| Hint | Rank | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest population | 3 | California | Texas | 100%
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| Highest population density | 8 | New Jersey | Rhode Island | Massachusetts | Connecticut | Maryland | Delaware | New York | 97%
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| Most international visitors | 2 | New York | 96%
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| Southernmost | 2 | Hawaii | 95%
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| Longest ocean coastline | 2 | Alaska | 91%
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| Most tornadoes (1991–2015) | 4 | Texas | Kansas | Oklahoma | 89%
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| Most executions since 1976 | 4 | Texas | Virginia | Oklahoma | 85%
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| Highest % of residents are Hispanic | 6 | New Mexico | Texas | California | Arizona | Nevada | 77%
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| Highest % of residents are Jewish | 6 | New York | New Jersey | Massachusetts | Maryland | Connecticut | 73%
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| Highest % of residents are immigrants | 4 | California | New York | New Jersey | 72%
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| Most average precipitation (1991–2020) | 5 | Louisiana | Mississippi | Alabama | Tennessee | 66%
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| Hottest average temperature | 2 | Hawaii | 63%
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| Oldest median age of residents | 5 | Maine | Vermont | New Hampshire | West Virginia | 63%
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| Highest % of area is wetland | 5 | Louisiana | Delaware | Maryland | Maine | 60%
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| Geographically closest to a foreign country that it doesn't border | 2 | Alaska | 52%
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| Highest % population growth 1960–2023 | 3 | Nevada | Arizona | 47%
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| Highest total African-American population | 2 | Texas | 47%
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| Smallest % of population in largest city | 5 | Connecticut | New Jersey | South Carolina | West Virginia | 36%
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| Last capital city alphabetically | 3 | Kansas | New Jersey | 36%
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| Lowest average elevation | 2 | Delaware | 32%
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