What is the Most Screwed Up Thing About Your State?

gabrielmalinois wrote:

[img]http://media2.policymic.com/ecce38cca90935a86f2cd5825ec58a5e.png[/img] [url=http://www.policymic.com/articles/64665/what-is-the-most-screwed-up-thing-about-your-state-check-this-chart]http://www.policymic.com/articles/64665/what-is-the-most-screwed-up-thing-about-your-state-check-this-chart[/url] Rationale and statistics: Most stats taken from America's Health Rankings and the U.S. Census unless otherwise noted. (Note - data varries and is not...

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Rationale and statistics:

Most stats taken from America's Health Rankings and the U.S. Census unless otherwise noted. (Note - data varries and is not based on 2013 numbers)

1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8%) (tied with Oklahoma)

2. Alaska: highest suicide rate (23.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2004)

3. Arizona: highest rate of alcoholism

4. Arkansas: worst average credit score (636) Source.

5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter)

6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9% total population)

7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer Source.

8. Delaware: highest abortion rate (27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44)

9. Florida: highest rate of identity theft (122.3 reports per 100,000 people)

10. Georgia: sickly based on highest rate of influenza

11. Hawaii –highest cost of living (tied with California) Source.

12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout Source.

13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people)

14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions Source.

15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states) Source.

16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days) Source.

17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people) (BONUS fact: Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6%)

18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people) Source.

19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389) Source.

20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people) Source.

21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents Source.

22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6%)

23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010) Source.

24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3% of total population)

BONUS facts: Mississippi ranks poorly in the most number of categories. These include highest rate of child poverty (31.9%), highest rate of infant mortality (1.01%), lowest median household income ($35,078), highest teen birth rate (71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19) and highest overall rate of STDs.

25. Missouri: highest rate of bankruptcy (700 out of every 100,000 people) Source.

26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven) Source.

27. Nebraska: Map creator does not provide a source.

28. Nevada: highest rate violent crime (702.2 offenses per 100,000 people). BONUS fact: Nevada also has the highest rate of foreclosure (one in 99 houses).

29. New Hampshire: highest rate of corporate taxes Source.

30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8%) Source.

31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies Source.

32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes) Source.

33. North Carolina: among the lowest average teacher salary Source.

34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast. Source.

35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9) Source.

36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration

37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people

38. Pennsylvania: highest rate of arson deaths (55.56 annually) Source.

39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5% of population) Source.

40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8%) Source.

41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000

42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast. Source.

43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3%) Source.

44. Utah: highest rate of of online porn subscriptions Source.

45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) Source.

46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcyle deaths Source.

47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010) Source.

48. West Virginia: highest rate of heart attack (6.5 percent of population)

49. Wisconsin: highest rate of binge drinking (23.2 percent of population)

50. Wyoming: highest rate of deadly car crashes (24.6 deaths per 100,000) Source.

huck wrote:

Nerd is moving to Washington....

newmann wrote:

You don't think Rick would have made a good President? Heck, you just thought Clinton could hold up air traffic while he got his hair done...

You don't think Rick would have made a good President? Heck, you just thought Clinton could hold up air traffic while he got his hair done!

88sdad wrote:

Toss up between Harry Reid and Oldfart ?

MT MX wrote:

So, the map and the written statistic are two completely different things for Montana? I would've thought Montana would have definitely been something associated with Meth...

So, the map and the written statistic are two completely different things for Montana?
I would've thought Montana would have definitely been something associated with Meth, or even the teacher salary like NC.
On a side note, Lousianna's is gonorrhea................I guess things could be worse for Montana

MT MX wrote:

So, the map and the written statistic are two completely different things for Montana? I would've thought Montana would have definitely been something associated with Meth...

So, the map and the written statistic are two completely different things for Montana?
I would've thought Montana would have definitely been something associated with Meth, or even the teacher salary like NC.
On a side note, Lousianna's is gonorrhea................I guess things could be worse for Montana

Titan1 wrote:

The worst of the worst has to be either Louisiana, Washington, or Maine...with the nod going to Louisiana by a nose. LOL

IWreckALot wrote:

I thought Texas would have been the state with the most illegal immigrants. And Newmann, just curious how you think your taxes would add up in...

I thought Texas would have been the state with the most illegal immigrants.

And Newmann, just curious how you think your taxes would add up in other states? I'm honestly clueless here and not questioning your comment. But I've been under the impression that Texas is doing something right to draw in the number of businesses we have.

I sincerely love our great state but I'm not saying it's perfect in the least bit.

JW381 wrote:

Oregon is correct, we have a homeless problem. Also, there are two counties that hold the two largest cities in Oregon and they are both very...

Oregon is correct, we have a homeless problem.

Also, there are two counties that hold the two largest cities in Oregon and they are both very liberal-leaning. But the rest of Oregon is all rural and more conservative by nature, but every election you can think of is decided by Lane and Multnomah counties, which often oppose the actual needs of the giant rural population. I'm sure that's the case in other states too, but it's frustrating here when the hipster liberal bases in Eugene and Portland hop on to whatever lefty-train because it's the cool thing to do.

And then there's the homeless... Lotsa homeless.

gabrielmalinois wrote:

Lots of homeless kids in Portland, it is really sad. The only other place I have seen it worse is in Vancouver B.C.