
Well we don’t like you either 
That said, Florida Man is real
Edit: Also this is a SEC board… fake MSM news
That said, Florida Man is real
Edit: Also this is a SEC board… fake MSM news
This post was edited on 6/21/25 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:18 pm to Go Go Gata
Rare ranking for Mississippi, slowly climbing out of the 49th-50 ranking, moving up the board.
This post was edited on 6/21/25 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:19 pm to Go Go Gata
This list is shite.
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:22 pm to Go Go Gata
Where is the link?
Usually the criteria on these things are terrible. The top 9 should by default by these states: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
Usually the criteria on these things are terrible. The top 9 should by default by these states: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
This post was edited on 6/21/25 at 11:23 pm
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:30 pm to hughfreezehotline
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Rare ranking for Mississippi, slowly climbing out of the 49th-50 ranking, moving up the board.
Mississippi isn't bad if you stay out of a few areas, especially if you prefer rural life.
Posted on 6/21/25 at 11:42 pm to Go Go Gata
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Full state-by-state ranking
Guess they aren’t considering number of championships in major college sports over the past six years. If they were:
1. Louisiana
Posted on 6/22/25 at 12:04 am to Go Go Gata
quote:I love LSU, not the Shitehole State or the uneducated and alcoholic population.
6 Florida
50 Louisiana
That's why I got out. (And many other LSU graduates as well)
Posted on 6/22/25 at 12:14 am to Go Go Gata
Mormon propaganda
Posted on 6/22/25 at 12:55 am to Go Go Gata
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1 Utah
Wait, in the other thread about college towns Utah was a nexus for violent crime.
All of these rankings are trash clickbait. You can change the criteria in them and completely change the rankings. For instance, if you put gumbo as the most important and heavily weighted criteria Louisiana would come out at #1 instead of #50. Most of these rankings have a preconceived destination, they just have to figure out the stats they need to use to get there.
Posted on 6/22/25 at 1:41 am to 3down10
Washington? WTF is so golden about that place? Didn’t an entire city get taken over by a bunch of nerdy shitheads 4 years ago?
Posted on 6/22/25 at 1:55 am to Rebbedup
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Washington? WTF is so golden about that place? Didn’t an entire city get taken over by a bunch of nerdy shitheads 4 years ago?
It's a list of states that doesn't steal the product of their citizens labor(they don't have an income tax).
Posted on 6/22/25 at 4:22 am to Go Go Gata
A lot of these are weather related.
Posted on 6/22/25 at 5:38 am to GrizzlyWintergreen
Fake news
Posted on 6/22/25 at 6:55 am to SidewalkTiger
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especially if you prefer rural life.
The people who do these types of rankings do not prefer rural life
Posted on 6/22/25 at 7:13 am to Go Go Gata
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43 Michigan
The crown jewel of the B10’s wine and cheese “public ivys” having to live in the company of Alabama, Mississippi, West Virginia and Arkansas. Ya’ll come on in, there’s plenty of food.
This post was edited on 6/22/25 at 8:19 am
Posted on 6/22/25 at 7:19 am to SEC Doctor
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Guess they aren’t considering number of championships in major college sports over the past six years. If they were: 1. Louisiana
And this is why you are #50.
Posted on 6/22/25 at 7:38 am to Go Go Gata
What is this list based on lol.
Utah has perhaps the most bland culture in the country. Just weird Mormons
Utah has perhaps the most bland culture in the country. Just weird Mormons
Posted on 6/22/25 at 7:42 am to Go Go Gata
People still read U.S. News & World Report?
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