Did You Know Idaho Has the Worst Drivers in the Country? Find Out What Your State Does the Worst

Nevada has the highest divorce rate, North Dakota is the least visited and more fun facts about the U.S.

By Jenna Mullins Dec 19, 2014 2:00 PMTags
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Well, at least every state is equal in the fact that they all suck at something. Sure, some U.S. states suck at things that are much worse, like one state is the worst at going to the dentist. That's not such a big deal when you consider that another state has the most puppy mills! 

So think about your home state and/or current state or the home state of someone you hate or the home state of someone you love and check out this list in case you want to bring it up in a conversation over the holidays. For example, when someone says they are flying home to Michigan for Christmas, you can say: "Really? I hope you won't be doing much driving, because Michigan has the worst roads in America."

Handy, right?

For your perusal, this is what each U.S. state is the worst at, according to data pulled and collected by Thrillist. (Links to the research are in every state's description):

Alabama: Most child smokers

Alaska: Highest chlamydia rate

Arizona: Worst at going to the dentist

Arkansas: Fewest advanced degrees per capita

California: Most polluted cities

Colorado: Greatest cocaine use

Connecticut: Most unequal incomes

Delaware: Least regular exercise

Florida: Most recreational boat accidents

Georgia: Least integrity

Hawaii: Highest homelessness rate

Idaho: Worst drivers

Illinois: Most rail accidents

Indiana: Most meth incidents

Iowa: Highest racial disparity in marijuana arrests

Kansas: Ugliest scenery

Kentucky: Worst to be an animal

Louisiana: Highest murder rate

Maine: Fewest heliports

Maryland: Worst at incarcerating the elderly

Massachusetts: Worst at happy hour

Michigan: Worst roads

Minnesota: Most tornadoes

Mississippi: Shortest life expectancy

Missouri: Worst puppy mills

Montana: Most traffic fatalities per capita

Nebraska: Least furniture manufacturing

Nevada: Highest divorce rate

New Hampshire: Fewest inland waterways

New Jersey: Worst for speeding tickets

New Mexico: Most accidental deaths

New York: Worst to be a taxpayer

North Carolina: Worst state for education

North Dakota: Least visited

Ohio: Worst water

Oklahoma: Lowest produce consumption

Oregon: Most prescription painkiller abuse

Pennsylvania: Worst bridges

Rhode Island - Highest teacher absenteeism

South Carolina: Most violent crime

South Dakota: Lowest-paid teachers

Tennessee: Most dangerous

Texas: Fewest high school graduates per capita

Utah: Nerdiest state*

Vermont: Most illicit drug use

Virginia: Lowest oil production per capita

Washington: Worst at loving Justin Bieber*

West Virginia: Fewest college graduates per capita

Wisconsin: Highest incarceration rate of African Americans

Wyoming: Highest suicide rate

Um, God bless the USA?

*Not a bad thing, in our opinion