Rank
|
Category
|
Answer
|
10
|
Least Populous
|
Wyoming | Vermont | Alaska | North Dakota | South Dakota | Delaware | Rhode Island | Montana | Maine
|
9(t)
|
Highest % Catholic
|
Rhode Island | Massachusetts | New Jersey | New Mexico | Connecticut | New York | California | Illinois | Louisiana(t) | North Dakota(t)
|
9(t)
|
Coldest Average Temperature
|
Alaska | North Dakota | Maine | Minnesota | Wyoming | Montana | Vermont | Idaho | Wisconsin(t)
|
9
|
Highest % With a College Degree
|
Massachusetts | Colorado | New Jersey | Maryland | Connecticut | Virginia | Vermont | New York
|
9
|
Closest in Recent U.S. Presidential Elections
|
Florida | Iowa | North Carolina | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Georgia | Wisconsin | Arizona
|
7
|
Richest by Median Income
|
Maryland | New Jersey | Hawaii | Massachusetts | Connecticut | California
|
5
|
Smallest by Area
|
Rhode Island | Delaware | Connecticut | New Jersey
|
5
|
Lowest Gun Ownership Rate
|
Delaware | Rhode Island | New York | New Jersey
|
5
|
Fewest Counties or County-Equivalents
|
Delaware | Hawaii | Rhode Island | Connecticut
|
4
|
Longest Segment of the Appalachian Trail
|
Pennsylvania | Maine | Virginia
|
4
|
Highest % White
|
Maine | Vermont | West Virginia
|
4
|
Highest % Born Out of State
|
Nevada | Florida | Arizona
|
4
|
Fewest Per Capita Traffic Deaths
|
New York | Massachusetts | Minnesota
|
2(t)
|
Oldest by Median Age
|
Maine | Vermont(t)
|
2
|
Shortest Canadian Border
|
Idaho
|
2
|
Highest % Forested
|
Maine
|
2
|
Least Religious
|
Vermont
|