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All US States Ranked From Best To Worst, According To Americans

• by Mark White and Linley Sanders

We asked people to choose the better of two states in a series of head-to-head matchups. States are rated based on their "win percentage", that is: how often that state won the head-to-head matchup when it was one of the two states shown. 

All 50 states were shown, in addition to Washington, D.C., but territories were not included. 

Hawaii, which is well-known for its beautiful beaches and warm weather, took the top spot by winning 69% of its matchups. With its scenic mountains, hiking paths, and recreational marijuana industry, Colorado took second place with 65% of matches won. 

The third-ranking state was Virginia (64%), a destination for American history and ocean coastlines. Nevada, the home of Las Vegas, landed in the fourth-favorite spot (61%), with North Carolina only marginally behind it (61%). 

Following the top five, Florida snagged the sixth spot with a 61% win-rate. Another retirement destination, Arizona, won 60% of its matchups to take seventh. New York — the destination for Broadway, quality food, and the city's culture — landed in eighth place (59%). Two other destinations for warm weather and ocean coastlines landed in ninth and tenth place, respectively: Georgia (58%) and Texas (58%). 


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