Rank
|
Category
|
Answer
|
10
|
Highest Coal Production
|
Wyoming | West Virginia | Pennsylvania | Illinois | Kentucky | Montana | Indiana | North Dakota | Texas
|
9
|
Most Tornadoes
|
Texas | Kansas | Oklahoma | Nebraska | Florida | Illinois | Colorado | Iowa
|
8
|
Highest % of Residents Born in State
|
Louisiana | Michigan | Ohio | Mississippi | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin | Iowa
|
8
|
Highest Gun Ownership
|
Alaska | Arkansas | Idaho | West Virginia | Wyoming | Montana | New Mexico
|
7
|
Least Educated (% with College Degree)
|
West Virginia | Mississippi | Arkansas | Louisiana | Kentucky | Nevada
|
7
|
Highest % of Workforce in Manufacturing
|
Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin | Iowa | Ohio | Arkansas
|
7
|
Most Executions
|
Texas | Virginia | Oklahoma | Florida | Missouri | Georgia
|
7
|
Lowest Median Home Price
|
West Virginia | Mississippi | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Iowa | Kentucky
|
7
|
Highest Average Temperature
|
Florida | Hawaii | Louisiana | Texas | Georgia | Mississippi
|
6
|
Highest % Obese
|
Mississippi | West Virginia | Arkansas | Louisiana | Kentucky
|
6
|
Poorest by Median Income
|
West Virginia | Mississippi | Arkansas | New Mexico | Louisiana
|
5
|
Highest % Forested
|
Maine | New Hampshire | West Virginia | Vermont
|
5
|
Highest % African-American
|
Mississippi | Louisiana | Georgia | Maryland
|
4
|
Most Endangered Species
|
Hawaii | California | Florida
|
4
|
Most Traffic Deaths (per capita)
|
Mississippi | Wyoming | South Carolina
|
4
|
Most Precipitation
|
Hawaii | Louisiana | Mississippi
|
3
|
Most Venomous Snake Species
|
Arizona | Texas
|
3
|
Lowest Life Expectancy
|
West Virginia | Mississippi
|