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The United States of Shame (CHART) |
Rationale and statistics:
Most stats taken from
America's Health Rankings and
The 2011 Statistical Abstract: State Rankings (unless otherwise noted)
1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8 percent) (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)
ARKANSAS RANKS LAST IN CREDIT SCORE AVERAGES
5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter)
6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9 percent total population)
7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Rate - Kaiser State Health Facts
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)
News Headlines
12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout
Roll Call: Rocky Mountain States Still at Bottom of Congressional Clout List | Courtney Lowery | New West Blog | NewWest.Net
13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people)
14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions
Indiana Comes in Last on ‘Green’ State Ranking · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader
15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states)
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over by state. Definition, graph and map.
16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days)
Limited Activity Days per Month by state. Definition, graph and map.
17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people) (BONUS fact: Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6 percent)
18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people)
Gonorrhea Rate (most recent) by state
19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389)
Commonwealth Foundation - 2010 SAT Scores by State
20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people)
AIDS & HIV statistics for the USA by state and city
21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents
IRC Report Shows Falling Auto Accident Rates, Higher Injury Claim Rates
22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6 percent)
23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010)
Minnesota Ranks First In Nation For Tornado Reports In 2010 | Woodbury News
24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3 percent of total population)
BONUS facts: Mississippi ranks last in the most number of categories. These include highest rate of child poverty (31.9 percent), highest rate of infant mortality (10.3 percent) 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)
States with the Highest and Lowest Bankruptcy Rates
26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven)
Alcohol-related fatality rate in Montana is worst in the nation
27. Nebraska: highest rate of women murdered annually
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
NH ranks last in corporate tax climate, 7th best for business overall
30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8 percent)
Taxes by State
31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies
NM Economic & Social Health
32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes)
Mean Travel Time to Work statistics - states compared - StateMaster
33. North Carolina: lowest average teacher salary
ISS - North Carolina ranks last for teacher pay
34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast
Best Looking States - Galleries - The Daily Beast
35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9)
Library Visits Per Capita > Public Libraries statistics - states compared - StateMaster
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)
Arson deaths by state. Definition, graph and map.
39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5 percent of population)
State-by-State Drug Use (Or, Rhode Island Needs More Rehab) - NYTimes.com
40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8 percent)
Percent of Housing Units That are Mobile Homes statistics - states compared - StateMaster
41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000
42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast
The Most Corrupt States - The Daily Beast
43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3 percent)
High school diploma or higher, by percentage (most recent) by state
44. Utah: highest rate of of online porn subscriptions
Utah No. 1 in online porn subscriptions, report says | Deseret News
45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine)
Birth Rate per 1,000 statistics - states compared - StateMaster
46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcyle deaths
http://www.vabiker.net/2008/09/virgi...rcycle-deaths/
47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010)
Pet-Abuse.Com - State Ranking
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)
Wyoming Leads Nation with Highest Motor Vehicle Fatality Rate | Auto Insurance Quote Alert
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