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| Alabama | 84.8 mental health providers per 100,000 people | Health | Alabama has fewer than 85 mental health providers per 100,000 people, the least of any state and well below the national average of 212.8 mental health providers per 100,000 people. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry1-w9e.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Alaska | 7.2% unemployment rate | Unemployment | Alaska’s annual unemployment rate of 7.2% is the highest of any U.S. state and a full percentage point above New Mexico, the state with the second highest unemployment rate. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry2-ahx.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Arizona | 800 per 100,000 Latinx folks are incarcerated | Racial Disparity | For every 100,000 Latinx residents in Arizona, 800 are incarcerated, more than seven times the national average. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry3-nwe.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Arkansas | 24.5% adults have poor health | Health | Nearly a quarter of state adults report having fair or poor health, compared to 16.0% of Americans. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry4-jpo.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| California | 6.7 million acres burned in wildfires | Weather & Other Natural Disasters | Between 2008 and 2017, 6.7 million acres of land in California burned in unplanned wildfires, the second most in the contiguous United States. While statistics have not been released yet, 2018 appears to have been one of the worst wildfire seasons in state history. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry5-roy.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Colorado | 14.6% of Latinx adults graduated college | Racial Disparity | In Colorado, just 14.6% of Latinx adults graduated college, less than a third of the white college degree attainment rate, which is 45.6% demonstrating the racial disparity. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry6-tl1.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Connecticut | $7,258 average credit card debt | Finances | The average debt for bank-issued credit cards in Connecticut is $7,258, the highest of any of the lower 48 states (Alaska has even higher credit card debt). | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry7-c8k.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Delaware | 2.4% of energy comes from renewable sources | Environment | Just 2.4% of the energy used in Delaware comes from renewable sources, one of the lowest shares of any U.S. state. Nationally, 11.7% of energy production comes from renewable non-hydro sources. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry8-baf.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Florida | 120 hurricanes | Weather & Other Natural Disasters | Due to its location relative to the Atlantic Ocean, Florida has been slammed by 120 hurricanes since 1851. Texas is next with 64. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry9-epz.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Georgia | 40 hate groups | Racial Disparity | According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Georgia has 40 hate groups, including multiple chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and Skinheads. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry10-nva.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Hawaii | 18.4% higher cost of living | Finances | As a result of its remote location relative to the rest of the United States, the cost of living in Hawaii is 18.4% higher than the average cost of living nationwide. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry11-gec.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Idaho | 30.6% preschool enrollment | Lifestyle | Just 30.6% of Idaho’s 3 and 4 year olds are enrolled in preschool, the lowest share of any state and less than half the share in states like New Jersey and Connecticut. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry12-s8t.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Illinois | $244 billion state debt | Finances | Illinois has long struggled with debt levels that put it at risk of a serious financial crisis or even bankruptcy. In its most recent fiscal year with available data, the state had $244.9 billion in obligations and just $28.8 billion in assets. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry13-ytu.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Indiana | $141,100 — least valuable homes in the nation | Finances | Indiana homes are some of the least valuable in the nation as most are worth less than $142,000. The typical home nationwide is worth $217,600. This may indicate that the state is one of the less desirable states to live. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry14-wta.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Iowa | 46% increase in murders | Crime | Iowa is a relatively peaceful state, but it recently had a spike of 46% in homicides, the largest increase of any state. Even with the increase, however, the state’s murder rate is below average. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry15-xjv.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Kansas | 4.6% increase in theft | Crime | The rate of larceny and theft in America became less common in the last year, but not in Kansas. The state had a U.S.-high increase of 4.6 percentage points in its larceny and theft rate. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry16-uys.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Kentucky | 76.56 per 100,000 preventable hospitalizations | Health | Preventable hospitalizations are a sign of poor health habits and a suboptimal medical system. Kentucky has an estimated 76.56 preventable hospitalizations per 100,000 Medicare enrollees, the highest of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry17-9yl.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Louisiana | 12.42 per 100,000 murders | Crime | Louisiana has among the highest rates of several violent and nonviolent crimes. Specifically, there were 12.4 homicides in the state in 2017 per 100,000 residents. This nation-worst murder rate is partially driven by New Orleans’ homicide rate of 39.5 per 100,000. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry18-ic1.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Maine | 43.5 years median age | Lifestyle | Maine is aging and losing its young workers and consumers. The median age in Maine is 43.5 years, the oldest in the nation and well above the U.S. median age of 37.9. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/senior-woman-in-a-wheelchair-alone.jpg?w=646&h=363 |
| Maryland | 48.7% commuters drive | Transportation | Largely due to Washington D.C.’s infamous gridlock, 48.7% of Maryland commuters drive to work by themselves for more than 30 minutes each day — by far the highest of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry20-ntl.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Massachusetts | 50.4% residents own one pet | Lifestyle | Massachusetts may be the least animal-loving state as just 50.4% of residents own at least one pet. For context, many states have well over 60% ownership, and Vermont is over 70%. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry21-php.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Michigan | 1.1 million people decline | Unemployment | Detroit’s population has been decimated by the declining manufacturing industry, and Census estimates show the city’s population has declined from about 1.8 million in 1950 to less than 700,000 today, about a 1.1 million people decline. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry22-nxh.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Minnesota | -60°F is the coldest temperature ever recorded | Weather & Other Natural Disasters | Minnesota is not for those sensitive to cold weather. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state was in February 1996, with a temperature of -60°F. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry23-r1g.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Mississippi | 19.8% residents live in poverty | Finances | Nearly one out of every five Mississippi residents lives in poverty, the highest poverty rate in the country and well above the national poverty rate of 13.4%. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry24-2lu.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Missouri | 1,825 meth lab busts | Drugs & Alcohol | There were 1,825 meth lab busts in Missouri in 2012, hundreds more than the state with the next highest amount of busts. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry25-0wo.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Montana | 26 per 100,000 suicides | Health | Montana has the highest suicide rate of any state, at 26.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry26-26y.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Nebraska | 2,636 tornadoes since 1950 | Weather & Other Natural Disasters | Like much of the Midwest, Nebraska has many tornadoes. The state has been hit by 2,636 tornadoes since 1950s. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry27-h8s.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Nevada | 4.5 per 100,000 divorce | Lifestyle | As you may expect from the state that is home to Las Vegas, Nevada has the highest rate of divorce. For every 100,000 residents in Nevada, 4.5 got a divorce in 2017. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry28-qnv.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| New Hampshire | 35.8 per 100,000 opioid overdose deaths | Drugs & Alcohol | The opioid epidemic has hit many parts of the country, but almost none were hit harder than New Hampshire. The state had 35.8 opioid overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in 2016, second to West Virginia | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry29-esr.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| New Jersey | 99.8% of population live in high ozone areas | Environment | New Jersey is one of the least environmentally friendly states as nearly all state residents live in high ozone areas — high ozone in the air we breathe can be harmful to health. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry30-rst.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| New Mexico | 3,942 per 100,000 property crimes | Crime | There were 3,942 property crimes — which include burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft — for every 100,000 people in New Mexico in 2017, the highest property crime rate of any state. The national property crime rate is 2,392 per 100,000 people. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry31-ohs.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| New York | 5.7 times in income inequality | Finances | The income of the top 20% of earners in New York is at least 5.7 times higher than the income of those in the bottom 20%, the worst income inequality of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry32-mgh.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| North Carolina | $223 million cost of rising sea levels | Environment | North Carolina has over 300 miles of coastline and is especially susceptible to damage from sea-level rise. By some estimates, rising sea levels could cost $223 million per year by 2080 in southern North Carolina alone. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry33-zkg.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| North Dakota | 48.1% driving deaths involve alcohol | Drugs & Alcohol | In North Dakota, 48.1% of driving deaths involve alcohol, the largest share of any state. Nationwide, just 30% of driving deaths are related to alcohol. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry34-aw0.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Ohio | 11.3 ug/m3 air pollution rate | Environment | Air pollution is a problem in Ohio. The average daily concentration of PM2.5, harmful inhalable particulate matter, is 11.3 micrograms per cubic meter, the highest concentration of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry35-tqr.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Oklahoma | 3.4 years newborn life expectancy improvement | Health | Between 1980 and 2014, life expectancy at birth improved by only 3.4 years in Oklahoma, the smallest improvement of any state and less than half the 7.2 year national increase. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry36-moe.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Oregon | 6.83% of residents 12+ abuse painkillers | Drugs & Alcohol | Abuse of pain relievers is an ongoing problem in the United States, and 6.38% of Oregon’s residents 12 and up abuse them, the highest share of any state. Oregon is one of six states where more than one in 10 18-25 year olds abuse painkillers. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry37-exg.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Pennsylvania | 58.7 cents gas tax | Transportation | Pennsylvania gas tax of 58.7 cents per gallon is the highest in the country. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry38-xk3.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Rhode Island | 39.7% public streets are in poor condition | Transportation | An estimated 39.7% of public roadway in Rhode Island is in poor condition, the largest share of any state and more than triple the 11.2% share of roadway nationwide. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry39-3ig.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| South Carolina | 54.2% of residents have access to places to exercise | Health | Just 54.2% of South Carolina residents have access to places for physical activity like park parks and recreation centers, the smallest share of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry40-toz.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| South Dakota | $1,022 per capita on health | Health | The South Dakota state government spent just $1,022 per capita on health in the most recent fiscal year, the lowest of any U.S. state. State spending on health nationwide came to $1,884 per capita. New Mexico spends over three times as much as South Dakota on health per capita. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry41-wip.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Tennessee | 9.8% of adults have major heart disease | Health | According to the CDC, 9.8% of Tennessee adults have a major cardiovascular disease of some kind, compared to the national prevalence of 6.9%. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry42-3dv.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Texas | 17.3% of the population lacks health insurance | Health | In Texas, 17.3% of the population lacks health insurance, the highest uninsured rate of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry43-ogz.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Utah | 3.5 social associations per 10,000 people | Lifestyle | Social associations like golf clubs, fitness centers, religious organizations, and others provide social support networks — and there are only 3.5 social associations for every 10,000 people in Utah, the least of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/salt-lake-city-utah1-e1450711719869.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Vermont | 45.3% of 18-25 reported using drugs in the past month | Drugs & Alcohol | According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 45.3% of Vermont’s 18-25 year olds report using drugs in the past month, by far the highest share of any state. Less than 25% of young adults across the country report substance abuse. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry45-yms.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Virginia | $9,120 credit card balance | Finances | Total Credit Card Balance | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry46-vhx.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Washington | 152 rainy days | Weather & Other Natural Disasters | Seattle, Washington, has an average of 152 rainy days per year, more than most major U.S. cities. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry47-jz1.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| West Virginia | 35.5% adult obesity rate | Health | West Virginia’s 35.5% adult obesity rate is the highest of any state. The national obesity rate is 28.0%. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/gettyimages-954016374.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Wisconsin | 26.2% of adults drink excessively | Drugs & Alcohol | An estimated 26.2% of adults in Wisconsin report drinking excessively, the largest share of any state. The national rate of drinking to excess is 18.0%. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry49-eyv.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
| Wyoming | -0.62% unemployment decrease | Unemployment | Over the last five years, total employment in Wyoming has fallen by an average of 0.62% per year, the steepest such decline of any state. | https://247wallst.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/imageforentry50-zpy.jpg?w=645&h=363 |
Statistic: 84.8 mental health providers per 100,000 people
Category: Health
More Details: Alabama has fewer than 85 mental health providers per 100,000 people, the least of any state and well below the national average of 212.8 mental health providers per 100,000 people.
Statistic: 7.2% unemployment rate
Category: Unemployment
More Details: Alaska’s annual unemployment rate of 7.2% is the highest of any U.S. state and a full percentage point above New Mexico, the state with the second highest unemployment rate.
Statistic: 800 per 100,000 Latinx folks are incarcerated
Category: Racial Disparity
More Details: For every 100,000 Latinx residents in Arizona, 800 are incarcerated, more than seven times the national average.
Statistic: 24.5% adults have poor health
Category: Health
More Details: Nearly a quarter of state adults report having fair or poor health, compared to 16.0% of Americans.
Statistic: 6.7 million acres burned in wildfires
Category: Weather & Other Natural Disasters
More Details: Between 2008 and 2017, 6.7 million acres of land in California burned in unplanned wildfires, the second most in the contiguous United States. While statistics have not been released yet, 2018 appears to have been one of the worst wildfire seasons in state history.
Statistic: 14.6% of Latinx adults graduated college
Category: Racial Disparity
More Details: In Colorado, just 14.6% of Latinx adults graduated college, less than a third of the white college degree attainment rate, which is 45.6% demonstrating the racial disparity.
Statistic: $7,258 average credit card debt
Category: Finances
More Details: The average debt for bank-issued credit cards in Connecticut is $7,258, the highest of any of the lower 48 states (Alaska has even higher credit card debt).
Statistic: 2.4% of energy comes from renewable sources
Category: Environment
More Details: Just 2.4% of the energy used in Delaware comes from renewable sources, one of the lowest shares of any U.S. state. Nationally, 11.7% of energy production comes from renewable non-hydro sources.
Statistic: 120 hurricanes
Category: Weather & Other Natural Disasters
More Details: Due to its location relative to the Atlantic Ocean, Florida has been slammed by 120 hurricanes since 1851. Texas is next with 64.
Statistic: 40 hate groups
Category: Racial Disparity
More Details: According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Georgia has 40 hate groups, including multiple chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and Skinheads.
Statistic: 18.4% higher cost of living
Category: Finances
More Details: As a result of its remote location relative to the rest of the United States, the cost of living in Hawaii is 18.4% higher than the average cost of living nationwide.
Statistic: 30.6% preschool enrollment
Category: Lifestyle
More Details: Just 30.6% of Idaho’s 3 and 4 year olds are enrolled in preschool, the lowest share of any state and less than half the share in states like New Jersey and Connecticut.
Statistic: $244 billion state debt
Category: Finances
More Details: Illinois has long struggled with debt levels that put it at risk of a serious financial crisis or even bankruptcy. In its most recent fiscal year with available data, the state had $244.9 billion in obligations and just $28.8 billion in assets.
Statistic: $141,100 — least valuable homes in the nation
Category: Finances
More Details: Indiana homes are some of the least valuable in the nation as most are worth less than $142,000. The typical home nationwide is worth $217,600. This may indicate that the state is one of the less desirable states to live.
Statistic: 46% increase in murders
Category: Crime
More Details: Iowa is a relatively peaceful state, but it recently had a spike of 46% in homicides, the largest increase of any state. Even with the increase, however, the state’s murder rate is below average.
Statistic: 4.6% increase in theft
Category: Crime
More Details: The rate of larceny and theft in America became less common in the last year, but not in Kansas. The state had a U.S.-high increase of 4.6 percentage points in its larceny and theft rate.
Statistic: 76.56 per 100,000 preventable hospitalizations
Category: Health
More Details: Preventable hospitalizations are a sign of poor health habits and a suboptimal medical system. Kentucky has an estimated 76.56 preventable hospitalizations per 100,000 Medicare enrollees, the highest of any state.
Statistic: 12.42 per 100,000 murders
Category: Crime
More Details: Louisiana has among the highest rates of several violent and nonviolent crimes. Specifically, there were 12.4 homicides in the state in 2017 per 100,000 residents. This nation-worst murder rate is partially driven by New Orleans’ homicide rate of 39.5 per 100,000.
Statistic: 43.5 years median age
Category: Lifestyle
More Details: Maine is aging and losing its young workers and consumers. The median age in Maine is 43.5 years, the oldest in the nation and well above the U.S. median age of 37.9.
Statistic: 48.7% commuters drive
Category: Transportation
More Details: Largely due to Washington D.C.’s infamous gridlock, 48.7% of Maryland commuters drive to work by themselves for more than 30 minutes each day — by far the highest of any state.
Statistic: 50.4% residents own one pet
Category: Lifestyle
More Details: Massachusetts may be the least animal-loving state as just 50.4% of residents own at least one pet. For context, many states have well over 60% ownership, and Vermont is over 70%.
Statistic: 1.1 million people decline
Category: Unemployment
More Details: Detroit’s population has been decimated by the declining manufacturing industry, and Census estimates show the city’s population has declined from about 1.8 million in 1950 to less than 700,000 today, about a 1.1 million people decline.
Statistic: -60°F is the coldest temperature ever recorded
Category: Weather & Other Natural Disasters
More Details: Minnesota is not for those sensitive to cold weather. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state was in February 1996, with a temperature of -60°F.
Statistic: 19.8% residents live in poverty
Category: Finances
More Details: Nearly one out of every five Mississippi residents lives in poverty, the highest poverty rate in the country and well above the national poverty rate of 13.4%.
Statistic: 1,825 meth lab busts
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: There were 1,825 meth lab busts in Missouri in 2012, hundreds more than the state with the next highest amount of busts.
Statistic: 26 per 100,000 suicides
Category: Health
More Details: Montana has the highest suicide rate of any state, at 26.0 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Statistic: 2,636 tornadoes since 1950
Category: Weather & Other Natural Disasters
More Details: Like much of the Midwest, Nebraska has many tornadoes. The state has been hit by 2,636 tornadoes since 1950s.
Statistic: 4.5 per 100,000 divorce
Category: Lifestyle
More Details: As you may expect from the state that is home to Las Vegas, Nevada has the highest rate of divorce. For every 100,000 residents in Nevada, 4.5 got a divorce in 2017.
Statistic: 35.8 per 100,000 opioid overdose deaths
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: The opioid epidemic has hit many parts of the country, but almost none were hit harder than New Hampshire. The state had 35.8 opioid overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in 2016, second to West Virginia
Statistic: 99.8% of population live in high ozone areas
Category: Environment
More Details: New Jersey is one of the least environmentally friendly states as nearly all state residents live in high ozone areas — high ozone in the air we breathe can be harmful to health.
Statistic: 3,942 per 100,000 property crimes
Category: Crime
More Details: There were 3,942 property crimes — which include burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft — for every 100,000 people in New Mexico in 2017, the highest property crime rate of any state. The national property crime rate is 2,392 per 100,000 people.
Statistic: 5.7 times in income inequality
Category: Finances
More Details: The income of the top 20% of earners in New York is at least 5.7 times higher than the income of those in the bottom 20%, the worst income inequality of any state.
Statistic: $223 million cost of rising sea levels
Category: Environment
More Details: North Carolina has over 300 miles of coastline and is especially susceptible to damage from sea-level rise. By some estimates, rising sea levels could cost $223 million per year by 2080 in southern North Carolina alone.
Statistic: 48.1% driving deaths involve alcohol
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: In North Dakota, 48.1% of driving deaths involve alcohol, the largest share of any state. Nationwide, just 30% of driving deaths are related to alcohol.
Statistic: 11.3 ug/m3 air pollution rate
Category: Environment
More Details: Air pollution is a problem in Ohio. The average daily concentration of PM2.5, harmful inhalable particulate matter, is 11.3 micrograms per cubic meter, the highest concentration of any state.
Statistic: 3.4 years newborn life expectancy improvement
Category: Health
More Details: Between 1980 and 2014, life expectancy at birth improved by only 3.4 years in Oklahoma, the smallest improvement of any state and less than half the 7.2 year national increase.
Statistic: 6.83% of residents 12+ abuse painkillers
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: Abuse of pain relievers is an ongoing problem in the United States, and 6.38% of Oregon’s residents 12 and up abuse them, the highest share of any state. Oregon is one of six states where more than one in 10 18-25 year olds abuse painkillers.
Statistic: 58.7 cents gas tax
Category: Transportation
More Details: Pennsylvania gas tax of 58.7 cents per gallon is the highest in the country.
Statistic: 39.7% public streets are in poor condition
Category: Transportation
More Details: An estimated 39.7% of public roadway in Rhode Island is in poor condition, the largest share of any state and more than triple the 11.2% share of roadway nationwide.
Statistic: 54.2% of residents have access to places to exercise
Category: Health
More Details: Just 54.2% of South Carolina residents have access to places for physical activity like park parks and recreation centers, the smallest share of any state.
Statistic: $1,022 per capita on health
Category: Health
More Details: The South Dakota state government spent just $1,022 per capita on health in the most recent fiscal year, the lowest of any U.S. state. State spending on health nationwide came to $1,884 per capita. New Mexico spends over three times as much as South Dakota on health per capita.
Statistic: 9.8% of adults have major heart disease
Category: Health
More Details: According to the CDC, 9.8% of Tennessee adults have a major cardiovascular disease of some kind, compared to the national prevalence of 6.9%.
Statistic: 17.3% of the population lacks health insurance
Category: Health
More Details: In Texas, 17.3% of the population lacks health insurance, the highest uninsured rate of any state.
Statistic: 3.5 social associations per 10,000 people
Category: Lifestyle
More Details: Social associations like golf clubs, fitness centers, religious organizations, and others provide social support networks — and there are only 3.5 social associations for every 10,000 people in Utah, the least of any state.
Statistic: 45.3% of 18-25 reported using drugs in the past month
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 45.3% of Vermont’s 18-25 year olds report using drugs in the past month, by far the highest share of any state. Less than 25% of young adults across the country report substance abuse.
Statistic: $9,120 credit card balance
Category: Finances
More Details: Total Credit Card Balance
Statistic: 152 rainy days
Category: Weather & Other Natural Disasters
More Details: Seattle, Washington, has an average of 152 rainy days per year, more than most major U.S. cities.
Statistic: 35.5% adult obesity rate
Category: Health
More Details: West Virginia’s 35.5% adult obesity rate is the highest of any state. The national obesity rate is 28.0%.
Statistic: 26.2% of adults drink excessively
Category: Drugs & Alcohol
More Details: An estimated 26.2% of adults in Wisconsin report drinking excessively, the largest share of any state. The national rate of drinking to excess is 18.0%.
Statistic: -0.62% unemployment decrease
Category: Unemployment
More Details: Over the last five years, total employment in Wyoming has fallen by an average of 0.62% per year, the steepest such decline of any state.