All 50 states, ranked
a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
The complete union — every state on one ballot.
What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.
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Utah▲ Rising
Population: 3,400,000Region: West
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6
Pennsylvania
Population: 13,000,000Region: Northeast
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5
Massachusetts
Population: 7,000,000Region: Northeast
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4
Arkansas
Population: 3,100,000Region: South
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4
South Carolina
Population: 5,400,000Region: South
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Virginia
Population: 8,700,000Region: South
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Hawaii
Population: 1,400,000Region: West
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Nevada
Population: 3,200,000Region: West
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0
Idaho
Population: 2,000,000Region: West
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Louisiana
Population: 4,600,000Region: South
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Vermont
Population: 650,000Region: Northeast
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-3
West Virginia
Population: 1,800,000Region: South
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-3
Maine
Population: 1,400,000Region: Northeast
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-3
Missouri
Population: 6,200,000Region: Midwest
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-4
New Mexico
Population: 2,100,000Region: West
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-4
Delaware
Population: 1,000,000Region: South
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-4
New Hampshire
Population: 1,400,000Region: Northeast
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-5
Oregon▼ Falling
Population: 4,200,000Region: West
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Montana▼ Falling
Population: 1,100,000Region: West
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Connecticut▼ Falling
Population: 3,600,000Region: Northeast
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-8
Mississippi▼ Falling
Population: 2,900,000Region: South
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Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.
Housing prices moved way faster than this list implies.
The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.
Weather is underrated in these rankings until you've done one bad winter.
Lived in two of these — the cost-of-living numbers are the whole story.