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States That Beat Hawaii

For each category, name any U.S. state that ranks higher than Hawaii. Have fun!
For national parks: has to be an existing park today and only the state that it is mainly in counts
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First submittedFebruary 8, 2021
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Rank
Category
Answer
8
Smallest by area
Rhode Island | Delaware | Connecticut | New Jersey | New Hampshire | Vermont | Massachusetts
8
Oldest national park
Wyoming | California | Washington | Oregon | South Dakota | Colorado | Montana
5
Fewest traffic deaths per capita (2022)
Rhode Island | New York | Massachusetts | New Jersey | Minnesota
7
Lowest percent African-American population (2020)
Montana | Idaho | Wyoming | Utah | Vermont | New Hampshire
6
Highest % of immigrants (2023)
California | New Jersey | New York | Florida | Nevada | Massachusetts | Texas
4
Volcano with the highest elevation
Alaska | Washington | California
2
Highest population living on islands
New York
2
Closest to Japan
Alaska
2
Lowest obesity rate (CDC, 2023)
Colorado
7
Most international tourists (2023)
New York | Florida | California | Nevada | Texas | Illinois
2
Most taxes collected as a share of personal income
New York
4
Highest median household income (2022)
New Jersey | Maryland | Massachusetts
2
Most unsheltered homeless people per capita
California
7
Lowest income inequality (2019)
Utah | Idaho | Wyoming | South Dakota | Alaska | Wisconsin
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32 Comments
frognbuff
+8
Level 85
Feb 15, 2021
Highest income almost got me, the rest were a piece of cake. Nice quiz!
Geographystar
+2
Level 68
Feb 15, 2021
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
1ProximaCentauri
+5
Level 53
Feb 15, 2021
Oh god. Those two's almost got me, I'm happy with 13/14. Great Quiz!
ing
+5
Level 73
Feb 17, 2021
Couldn't you visualize all those skinny Coloradans?
1ProximaCentauri
+9
Level 53
Feb 17, 2021
Probably not, because I have never been to Colorado
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 74
Mar 30, 2021
It's hard to visualise because a lot of Coloradans who look obese are actually big boned. You can't slim down bone.
tliving
+3
Level 45
Mar 30, 2021
Is that a South Park joke? The whole not fat just big boned Cartman running gag?
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Apr 1, 2021
Yeah, sorry. Funny though that the obesity rate in colorado is almost exactly 25% - South Park was often very accurate!
nicolde
+5
Level 39
Feb 28, 2021
I got all except for Colorado. The island one took me second intill i remembered that NYC is an island lol
EvanAviator
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Level 61
Mar 30, 2021
nyc is at least 5 islands
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Mar 24, 2021
Oof, the only one I got wrong was the "tax" one. I figured more Democratic states would have higher taxes, so I tried literally every Democratic state except one of the most obvious ones, New York.
Sashawa
+3
Level 64
Mar 30, 2021
Same!
Hampus
+3
Level 56
Mar 30, 2021
I didn't expect Hawaii to be low in obesity.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Mar 30, 2021
It's mostly due to the ethnic makeup of the state, with Asians being the highest percentage of the population, and African-Americans being a very small percentage. Native Hawaiians are quite likely to be obese, but only comprise 9.9% of the population.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db360.htm

12345wired
+3
Level 37
Mar 30, 2021
You mean culture man?
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Mar 30, 2021
"For each category, name any U.S. state that ranks higher THAN Hawaii."
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 30, 2021
Typo fixed.
determinedtobeatthis
+5
Level 68
Mar 30, 2021
Oh. That island.
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 65
Apr 3, 2021
New Jersey is smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont??
EvanAviator
+2
Level 61
Jul 7, 2022
clearly
cascozza
+1
Level 47
Apr 12, 2021
I guess so
phillipknows
+2
Level 37
Apr 13, 2021
I live in Hawaii and I got like 10. Some were really easy but others like Colorado were hard. I never knew there were states with less obesity rates than us.
Max0523
+1
Level 63
Dec 22, 2021
Very interesting that countries with high urban populations have the fewest traffic deaths per capita. That is not something I expected.
Oshawott
+1
Level 66
Apr 1, 2022
Really? At least here in Australia, there are far more road deaths outside cities than inside cities.
RobNobody
+7
Level 80
Nov 19, 2022
Most fatal accidents are at high speeds, which are generally harder to attain in a city where there's lots of traffic, lights, etc. Cities almost certainly have more traffic accidents, but they're a lot less likely to be fatal if you were only going at 30 miles per hour.
AchillesFirstStand
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Level 79
Dec 24, 2024
People also drive less in those states. The less you drive, the fewer chances you have to crash.
StanOfStalingrad
+1
Level 52
Sep 14, 2023
Where is Michigan quiz
Geographystar
+1
Level 68
Sep 14, 2023
Someone else has made that quiz already
MallardQuack
+1
Level 53
Oct 5, 2023
Trying California, Alaska, and New York on each question gets you almost all of them, pro tip.
JuliaMM
+1
Level 39
Dec 24, 2024
Fun!
UltimateNerd00
+1
Level 41
Dec 25, 2024
If Rhode Island had a population higher than Hawaii it would have to be included just for the memes of 'highest population on an island' lol.
Scythebrine
+1
Level 55
Feb 10, 2025
I am very surprised to have gotten 14/14. 5 seconds left.
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