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
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