| Category | State | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Shortest name | Iowa | Ohio | Utah | 98%
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| Highest average elevation | Colorado | Wyoming | 87%
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| Most recent date of statehood | Hawaii | Alaska | 87%
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| Lowest population | Wyoming | Vermont | 86%
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| Highest % Hispanic | New Mexico | Texas | 83%
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| Highest capital city population | Arizona | Texas | 78%
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| Highest Amish population | Pennsylvania | Ohio | 76%
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| Highest % African-American | Mississippi | Louisiana | 73%
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| Most other states bordered | Missouri | Tennessee | 65%
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| Lowest average elevation | Delaware | Florida | 63%
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| Lowest capital city population | Vermont | South Dakota | 61%
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| Highest maize production | Iowa | Illinois | 57%
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| Most tornadoes per square mile 1961–1990 [source] | Oklahoma | Iowa | 57%
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| Lowest rate of obesity (CDC, 2022) | Colorado | Hawaii | 56%
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| Highest milk production | California | Wisconsin | 53%
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| Highest % of land owned by the federal government | Nevada | Utah | 52%
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| Highest coal production | Wyoming | West Virginia | 51%
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| Greatest population loss since peak | New York | Illinois | 43%
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| Highest population growth since 1960 | Nevada | Arizona | 37%
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| Highest % of workers in the manufacturing sector (2022) | Indiana | Wisconsin | 36%
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