"The United States of Shame" Chart

[Dodie16]

So this map of the United States has been online for the past few days, and I just thought I would post it here and see what my fellow TFFers thought of it:

Tagged for size:

Original site: 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

Ohio got off pretty lucky... Nerdiest state?

So, what is your state guilty of? Do you agree or no?

[loaf]

I'm pretty sure Nevada has more Uneployment percentage then Michigan now.

[Victoria]

My state is guilty of Air Pollution and yes I agree hugely. @_@ It's what we're known for. Lol. I think North Cali isn't as bad though.

[Pete]

Well, as a New Yorker, I must admit that my commute is absolute shit. The major thing though, is that the commute only really, really sucks for the lower 10% of the state, since about 60% of the population lives there. It's generally smooth sailing amongst the rest of the state, since the population is very scattered and widespread.

The biggest problem that I personally run into is stupidity. People usually make the same commute daily, so you'd have to assume that you'd run into the same peril(s) daily. That giant glowing orb in the sky happens to be one. Why not wear sunglasses while driving, instead of squinting and going 4mph?

That, and merging is considered an impossible skill, right up there with raising the dead, or pronouncing Long Island town names properly on the first try. Massapequa, Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Patchogue, Quogue.

[Polk]

Don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty good at binge drinking.

You're welcome, Wisconsin.

[Josh_R]

Haha highest cancer death ftw, lol.

I was born in Louisiana most Gonorrhea haha damn sucks for me lol.

Someone stop me if I ever wanna go to South Dakota.

[Polk]

Someone stop me if I ever wanna go to South Dakota.

Why would anyone ever go to South Dakota

And don't say Mount Rushmore, because I have it on good authority that the heads don't actually talk and have bird eating contests.

There is nothing good about South Dakota.

[Ralz]

Michiganian, and yes, unemployment is a huge problem. Can't find a job anywhere... at least not one that'll last. =/

But, on the flip side, we have decent summers, yet horrible winters. Or would you call that a double-edge sword?

[Rocky]

we have the most old people in my state, and I like cougars, go me.

[Leon]

Female criminals? I guess the male cops have a hard time arresting them. Or have a good time doing so. Or both.

Come on, we're in the middle of Tornado Alley! Screw Illinois, OK gets a lot of tornadoes. In fact, I'm not looking forward to Spring.

[Clint]

It says Delaware has the highest abortion rate, so it's a good thing I'm not a woman, because that statistic therefore doesn't apply to me.

Abortion is legal in the state of Delaware, so that statistic doesn't matter much. The most horrendous thing about Delaware is DuPont. DuPont is currently the largest producer of air pollutants in the entire United States; not to mention that they spent the majority of the 40's, 50's, and 60's dumping pollution from the DuPont Experimental Station into the Brandywine Creek. The Brandywine Creek flows into the Delaware River, which flows into the Delaware Bay, which flows to the Atlantic. The only reason DuPont is seemingly always overlooked is because they have the money, and they own most of northern Delaware.

[Meier Link]

Female criminals? I guess the male cops have a hard time arresting them. Or have a good time doing so. Or both.

Thats because we have the baddest bitches in the world, also some of the most attractive.

Come on, we're in the middle of Tornado Alley! Screw Illinois, OK gets a lot of tornadoes. In fact, I'm not looking forward to Spring.

I have to agree and disagree with this. We don't actually get the numbers win for tornadoes but we do in fact get the worst in magnitude.

[nix]

Well... being Irish, this thread has nothing to do with me or my Island, so why did i post? Some may ask but will never know...

[Leon]

Thats because we have the baddest bitches in the world, also some of the most attractive.

As Baku from FFIX would put it "I guess that's why the women are running the show here. Gwahahaha!!"

I have to agree and disagree with this. We don't actually get the numbers win for tornadoes but we do in fact get the worst in magnitude.

I don't even want to remember May 10th. I think that was the worst day for me. And thinking about the one in 1999(?) sends chills down my spine.

[Taco-Calamitous]

Highest homeless rate. I was actually not aware of that, although you do often see some when you go walking around by the river between the parks downtown. Seems to be where they camp. Guess the homeless shelter and the soup kitchen have good reason to be there.

Although you will also find that there are those who aren't so bad off, but will pan handle. Then you see them drive away in a nicer car than you own. Those people are awesome. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[che]

I don't really know the facts about Kansas/Missouri, so I guess I have to go by what the source says. If I had to speculate I'd say it's pretty accurate.

[LocoColt04]

Did anyone else notice that in the link with the SAT scores, the states with the lowest average scores were also the states that typically require their students to take an SAT test? Of course the states with under 10% student participation are going to score higher...

[Unknown Entity]

Yay, I have so much to look forward to! 8D

Kind of glad I'm sticking to West coast though - East America seems to have a lot of illness, disease and death.

[Pete]

To be fair though, the map is very cynical and takes the worst leading factor in every state. The east coast isn't some pestilence ridden wasteland.

Buuuut I'm all for equality

[Sasquatch]

This is wrong.

It says, "What is your state the worst at?"

Then is has "Binge Drinking" over Wisconsin.

How can you be bad at binge drinking?

While I'm not from Wisconsin by any means, and I hate this damn state, I do live here. And I do definitely contribute to the binge drinking statistic. While Wisconsin does not drink more per capita than all other states (though it's close to the top on that list), it does drink more per drinker. In other words, not all of us do it, but those of us that do, do it right.

As far as the rest of 'em ... I'm not really surprised. Some of them are interesting, things I didn't know, but they're nothing I wouldn't suspect.

[JuzamDjinn]

I'm from Oklahoma, and the female criminal sounds quite sexy...




..untill I consider that most of these supposed bad girls are simply burned methheads

[Sean]

Can't say I've ever met someone who's declared bankruptcy, so I'm not sure how factual that claim that Missouri is the most bankrupt state would be, but whatevers!

Some of the facts were rather hilarious, especially Utah's and Michigan's (not that high unemployment rate is by any means funny, just the fact that it's all probably contributed to by citizens of Detroit)

[Xithor]

I'm down in Florida but I have yet to experience an Identity Theft and hope to keep it that way ::knocks on wood:: so I can't really comment on that. It is an interesting thing to see on a map though. I wonder what every state is best at?

[kupo]

hrm...lowest graduation rate? yeah that sounds about right. i had no idea it was only at 78% though

[JuzamDjinn]

(Texas)
With a such large rural population, highschool education simply is not necissary for farm worker. So why bother wasting time? School is to educate so people can get jobs...but if the family farm is where you want to be...

Also I'm sure that the Katrinians have something to do with it.