What is the Most Screwed Up Thing About Your
State? Check This Chart
For all the U-S-A, U-S-A rah that goes around, the United
States can be a shameful place.
The below map lays out some of the statistically worst
things about each state. It covers everything from health to crime to travel to
drug use. Some states don't have it so bad (Ohio, the "nerdish") but
others really kind of suck (Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity at
35.3% of total population ... and ranks poorly in the most number of
categories. These include highest rate of child poverty at 31.9%, highest rate
of infant mortality at 10.3% lowest median household income at $35,078, highest
teen birth rate at 71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 and highest overall rate
of STDs. Phew.)
It's not 100% science proof ... some of the metrics are
taken from purely qualitative rankings (i.e. North Dakota).
It's supposed to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, but some of the
stats will really shock you.
Rationale and statistics:
Most stats taken from America's Health
Rankings and the U.S.
Census unless otherwise noted. (Note - data varies 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
5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic
meter)
6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9%
total population)
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
13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per
100,000 people)
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%)
22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6%)
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 (10.3%) 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.
26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12
deaths per 100 million miles driven) Source.
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).
36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration
37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people
41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per
100,000
45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of
any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) 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)
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