Rank
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Category
|
Answer
|
10(t)
|
Lowest Average Life Expectancy
|
West Virginia | Mississippi | Alabama | Kentucky | Arkansas | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Louisiana | Ohio | Indiana(t)
|
10
|
Highest % Religious
|
Alabama | Louisiana | Mississippi | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Texas | Arkansas | Kentucky | West Virginia
|
9(t)
|
Most Executions
|
Texas | Virginia | Oklahoma | Florida | Missouri | Georgia | Alabama | Ohio | North Carolina(t)
|
9
|
Most Per Capita Manufacturing Jobs
|
Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin | Iowa | Ohio | Arkansas | Alabama | Kentucky
|
9
|
Poorest by Median Income
|
West Virginia | Mississippi | Arkansas | New Mexico | Louisiana | Alabama | Kentucky | Oklahoma
|
8(t)
|
Most Venomous Snake Species
|
Arizona | Texas | Alabama | California | New Mexico | Georgia | Oklahoma | Mississippi(t)
|
8
|
Warmest Average Temperature
|
Florida | Hawaii | Louisiana | Texas | Georgia | Mississippi | Alabama
|
7
|
Oldest State Capital
|
New Mexico | Massachusetts | Maryland | Delaware | Virginia | New Jersey
|
6
|
Highest % Forested
|
Maine | New Hampshire | West Virginia | Vermont | Alabama
|
6
|
Highest % African-American
|
Mississippi | Louisiana | Georgia | Maryland | Alabama
|
4(t)
|
Least State Borders
|
Alaska | Hawaii | Maine | Florida(t) | Rhode Island(t) | Washington(t)
|
4
|
Easternmost National Park*
|
Maine (Acadia) | Virginia (Shenandoah) | Florida (Biscayne)
|
3(t)
|
First to be Readmitted to the Union After the Civil War
|
Tennessee | Arkansas | Alabama (t) | Florida (t) | Louisiana (t) | North Carolina (t)
|
3
|
Most Traffic Fatalities Per Capita
|
Mississippi | Wyoming
|
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