Rank
|
Category
|
Answer
|
10
|
Fewest Traffic Deaths Per Capita
|
New York | Massachusetts | Minnesota | New Jersey | Hawaii | New Hampshire | Washington | Connecticut | Rhode Island
|
10
|
Highest % Hispanic
|
New Mexico | Texas | California | Arizona | Nevada | Florida | Colorado | New Jersey | New York
|
8(t)*
|
Highest Tax Burden
|
New York | Hawaii | Vermont | Maine | Minnesota | Rhode Island | New Jersey | Connecticut(t)
|
8
|
Most International Tourists
|
New York | Florida | California | Nevada | Hawaii | Texas | Massachusetts
|
8
|
Slowest Growing
|
West Virginia | Pennsylvania | Iowa | New York | Ohio | North Dakota | Rhode Island
|
7(t)*
|
Highest % Catholic
|
Rhode Island | Massachusetts | New Jersey | New Mexico | Connecticut | New York | California(t)
|
7
|
Most Counties or County-Equivalents
|
Texas | Georgia | Virginia | Kentucky | Missouri | Kansas
|
7
|
Least Happy
|
New York | Connecticut | New Jersey | Michigan | Indiana | California
|
6
|
Least Forested
|
North Dakota | Nebraska | South Dakota | Kansas | Iowa
|
6
|
Highest Population
|
California | Texas | Florida | New York | Pennsylvania
|
6
|
Most Tornadoes
|
Texas | Kansas | Oklahoma | Nebraska | Florida
|
6
|
Longest Average Commute
|
New York | Maryland | New Jersey | Massachusetts | California
|
5
|
Largest East of the Mississippi River
|
Michigan | Florida | Wisconsin | Georgia
|
4
|
Most Coal Mining
|
Wyoming | West Virginia | Pennsylvania
|
4
|
Highest % of Residents Commuting on Public Transit
|
New York | New Jersey | Massachusetts
|
3
|
Most People Leaving
|
California | New York
|
3
|
Shortest Great Lakes Coastline
|
Indiana | Pennsylvania
|
2
|
Highest Corn Production
|
Iowa
|