What is the Most Screwed Up Thing About Your State?

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For all the U-S-A, U-S-A rah rah that goes around, the United States can be a shameful place.

The below map lays out some of the statistically worst things about each state. It covers everything from health to crime to travel to drug use. Some states don't have it so bad (Ohio, the "nerdiest") but others really kind of suck (Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity at 35.3% of total population ... and ranks poorly in the most number of categories. These include highest rate of child poverty at 31.9%, highest rate of infant mortality at 10.3% lowest median household income at $35,078, highest teen birth rate at 71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 and highest overall rate of STDs. Phew.)

It's not 100% science proof ... some of the metrics are taken from purely qualitative rankings (i.e. North Dakota).

It's supposed to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, but some of the stats will really shock you.

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Rationale and statistics:

Most stats taken from America's Health Rankings and the U.S. Census unless otherwise noted.

1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8%) (tied with Oklahoma)

2. Alaska: highest suicide rate (23.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2004)

3. Arizona: highest rate of alcoholism

4. Arkansas: worst average credit score (636) Source.

5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter)

6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9% total population)

7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer Source.

8. Delaware: highest abortion rate (27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44)

9. Florida: highest rate of identity theft (122.3 reports per 100,000 people)

10. Georgia: sickly based on highest rate of influenza

11. Hawaii –highest cost of living (tied with California) Source.

12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout Source.

13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people)

14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions Source.

15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states) Source.

16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days) Source.

17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people) (BONUS fact: Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6%)

18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people) Source.

19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389) Source.

20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people) Source.

21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents Source.

22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6%)

23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010) Source.

24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3% of total population)

BONUS facts: Mississippi ranks poorly in the most number of categories. These include highest rate of child poverty (31.9%), highest rate of infant mortality (10.3%) lowest median household income ($35,078), highest teen birth rate (71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19) and highest overall rate of STDs.

25. Missouri: highest rate of bankruptcy (700 out of every 100,000 people) Source.

26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven) Source.

27. Nebraska: highest rate of women murdered annually

28. Nevada: highest rate violent crime (702.2 offenses per 100,000 people). BONUS fact: Nevada also has the highest rate of foreclosure (one in 99 houses).

29. New Hampshire: highest rate of corporate taxes Source.

30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8%) Source.

31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies Source.

32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes) Source.

33. North Carolina: lowest average teacher salary Source.

34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast. Source.

35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9) Source.

36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration

37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people

38. Pennsylvania: highest rate of arson deaths (55.56 annually) Source.

39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5% of population) Source.

40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8%) Source.

41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000

42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast. Source.

43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3%) Source.

44. Utah: highest rate of of online porn subscriptions Source.

45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) Source.

46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcyle deaths Source.

47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010) Source.

48. West Virginia: highest rate of heart attack (6.5 percent of population)

49. Wisconsin: highest rate of binge drinking (23.2 percent of population)

50. Wyoming: highest rate of deadly car crashes (24.6 deaths per 100,000)
Rationale and statistics:

Most stats taken from America's Health Rankings and the U.S. Census unless otherwise noted.

1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8%) (tied with Oklahoma)

2. Alaska: highest suicide rate (23.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2004)

3. Arizona: highest rate of alcoholism

4. Arkansas: worst average credit score (636) Source.

5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter)

6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9% total population)

7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer Source.

8. Delaware: highest abortion rate (27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44)

9. Florida: highest rate of identity theft (122.3 reports per 100,000 people)

10. Georgia: sickly based on highest rate of influenza

11. Hawaii –highest cost of living (tied with California) Source.

12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout Source.

13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people)

14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions Source.

15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states) Source.

16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days) Source.

17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people) (BONUS fact: Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6%)

18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people) Source.

19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389) Source.

20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people) Source.

21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents Source.

22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6%)

23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010) Source.

24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3% of total population)

BONUS facts: Mississippi ranks poorly in the most number of categories. These include highest rate of child poverty (31.9%), highest rate of infant mortality (10.3%) lowest median household income ($35,078), highest teen birth rate (71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19) and highest overall rate of STDs.

25. Missouri: highest rate of bankruptcy (700 out of every 100,000 people) Source.

26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven) Source.

27. Nebraska: highest rate of women murdered annually

28. Nevada: highest rate violent crime (702.2 offenses per 100,000 people). BONUS fact: Nevada also has the highest rate of foreclosure (one in 99 houses).

29. New Hampshire: highest rate of corporate taxes Source.

30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8%) Source.

31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies Source.

32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes) Source.

33. North Carolina: lowest average teacher salary Source.

34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast. Source.

35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9) Source.

36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration

37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people

38. Pennsylvania: highest rate of arson deaths (55.56 annually) Source.

39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5% of population) Source.

40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8%) Source.

41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000

42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast. Source.

43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3%) Source.

44. Utah: highest rate of of online porn subscriptions Source.

45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) Source.

46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcyle deaths Source.

47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010) Source.

48. West Virginia: highest rate of heart attack (6.5 percent of population)

49. Wisconsin: highest rate of binge drinking (23.2 percent of population)

50. Wyoming: highest rate of deadly car crashes (24.6 deaths per 100,000) Source.

Article from: http://www.policymic.com/articles/6...ed-up-thing-about-your-state-check-this-chart
 
Lmao, some of those are crazy. Massachusetts is spot on though...
 
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Some people from Ohio need to meet some people in Maine lol
Im glad they put bankruptcy for Missouri, I was thinking it couldve been A LOT worse!! Haha
 
14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions Source.
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Even more screwed up is there are no alcohol sales on Sundays. Even weirder...grocery stores cannot sell cold beer at all and in order to sell liquor outside of a liquor store, a store must have a licensed pharmacy.

Another one: No motorized vehicle sales are allowed on Sundays either.
 
squiggy said:
Even more screwed up is there are no alcohol sales on Sundays. Even weirder...grocery stores cannot sell cold beer at all and in order to sell liquor outside of a liquor store, a store must have a licensed pharmacy.

Another one: No motorized vehicle sales are allowed on Sundays either.
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It could be the same for many states.
 
I must live near/have vistied all the wrong parts of Ohio. The overuse of libraries definitely doesn't seem rampant in those parts.
 
Yep. Good ole Morgantown.

Not so much as close to Ohio as where I'm from, Weirton, WV, which is literally a 5 drive to either the Ohio or PA boarder.
 
Monk said:
California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter)
Doesn't California have the most pollution restrictive laws in America? WTF..........
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Wildfires...half the state burns every summer and fall, no rainfall, etc. Problem is when CDF starts the wildfire, which is quite several per year.
 
Unfair to Maine was SAT score. Read the source and Washington DC is lower. Hehehe. The folks in that town think they're smarter than we are LOLOL. Since when is the SAT out of something other than 1600?
 
Utah: highest rate of of online porn subscriptions
I'm not shocked..... Very restrictive "Party State"... Not much to do(with the exception of outdoor sports).
 
North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen
South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000

So, I'm guessing most of the rapist are ND peeps, coming down to SD to find victims?
 
Monk said:
North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen
South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000

So, I'm guessing most of the rapist are ND peeps, coming down to SD to find victims?
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Upstate NY and probably all over - The amount of ridiculous rules on everything! I live 5 minutes from Lake Ontario and I can't go in the water cause there is no lifeguard. The police actually patrol and yell at everyone who steps foot on the beach not to touch the water unless they want trouble. Also don't try and walk out on the pier unless you want a lecture, then you can go. Oh and you shouldn't be here at this time of day, why arent' you in school/work, you must be up to no good, lemme see some identification.

Things that get the police to talk to you:

Lake Ontario - No swimming, no fishing, no playing in the sand, no nothing!

Genesee river - No fishing, swimming, kayaks or canoes, riding bikes on the bike path faster than 5mph, running if people are walking on the paths, existing within view of another person

Downtown - Going to a restaurant to spend money. Come back to a parking ticket. I think they seriously come around and plasti-dip the curb red once you park and then peel it off. I mean come on... who puts a parking meter in the middle of a no parking curb area?

Sheesh I go to anywhere else, and if you can get to the water you can go in.

Get stopped for:

Tint, rims, clean car, dirty car, driving to work, driving home from work, being anywhere and under 50yrs old, being alive, speeding, driving the speed limit, changing lanes, signaling, not being in jail already, not having gotten a ticket in a while, and so on..

It just seems like no matter where you go in this state there is a rule you are breaking and someone there to tell you so.
 
Nix said:
Upstate NY and probably all over - The amount of ridiculous rules on everything! I live 5 minutes from Lake Ontario and I can't go in the water cause there is no lifeguard. The police actually patrol and yell at everyone who steps foot on the beach not to touch the water unless they want trouble. Also don't try and walk out on the pier unless you want a lecture, then you can go. Oh and you shouldn't be here at this time of day, why arent' you in school/work, you must be up to no good, lemme see some identification.

Things that get the police to talk to you:

Lake Ontario - No swimming, no fishing, no playing in the sand, no nothing!

Genesee river - No fishing, swimming, kayaks or canoes, riding bikes on the bike path faster than 5mph, running if people are walking on the paths, existing within view of another person

Downtown - Going to a restaurant to spend money. Come back to a parking ticket. I think they seriously come around and plasti-dip the curb red once you park and then peel it off. I mean come on... who puts a parking meter in the middle of a no parking curb area?

Sheesh I go to anywhere else, and if you can get to the water you can go in.

Get stopped for:

Tint, rims, clean car, dirty car, driving to work, driving home from work, being anywhere and under 50yrs old, being alive, speeding, driving the speed limit, changing lanes, signaling, not being in jail already, not having gotten a ticket in a while, and so on..

It just seems like no matter where you go in this state there is a rule you are breaking and someone there to tell you so.
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It will be interesting to contrast all of that with Louisville after a year or so of living there.
 
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