Rank
|
Category
|
Answer
|
10
|
Fastest Growing (1960-2019)
|
Nevada | Arizona | Florida | Alaska | Utah | Colorado | Texas | Georgia | Washington
|
10
|
Fewest Counties West of the Mississippi River
|
Hawaii | Arizona | Nevada | Wyoming | Alaska | Utah | New Mexico | Oregon | Washington
|
10
|
Highest % White
|
Maine | Vermont | West Virginia | New Hampshire | Montana | Iowa | Kentucky | Wyoming | North Dakota
|
9
|
Least Precipitation
|
Nevada | Utah | Wyoming | Arizona | New Mexico | Montana | Colorado | North Dakota
|
8
|
Most Recent Date of Admission
|
Hawaii | Alaska | Arizona | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Utah | Wyoming
|
8
|
Youngest Median Age
|
Utah | Alaska | Texas | North Dakota | Nebraska | Oklahoma | California
|
8
|
Coldest Average Temperature
|
Alaska | North Dakota | Maine | Minnesota | Wyoming | Montana | Vermont
|
7
|
Largest Landlocked State (by land area)
|
Montana | New Mexico | Arizona | Nevada | Colorado | Wyoming
|
7
|
Lowest Population Density
|
Alaska | Wyoming | Montana | North Dakota | South Dakota | New Mexico
|
7
|
Largest Span Between Highest and Lowest Points
|
Alaska | California | Washington | Hawaii | Nevada | Arizona
|
6
|
Record Coldest Temperature
|
Alaska | Montana | Utah | Wyoming | Colorado
|
5
|
Fewest Murders Per Capita
|
Maine | Vermont | Iowa | South Dakota
|
3
|
Highest Gun Ownership Rate
|
Alaska | Arkansas
|