What Every State in the US is Best and Worst At

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[@RealLifeLore]

PSA guys. Being best or worst at something doesn’t mean it’s good or bad. That’s all

[@ReconPro]

Thank you RealLifeLore, very cool!

[@classifier1848]

You said 2 Good things about Maine though

[@pranavchoudhary8193]

Lol I have asthma in the state with the lowest asthma rate

[@Squiggy1000]

Thank you for noting our teacher pay, its a big problem.

[@ijulesy]

diversity = less white people

[@michaelmoon844]

Indiana: High School basketball and *M* *E* *T* *H*

[@jonathansthehomemadeseries4337]

I live in Indiana, looks like i am moving into a different state!

[@dwarvenmoray]

Being a Hoosier myself; if you want to get into trouble, go to the East side of Indianapolis.

[@adus2821]

@@dwarvenmoray oh god i used to live in greenwood and we could see indianapolis and sometimes hear it

[@dwarvenmoray]

@@adus2821 Yep.

[@shaqtinoah]

Jonathan's The HomeMade Series whys that Indiana is the greatest state

[@Ethan11892]

Wyoming Best At: Not having People Worst At: Having People

[@thecooljetarmy9018]

Ethan R I mean we really don’t want any more people here. I like traveling and going to big cities but it’s really nice knowing that when I come home I still have an escape from all that. I couldn’t imagine living in Denver or salt lake and not being able to get away from the people. And besides, we make 2/3 of the country’s electricity so who’s the real loser? *cough Mississippi cough*

[@tracyeaglesfc111]

0-0

[@cocotaveras8975]

N o I agree with both you and Matthew. So a compromise between both of you would be like a large town big enough that has a good amount of people, but not to big that it's like a city environment where's there's people everywhere you turn.

[@gingy8825]

Nah they have the worst shape

[@Bigbrum1]

N o bro I wish I lived in a large city Casper Wyoming is so friggin weird and empty! We don’t even have a fuggin Dunkin’ Donuts or really really tall building

[@fredk4745]

As an Oregonian myself, its astonishing that you couldn't find something we're the worst at since Oregon is the most depressed US state at a current 25.2%

[@sethvanpelt5707]

Also homeless ppl- but that's everywhere, honestly

[@cyberboy5red]

And the permanent mask mandate bologna.

[@fangyideng3131]

Is it weather/climate related?

[@fredk4745]

@@fangyideng3131 no

[@lostjams7728]

@@fangyideng3131 in some cases yes

[@lpslover206]

Living in Pennsylvania, the high probability of hitting a deer with your car is unfortunately very true, there’s way too many deer in this state, I haven’t even had my license for a year yet and I’ve almost hit two now

[@FleaBagBoogie]

LMAO !!!!! Think of how many you'll hit when you do get a license.

[@clnhrad2108]

WI here, had a license for bout 10 months and have almost hit well over 20+ but i live in a very rural part, which is werid bc youll never see them out in hunting season but youll see them grazing in the summer by the 10s

[@user-qp9pu1xi4k]

I live in Alabama, hit a deer at only 5 months with my license

[@nayila3657]

Go eat them

[@RabanyMedo]

Yeah, my dad hit a deer here. It's a big problem tbh. That's why they have signs everywhere to warn drivers.

[@IronElephantProductions]

Rhode Island: worst roads *I R O N I C*

[@fortune3911]

LOL

[@justchillin3846]

ha ha.

[@henryfink5348]

My teacher tells me I have reached my peak dumbness. Now I think I understand why. First of all, I had to figure out what ironic meant. Then, it took me like fifteen seconds to actually understand it. Btw, I’m a sophomore

[@IronElephantProductions]

Henry Fink your good lol

[@jacobw7938]

this took me 30 seconds to figure out 😂

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

So with the high amount of caves and the low amount of dentists, Tennessee has a lot of cavities.

[@warp.chachi7106]

This is great

[@abdullahbashmail321]

nice one...

[@bedazzlebub967]

Damnit

[@jsr1126]

Ba dum tss

[@alfascorpi]

Pipe2DevNull exactly what I was thinking 😆

[@copperhead6132]

"Pennsylvania has the highest probability of hitting a deer" This is true, I see smashed up deer along and on the road all the time. Its because our back roads are through forests. Same with our highways and some interstates.

[@shanereiter2542]

I'm from Indiana and can confirm. We LOVE our high school basketball. The meth thing is also true, sadly. My mom worked for our counties court house and she used to tell us all the time to watch out for meth. Supposedly, the county I grew up in was ranked nationally for the most meth labs. Marshall County. We live in the country and used to do family bike trips around the backroads and we found 10-15 meth labs. We called it in everytime bit people would throw away their little chemistry sets after they were used too much.

[@frenchie1217]

"Indiana is the best at highschool basketball, but has the most meth labs" You see, that's our secret, the meth gives us *power*

[@britishwatermelon680]

Lmao

[@gerardgarcia4005]

I was thinking the same thing lol.

[@dashermasher]

Germans in WW2 be like

[@nahor88]

But it aint Heisenberg's meth...

[@Alishki]

Perfect segway if your basketball career don't take off.

[@DankMatter]

Florida has the best news headlines

[@jeiku5314]

Dank Matter Florida man (insert funny headline)

[@talinite5916]

Florida man with no arms or legs is armed and on the run

[@lillemegpower2621]

Florida man ejaculates in pool and gets 16 girls pregnant

[@anthonycarl7629]

Nipples protruding, very disrespectful...

[@Halbairn]

Headlines: Florida man uses fork instead of spoon in soup dish. Internet: *MAH GAWD DAS GUD SHIT!!!!*

[@tayloralvidrez4342]

I lived in Alabama for 6 months. I was amazed by the number of misspelled signs that I saw. I'm not talking yard sale signs I mean permanent constructed signs along the road made by churches and businesses. I guess they lack a spell check function, IDK.

[@Sheer_Tazieh]

You are a grammar police?

[@reneeandchrisforever]

@@Sheer_Taziehlolz, your bama is showing.

[@tyler-jamesdenton1212]

Maine, the least diverse state, but also the safest??? Must be a coincidence

[@miraxllle3159]

New Jersey has the lowest suicide rate- WOW

[@thescrunkIy]

But also the lowest physical stability *laughs in underweight*

[@miraxllle3159]

Communism soup OMG BAHAHAHA

[@TheShokan22]

Communism soup was this a joke or did you really not know that he actually said? Lol

[@dovra3655]

lol we can change that

[@matthewpeterson5146]

You are really suprise by that......ITS JERSEY THE BEST OF ALL THE STATES

[@MooMoo22]

0:13 Alabama 0:24 Alaska 0:38 Arizona 0:48 Arkansas 0:55 California 1:17 Colorado 1:26 Connecticut 1:40 Delaware 1:55 Florida 2:04 Georgia 2:14 Hawaii 2:23 Idaho 2:31 Illinois 2:38 Indiana 2:44 Iowa 2:51 Kansas 3:02 Kentucky 3:09 Louisiana 3:25 Maine 3:33 Maryland 3:42 Massachusetts 3:52 Michigan 4:03 Minnesota 4:17 Mississippi 4:36 Missouri 4:42 Montana 4:49 Nebraska 4:55 Nevada 5:04 New Hampshire 5:14 New Jersey 5:19 New Mexico 5:39 New York 5:55 North Carolina 6:00 North Dakota 6:10 Ohio 6:19 Oklahoma 6:34 Oregon 6:42 Pennsylvania 6:50 Rhode island 6:57 South Carolina 7:04 South Dakota 7:13 Tennessee 7:18 Texas 7:32 Utah 7:42 Vermont 7:49 Virginia 7:58 Washington 8:04 West Virginia 8:22 Wisconsin 8:33 Wyoming --You're Welcome

[@FastRun29]

Thanks

[@PlacidSine]

MooMoo22 i love you

[@cohenburnette7027]

MooMoo22 you my friend, are AMAZING

[@taylorriggs4835]

GOAT

[@heutigerainbowz5157]

Tysm Amazing Queen! 👑✨🔥💓🌹

[@lauren3173]

As a Kansan I feel like that’s saying a lot that Kansas has the ugliest natural scenery because I’ve seen some beautiful sights on the Great Plains here. That’s just a testament to the beautiful natural scenery of the US! I tend to like snow and mountains more than I like the sunny plains though.

[@henelema]

yeah, I wouldn't say "ugliest" but definitely has the least variation in natural scenery

[@firearmspaintballgunsandai6532]

Amen Brother!!!

[@firearmspaintballgunsandai6532]

Although plains are THE best

[@melanyroman7802]

Oklahoma is definitely the ugliest

[@jljordan1]

Flint hills, Smokey hills. There’s variety.

[@Neversa]

Why does Maine have two positive characteristics?

[@LimegreenSnowstorm]

Worst at diversity?

[@briantravelman]

For real. I stopped watching the video after that one. Why are they treating 94% White like it's a bad thing? I can make the same argument for New Mexico, which has a mostly Hispanic and Native population.

[@alguldandoce7982]

@@briantravelman Because it's "cool" to hate on whites. God forbid you do the same to minorities though.

[@rykehuss3435]

@@LimegreenSnowstorm Sounds like a good thing to me

[@stevenparnin5052]

This video be like: This state has the most pools out of any state and has the lowest car prices, but it also has the most war criminals out of any state.

[@Tomos_J-J]

Why does it say that it's bad that 'white' is bad?

[@Tomos_J-J]

Why does it say that it's bad for majority 'white'?

[@stephaniesummer2663]

Un bon chat Un buen gato It’s the lack of diversity

[@Tomos_J-J]

@@stephaniesummer2663 Diveristy doesn't mean good.

[@stephaniesummer2663]

Un bon chat Un buen gato The more diversity surrounds you, the more tolerant you tends to be. The lack of diversity can warp your world view and make you less understanding and more bigoted. Not saying all people who live in homogeneous places are racists, but it’s is significantly higher tendency.

[@chickentenders3018]

Arkansas literally defines “It’s either me or the dog!”

[@sethfruen4223]

I live in Arkansas and I can verify this is true. Everyone I know has at least 1 dog and I know a couple of divorced people to add to that lol

[@parmesean216]

Seth Fruen sane sort of

[@xot3c794]

Yea I live there

[@Jordan-mt7rq]

wtf does that mean

[@fortune3911]

Lol

[@mbrt777]

this is so densely packed with paradoxes - a true pleasure to watch

[@itsgodnga]

Georgia: "we will build the best roads" **monkey's paw curls**

[@rosyreverie]

I just want to say I’m 24 and I’ve lived in Idaho my entire life. I’ve never once experienced any hate groups or even heard of any around here. Also, the safest city in America is Meridian, Idaho which has the lowest crime rate per capita in the country. It’s a lovely state and I plan on living here for a long time.

[@ashleynoble2880]

Doesn't mean they don't exist. I'm from New Jersey which has the worst rated short term fiscal stability. Idk what that means but I'm not gonna pretend it's not true.

[@rosyreverie]

@@ashleynoble2880 I mean sure, *maybe* they exist. But when you’ve lived all over Idaho like I have and never even heard of a single hate group, you would be suspicious too. The likely explanation is some organization with a specific agenda is deciding what is considered a hate group and what isn’t. They probably consider any group with different political beliefs as “hate groups”

[@dylancool8903]

That’s because southern Idaho doesn’t have that history! It’s northern Idaho, they have some history with a cult that worships the Nazis called the Aryan Race!

[@melisa6609]

Everyone: waiting for their state Me: European

[@costacorous8106]

I’m Iraqi .-.

[@flyingrafts7287]

I'm European but I was waiting for Florida because memes

[@buzzthedevourer5333]

H O W H A V E Y O U R E A D M E L I K E T H I S ? ? ?

[@inspiringer6418]

@@jgfcgjhffmhhgf your state is Pennsylvania

[@inspiringer6418]

@sparkly.stationery your state is massachusetts

[@aidenbar511]

“Vermont has the most gender equality but also the highest tuition fees.” Vermont: No more inequality! Now _EveRyoNe iS bRoKE_ .

[@jamesyeung3286]

Sounds like communist propaganda to me but ok

[@lexipatel9593]

Moonlord Y’all are broke while we are all high (from your neighbor, New Hampshire) (that was a joke btw, please don’t get offended)

[@jasmineengle6690]

I mean you could go to school somewhere else and decide to work in Vermont but you would have nothing to do

[@riotact884]

james yeung yo stfu and go back to your trailer

[@Team_Carrot]

Lexi Patel I’ll give you free maple syrup

[@warlordmain5084]

I’m from PA and I can confirm this. Mushrooms grow like crazy here, we usually get one out side of my house that looks like a loaf of bread and is bigger than a human head. Seeing a dead deer on the side of the road is also really common (road kill in general is pretty common actually).

[@wvdoug1963]

Sadly, WV has lead this category for many years with 1 in 34th/37th. Pa has come in 3rs to 5th ranked in the past so many years. The author of this video was wrong with this one

[@Mason_Wh]

I mean, the majority of our mushrooms here in Pennsylvania our grown in Kennett Square. It’s nickname is literally the Mushroom Capital of the World.

[@sagnikganguly4651]

Well, Idk if high abortion rate is anything to be called positive or negative.

[@amannaikwade3118]

Arkansas Has highest dog ownership Highest divorce rate So the dog was the problem. Ha

[@hirambright9357]

Maybe the dog came after the divorce to keep company.

[@coleschmidt5999]

“The dog or me”

[@Cgalgaming]

I thought the same thing

[@cartttitann2439]

@@coleschmidt5999 “the dog”

[@averygamerdude7911]

I'm from Arkansas and can confirm. Everyone in my family owns or has owned a dog at some point.

[@LOLFACE53]

*TIMESTAMPS* Alabama - 0:14 Alaska - 0:25 Arizona - 0:38 Arkansas - 0:49 California - 0:55 Colorado - 1:17 Connecticut - 1:25 Delaware - 1:40 Florida - 1:55 Georgia - 2:05 Hawaii - 2:14 Idaho - 2:23 Illinois - 2:31 (*cough*best state*cough*) Indiana - 2:38 Iowa - 2:45 Kansas - 2:50 Kentucky - 3:02 Louisiana - 3:10 Maine - 3:25 Maryland - 3:33 Massachusetts - 3:43 Michigan - 3:52 Minnesota - 4:03 Mississippi - 4:18 Missouri - 4:37 Montana - 4:43 Nebraska - 4:50 Nevada - 4:55 New Hampshire - 5:04 New Jersey - 5:15 New Mexico - 5:20 New York - 5:42 North Carolina - 5:55 North Dakota - 6:00 Ohio - 6:10 Oklahoma - 6:20 Oregon - 6:34 Pennsylvania - 6:42 Rhode Island - 6:51 South Carolina - 6:58 South Dakota - 7:05 Tennessee - 7:13 Texas - 7:19 Utah - 7:32 Vermont - 7:42 Virginia - 7:50 Washington - 7:59 West Virginia - 8:05 Wisconsin - 8:22 Wyoming - 8:34 I was bored okay :P

[@DLambo43]

PlainVids why is this not top comment?

[@maddier2785]

You da man

[@yolobenjiclashroyale7067]

P great !

[@cristiangranados2614]

Inserts acknowledgment of ur hard work*

[@abriaclark2724]

PlainVids THANK YOU

[@donniedewitt9878]

3:28 that fact really gets the gnoggin joggin

[@rykehuss3435]

stop noticing things

[@sandhilltucker]

Born and raised in Pennsylvania and yes. Missed several deer and whaled one in an 85 300TD. Of course no damage to the hunk of West German steel. Deer was fine because I slowed down the minute he jumped out. Hit the back end and thought I broke his spine but he jumped and ran away. Hearty creatures

[@Mason_Wh]

Same here, my mom has many stories of hitting deer on the road late at night

[@user-hy3ih8by9z]

Other states : Best economy, hygiene, or highest population Pennsylvania : *grows most organic mushrooms*

[@bunbuns1946]

A good chunk of Pennsylvania is literally mushrooms plantations. To be honest, it's not interesting until you actually get to work there or see the people work in there. They are like ants harvesting mushrooms into boxes dirt beds suspended up to 3 stories high, it's quite interesting the way they do it. It was one of the first jobs I ever had. Definitely a tough job, but it has the potential to pay really good for people who don't have a college/high school education. My mom used to take home roughly 47k each year, and she was a middle school drop out.

[@clinton5623]

Yeah seriously. Was sooo disappointed

[@ieatcarsyum8248]

Michigan: *most golf courses*

[@waaarin7]

Bun Buns Pennsylvania is great we got Heinz and Hershey’s

[@jade6263]

Wisconsin: *c h e e s e*

[@creesmith2794]

"Delaware is also considered America's most boring state" Me who lives in Delaware: Makes sense

[@Rayhaku808]

That honestly made me willing to move there if the opportunity ever arises.

[@rachele3334]

Same. That sounds perfect to me. 😆

[@loonaeclipse3743]

Oklahoma:WHAT ABOUT ME (I'm from Oklahoma and absolutely nothing happens here)

[@cracksniffer396]

All we have here is Fort Delaware, and, like, at least 2 Crabby Dicks

[@IloveRumania]

North Dakota: (Smiles)

[@snowliger]

i was always curious about skill share but in that graphic @ 9:32 that shows Kurzgesagt and its motion graphics, i'm now gonna try it. also, and not the least important, thank you very much for your videos.

[@ttiger86]

I’m glad somebody finally recognized Ohio’s affordability. We have great trails to hike too (though not the best in the country), some good sites to see, and King’s Island and Cedar Point! Yeah, not a bad place to live.

[@chellebygreen4830]

Calling all asthmatics, you can hike in Ohio! Drive that rate up 😂

[@PixelPower0615]

As an Ohioan myself, I can confirm we are a lot more fun than people think, but the lack of any major cities causes us to get ignored. Also, the allergies part is right on the money. Cottonwood season is the bane of my existence. Always watch the pollen/dander count in the warm seasons if you visit and have allergies like that!

[@Sheer_Tazieh]

Each state has good and bad. Ohio is boring but it’s not horrible

[@reneeandchrisforever]

There’s no way you can talk up that dumpster fire of a state. It’s horrendous.

[@natejack2292]

The reason Arkansas has the highest divorce rate is because of the high dog ownership. They realize their dogs are better than their husbands and wives.

[@imperix88]

Nate Jack22 Well I mean, it’s true.

[@big3ye378]

dog > spouse

[@jackthunderbolt4307]

Preach brother

[@matthewt.1653]

From an Arkansan, this is true

[@shashavengesayi6055]

😂😂😂

[@MickeyMarlin]

"Delaware is considered to be the most boring state" Coming from a guy who lives in Delaware, its true 😂

[@bingchillingg249]

fucking idaho

[@syn_watcher9498]

To be honest in that way grimsby is British Delaware

[@whyamihere3481]

Bug The Loser Why is Idaho boring?

[@bingchillingg249]

Name there’s nothing to do really. Just potatoes and blue football fields

[@first_state_tahoe]

Yeah, it is really boring here.

[@hardyk2010]

Successfully moved from Mississippi to Oregon last year. Best thing that ever happened to me.

[@harperfriesen9396]

As someone who graduated high school in Montana and is moving to Oregon soon, this video validates my life choices

[@Spork111]

Yeah it's nice here. Just be prepared for all the rain during winter if your planning on living in Portland.

[@dylancool8903]

Don’t move to Portland, anywhere but Portland

[@lolamartine7776]

0:14- Alabama 0:24- Alaska 0:37- Arizona 0:48- Arkansas 0:54- California 1:16- Colorado 1:24- Connecticut 1:40- Delaware 1:55- Florida 2:04- Georgia 2:13- Hawaii 2:22- Idaho 2:30- Illinois 2:37- Indiana 2:45- Iowa 2:50- Kansas 3:02- Kentucky 3:09- Louisiana 3:25- Maine 3:35- Maryland 3:42- Massachusetts 3:53- Michigan 4:03- Minnesota 4:17- Mississippi 4:36- Missouri 4:43- Montana 4:49- Nebraska 4:55- Nevada 5:04- New Hampshire 5:15- New Jersey 5:20- New Mexico 5:42- New York 5:55- North Carolina 6:00- North Dakota 6:10- Ohio 6:20- Oklahoma 6:34- Oregon 6:42- Pennsylvania 6:52- Rhode island 6:57- South Carolina 7:05- South Dakota 7:14- Tennessee 7:18- Texas 7:33- Utah 7:42- Vermont 7:50- Virginia 7:59- Washington 8:06- West Virginia 8:24- Wisconsin 8:35- Wyoming

[@Michael-kg4wp]

Bless

[@avatrifiletti7124]

eva noodle ily

[@foreveryoung5700]

eva noodle thank youuu

[@johngadbois1097]

eva noodle, it's in alphabetical order. No one even somewhat intelligent would need this.

[@jaysmid]

Grue _ umm the list is in alphabetical order i don’t understand

[@datechboi]

Arkansas: Has the highest rate of dog ownership and divorce rate. Coincidence? *I THINK NOT*

[@hmmm7573]

I THINK YES

[@torifan1976]

The dog did it

[@communist_microwave2665]

"it's either the dog or me!" Truly man's best friend

[@torifan1976]

@@communist_microwave2665 hey where is the option for the countries

[@GoogleAccount-tg9lp]

They chose the dog

[@AstroE4477]

If you live in Lake Texoma in Oklahoma, a lot of tornadoes are going to miss you, but they do make for some pretty good sights if you do happen to see one in the wild.

[@CosmicMaanz]

I learned more from this channel than I ever did in school

[@Hi-nh7wu]

“Minnesota has the worst temperatures” Alaska: Hold My Permafrost

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

My fucking hands are blacker than black now! I have to let go!

[@AlphaDog0303]

@Anuj N Go Knights Go!!

[@javierescuella731]

Meh you kinda get used to the cold in MN Floridians think 60 degrees is cold but for us it’s warm

[@johnholman918]

It do be chilly though

[@SterBen-ut1io]

I see both as a plus

[@iseokk]

"In West Virginia you will find" *Country roads*

[@darkscreennoises1786]

Take me home to the place where I belong....

[@teagan2829]

West Virginia mountain mombo...

[@thatoneguy9582]

Vincent Cerone s e w a g e m o u n t a i n s

[@Goober_80]

🤣

[@Cherry-wn2ye]

and herion addicts

[@wvdoug1963]

West Virginia has most deer collisions per year for many years. It's approx 1 in 37. Pa varies from 3rd to 5th most likely in recent years

[@d_all_in]

Maine has the lowest violent crime rate and is the least diverse state. Interesting.

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

The Pennsylvania worst at is so true, I know so many people who’ve hit a deer.

[@CameronScully]

My grandpa totaled his car last year cuz he a deer ran out in front of him on the highway 😂

[@exposedmod]

As someone who lives in Pennsylvania I can confirm, and yeah its just another day another deer here

[@RealGeorgeWashingtonFr]

The amount of deer in PA is twice as big as all of other living organisms combined

[@zergscaper4714]

omg it's william cobb

[@Lyds1998]

As a person from good ole’ Penn State, I completely understand this. I live in an area where we get like 20+ deer in our backyard every night (my backyard is all woods.) we have a road near our house and the road is on a hill. We see a lot of people pulled over at the top of the hill cuz they hit a deer

[@musical_mindshyunnie]

Florida reports be like “drunk man stabs mattress to retrieve stolen meth” Actually happened

[@politicallyinaccuratetoast4757]

51 year old Florida man tears down a bed to find hidden money under a mattress so he doesn't have to shoot up a McDonald's to get his 2 big macs

[@zzzzz4203]

"be like"?

[@zzzzz4203]

be like?

[@beaucaspar3990]

Any report that starts the title with "Florida man..." is not going to be good..

[@DeeJayFM]

@@zzzzz4203 it's slang

[@user-qx1om2wj1h]

As someone who's lived in both Oregon and Utah; I agree that Oregon is a great state to live in and I would say there are multiple reasons for why Utah has a higher skin cancer rate (1) it's desert so there is more sun exposure (2) a lot of active people which also increase sun exposure (3) there aren't that many people who use sun screen (4) there are quite a few people who either go sunbathing or go to tanning salons.

[@royalemeraldbuilder5058]

Don't forget that its average elevation is pretty high. Being closer to the sun makes a difference. Not sure if your 3 and 4 are accurate but I know that is.

[@Max-yp1iw]

@@royalemeraldbuilder5058 no it doesn’t , stop spreading false information..

[@Max-yp1iw]

@@royalemeraldbuilder5058 the distance to the sun is 150mio and the few hundred meters or kilometres won’t make a difference 🤦‍♂️ most stupid thing I’ve heard in a while

[@zlardy9689]

Personally, I would say that Mississippi is the best music wise because some of the greatest musical legends came from here. You got Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Faith Hill and many more. Mississippi is also considered to be the birthplace of America’s music with the Mississippi Blues.

[@cyberboy5red]

And Britney Spears

[@BokBarber]

"Minnesota has the worst winters" Alaska would like a word with you.

[@lottalove2449]

=))))) I was in Alaska at the end of a Summer, many years ago, and I could not believe how cold, rainy and windy it was already! O-O So, the winters there must be unbearable...

[@_Horilka]

It’s actually colder in Minnesota then it gets in Alaska :/ Weird but true Midwest is weird, Minnesota is the same latitude as UK but it gets colder and somehow warmer then in Europe

[@quonton3928]

Minnesota does have the coldest winters, and has some of the hottest non arid/tropical summers in the USA, its because the state doesnt have the oceans to regulate the temperature

[@goonridingupnorth1382]

@@quonton3928 North Dakota is typing........... worst winters by far. Coldest temp ever recorded in the lower 48 and the longest stretch of sub zero temps.

[@CelticVictory]

@@goonridingupnorth1382 This is so true. I've lived in Minnesota and people there talk about how they wouldn't want to live in Fargo. They have even colder winters.

[@themayor1132]

"Georgia has the highest quality roads in America but also has the worst traffic." Can confirm. I live west of Atlanta Any Atlanta interstate is scary

[@somerandomcube]

"Washington is the most bicycle friendly state and weirdly has the most invasive snail problem." nah bro you must be thinking of ants, they've crawled in my house over 5 times and just won't stop coming

[@super_steven_1776]

Here in florida, we don't have snow days, We have HURRICANE DAYS!

[@koolkidcait]

HELL YEA

[@lyndseyjordan8313]

qwerty boy 478 HURRICANE PARTY!!

[@jenniferbabicki6772]

YAYYYYYYY!!

[@_h0d4g_]

Here in Minnesota, we envy you

[@_h0d4g_]

Blah Media yes

[@vnhg]

Nothing positive was said about Florida... Interesting...

[@katethekitkat8826]

"This just in, a Florida man..."

[@addisonguidry7856]

What about Mississippi bitch!?

[@blankname6657]

No Florida being the flattest makes it very easy to travel and real restating over there is also dman profitable

[@bernardschmitt6389]

I mean they have a high rate of old people moving there

[@evanaipoalani7198]

Being the best at something doesn’t make it positive or negative

[@AviraStories]

i live in Colorado. the motorcycles makes sense. as soon there's going to be no snow, people go super fast on em.

[@ledemonchild5337]

Minnesota: *has the most severe winters in the country with temperatures that plumet down to -60 F, cold enough to give you frostbite in under 5 minutes.* Alaska: Hold my beer

[@---uf2zl]

"The lowest obesity rate of the country at just 22%" :/

[@---uf2zl]

The Fifth Hour I know right

[@MrAntieMatter]

That's fucking terrifying.

[@hylianro]

America: Country with highest obesity rate as a whole

[@MrAntieMatter]

Unfortunately there's a country with an obesity rate of over 50% can't remember it's name but that sucks.

[@cdw2468]

Luke Hatake False

[@WinterBIitz]

“Montana has the worst internet connection” Me who lives in Montana: *Video keeps stoping every minute* Oh, that makes sense!

[@skaii6150]

Lmao fr

[@thecrimsonsidewalk]

Maybe that's why people graduate

[@Amazingyon1]

As a fellow Montanan, I can confirm this.

[@TheGraysonYT]

I don’t live there, but I would find that so annoying.

[@thejessing9911]

Yup, I live on a farm in Montana and the internet can suck sometimes

[@MisterPoro]

Me: Sitting here trying to piece together how the best and worst could possibly be connected

[@liberalcitydweller]

With most of these, correlation is not causation. But you never know…YOU NEVER KNOW!

[@indecisitivity1832]

This reminds me of that meme where you get to pick a superpower, but someone in the comment section says the negative effect is prostate cancer

[@thechacorino]

I’m from Montana and I ha-- ve - goo- d in-ter-net

[@xeno.s1mpz970]

Code_Error75 to you 🤣

[@quillgoblin]

My internet is actually good and im also in Montana

[@Meevij48]

Clown comments But did we need to ask?

[@bikingwithben6789]

R/7yearoldyoutube

[@ace9602]

Biking with Ben r/youngpeopleyoutube*

[@djbreaks]

My teacher showed this in 5th grade without watching the video first and when we got to mississippi, she was surely surprised

[@GoogleAccount-tg9lp]

What exactly was supposed to be the pro on Mississippi

[@Trystero_]

There are none

[@eric7572]

LOL

[@codezfn_]

@@GoogleAccount-tg9lp as a mississippian idk

[@soldierdoge2285]

😂 That teacher has now learned to check every video before showing it to the class 😂

[@jeanlanz2344]

Very good. Thank you.

[@Chesko_Productions]

burp boy 😍😍😍😍

[@prnklinfierc]

1:31. Unfortunately, it's true. Living in Fairfield County it's a similar distance drive to Greenwich's roads only populated by mansions as it is to Bridgeport

[@Kadyn]

Rhode Island has the worst roads? Damn clickbait state

[@thegamersterYTB]

Underrated comment 😂

[@wildchicken679]

Florida pro: flattest state How is that being the best at something ?

[@qwilliams1539]

Less effort needed when walking up hills? I guess...

[@TK-sh7vl]

Rhode Island has the worst rhodes.

[@saturnsfalling9140]

Ikr like you would expect it to have good roads because it's called Rhode island. What an odd state

[@petertolentino3330]

Alaska: we have the highest crime rate Chicago: am I a joke to you?

[@bigfloppalord7497]

Derrick Moore okay mr funi but Chicago isn’t a state

[@puggysilly]

Cameron D ok boomer

[@jessiegarcia9410]

Derrick Moore lol

[@_Tax_Evader]

Chicago ain’t a state

[@RaptorOfTheWest]

As far as cities go, Chicago doesn't have the highest crime rate. It doesn't even rank in the top 10.

[@Ascertivus]

I feel like a the “best” and “worst” traits of some of these states are connected, though I could be wrong. Georgia and Massachusetts are good examples.

[@rykehuss3435]

And Maine

[@art1stwannabe]

I like how Arizona is just "Yeah it's just hot there"

[@gayvideos3808]

"Idaho has 7.1 hate groups per million people" Well Idaho only has 1.7 million people, so that's actually not that many hate groups.

[@Antnix732]

Pactura you live in Idaho right

[@virgingamerlord]

Lol

[@modraxic5670]

Yes but it’s highest percentage

[@vevosucksish]

You gotta measure this by per capita because of the lack of population distribution. Of course there's more hate groups in California and Texas but in relation to the general population it's not as significant.

[@crdufour1322]

other than scenery idaho is a shit state.

[@atallchild6750]

Florida: “excuse me, we have Disney world.” This dude: “nah, your best quality is being flat.” Florida: “You wanna go? 64.8% of our population is insane.”

[@BurakkuHishou]

"Florida is the flattest state" Kansan: "WHAAAT?"

[@atallchild6750]

Frozen Over eh, probably more

[@bored2179]

As a fellow Floridian, I can agree, sometimes you see some high doods screaming about bread under a highway

[@beaucaspar3990]

Orlando City

[@flsodaarcived624]

Cailfornia:*has Disneyland,has The most people and lego land plus near Nevada*

[@huntergarland3234]

I love how it’s like “small good thing, now here’s a ridiculous bad thing”

[@justasher.]

People can't imagine how depressing it is to know that a large portion of your home state will be underwater in a few decades

[@jenx5870]

They predicted New York would be underwater by the 2000s in the 90s. They have been predicting this crap every decade forever. If this were true, then why are all of the ultra wealthy and politicians buying up waterfront property? It would seem like a pretty bad investment to me.

[@dustyhob0]

West Virgina has the best country roads

[@User-xw6kd]

the trashman Lol I was gonna make that joke. Love that song.

[@iseeghost]

West Virginia has the best Mammas c; They really do have the best country roads out here.

[@QuentinLax]

TAKE ME HOME

[@OutOfTheShadows1]

COUNTRY ROADS

[@tiernan725]

WEST VIRGINIA

[@AKIPOPOPOPOOON]

>highest quality of roads >worst traffic in the U.S. Makes sense

[@yummyhershey5902]

JABiz Official as someone who lives in the Atlanta area, I have no idea where they got these statistics from. Actually, I can totally believe this. I feel like the roads aren’t that great sometimes, but I can definitely confirm that the traffic is absolutely horrible!

[@amyen333]

Yummy Hershey I see you’ve clearly never been to Michigan- potholes as far as the eye can see.

[@jason200912]

people are more aggressive if they know the roads have no bumps or holes

[@gzk1830]

Atlanta isn't the only important part of Georgia. Other parts have better roads with little to no bumps.

[@samus4799]

Shipping and endustrial hub. Airport, all that works together to make the traffic suck ass. I couldnt emagine learning to drive in a place like that.

[@vd6070]

Wife: "It's me or the dog!" Arkansas: *"You know what you must do, Jeremy. You know who it must be."*

[@treecharko1863]

as someone who has lived in ga all thier life, the LACK of traffic is one of the reasons people move here

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

Nevada: *exists* Oklahoma: “The largest casino in the country…” *Las Vegas:* *W A I T*

[@lazarjovanovic4388]

No replies buz 117 likes

[@thelonelyliar]

Technically speaking Oklahoma doesn't actually have the largest casino, as it's actually owned by and in the Chickasaw Nation. Even then, Vegas still has Connecticut to grind its teeth about.

[@hplpc6322]

@@thelonelyliar It's illegal to gamble in Oklahoma so that's kind of like a loophole

[@thelonelyliar]

@@hplpc6322 That's what happens when you're a nation inside of a state of another nation... you get plenty of loopholes

[@demarcus6493]

Fa11enArchangel Lmao the Indians are the reason Oklahoma is nice as it is, they make travel plazas, casinos and tons of other things.

[@shadowmewie9494]

Montana: I have the best high school graduation rates The 49 other states: But at what cost Montana: Slow internet

[@Cyancat123]

You could replace Montana with any other state and it would be the same joke

[@shadowmewie9494]

@@Cyancat123 ah yes I can replace that with New Mexico which has the lowest amount of high school graduation rates or Rhode Island which has some of the best internet connections and that would somehow make sense?

[@Cyancat123]

@@shadowmewie9494 No I mean with their respective pros/cons. Example: Alaska: We have a lot of bikes "But at what cost?" Alaska: violence

[@shadowmewie9494]

@@Cyancat123 Ah I see

[@Cyancat123]

@@C4pt41nN3m0 As if internet is related to graduation rates????

[@cyberboy5red]

What if we had a big state that had what this video describes each individual state as being the best at?

[@tassodemo2316]

4:09 “Minnesota has the worst winters in the us” Alaska: we are literally almost never over 20°-

[@bineetgtm9317]

Wyoming and corolado are also the easiest state to draw

[@lunamagnoona1788]

But best to draw is Oklahoma because it looks a little complicated when it’s easy to draw

[@26aditya50]

You should try to draw any Indian state , just see India's state map

[@whythehecknot5038]

Colorado is literally a rectangle lmaoo

[@lafox2833]

@@26aditya50 no thank you

[@duncanrobinson1]

Imagine living in Colorado. Wait…

[@NorthPoleSun]

Mississippi needs some help.... with everything.

[@Kieran22212]

I disagree

[@puremadness1915]

i assume the good thing about Mississippi was the high pornography? seriously he didnt say one good thing about it

[@kirbysonic211]

Alot of help, too

[@kj9959]

@@puremadness1915 I was thinking that too lol

[@standupyak]

@@puremadness1915 how did they collect that info?

[@cyberboy5red]

RLL: “Alabama has the least amount of people that walk to work.” Me in Massachusetts: “There are people that walk to work?

[@sadiequinn7818]

I live in Bama, so I’m glad we’re best at college football, even though I’m an Auburn fan. But something I found interesting is that Georgia, while better at football than Bama, wasn’t mention at all for their team.

[@tazerboy3]

Florida: "The flatest State and has the most hurricanes" So where exactly is the pro here.

[@leviticus2001]

Flat land makes great infrastructure.

[@rickyfever]

@@leviticus2001 also great for sinkholes

[@GoogleAccount-tg9lp]

@@leviticus2001 I can’t stand living it flat places

[@trevorwilliams1783]

Florida man is the pro

[@someguy5048]

Mississippi:

[@izzytepe]

as a pennsylvanian i can confirm that you genuinely cannot drive without hitting a deer or coming VERY close to it

[@green29373]

Kansas certainly does not have the ‘ugliest natural scenery. Sunest are beautiful here and seeing the wide open seas of grass waving in the wind is mesmerizing. I bet without all the telephone poles and fences it would look even better.

[@prollyoli]

Here is every state he said in the video. Alabama 0:14 Alaska 0:25 Arizona 0:38 Arkansas 0:48 California 0:55 Colorado 1:16 Connecticut 1:26 Delaware 1:40 Florida 1:55 Georgia 2:05 Hawaii 2:14 Idaho 2:22 Illinois 2:31 Indiana 2:39 Iowa 2:45 Kansas 2:50 Kentucky 3:02 Louisiana 3:10 Maine 3:26 Maryland 3:34 Massachusetts 3:43 Michigan 3:53 Minnesota 4:03 Mississippi 4:17 Missouri 4:37 Montana 4:43 Nebraska 4:50 Nevada 4:55 New Hampshire 5:04 New Jersey 5:14 New Mexico 5:20 New York 5:42 North Carolina 5:55 North Dakota 6:00 Ohio 6:10 Oklahoma 6:20 Oregon 6:34 Pennsylvania 6:42 Rhode Island 6:50 South Carolina 6:58 South Dakota 7:04 Tennessee 7:13 Texas 7:18 Utah 7:33 Vermont 7:33 Virginia 7:50 Washington 7:59 West Virginia 8:05 Wisconsin 8:23 Wyoming 8:34 ------------- This took me a hell of a long time. Remember to like so people can see this! Hopefully it’s helpful! (=

[@Sophie-zk4hr]

Thanks!

[@jellyjynx6914]

You’re the best

[@prollyoli]

Jelly Jynx No u

[@bencombs469]

CrackerKid I love you

[@krishivshah8441]

this is awesome!

[@Lighty-jz2gm]

Mississippi: *exists*. RealLifeLore: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

[@mattgordonn]

Yeah we kinda got shit on

[@zacharymcleod8050]

We really got the shaft this time but at least we can be hospitable about it

[@JonnyKing_27]

Mississippi needs help

[@droxer673]

On a couple of positive notes, Mississippi is the second safest state in the south, only behind Virginia, has one of the best secondary education systems in the south, and it's population has been noted as being among the most hospitable. Mississippi isn't all bad. It is kinda boring here though.

[@thegrapethief5514]

@@droxer673 mostly just a lot of space between the interesting stuff. But I can definitely see some certain areas that easily contribute to those statistics he brought up. *cough cough* Moss Point *cough.*

[@wyvernscale9634]

As a Minnesotan I love how Minnesota has a colder winter than the literal tundra state that is Alaska

[@dizzyplatypus9646]

Honestly if it wasn't for the pine trees and the north shore we would have literally nothing going for us. The scenery down south is on par with Kansas and Nebraska it's so boring, we get awful amounts of ticks in the spring, the mosquitos are the worst especially this year because of the drought last year, its super humid in summer, freezing in winter, the roads are just flat out dangerous when it gets icy, and I could go on. In fact the only time its not to cold/hot/wet is a 2 month period in fall. If I didn't have family here I would definitely move.

[@mollieephobia]

as north texan, way too many people are coming into texas- now all my city is just traffic and people

[@BonesMcoy]

6:34 Oregon is the worst at being the worst

[@pablonakasato1478]

But then they're the worst in something

[@hankhuevos3336]

No it's not you neanderthal

[@colincopland3665]

Oregon is the worst at people simply adjusting to pumping their own petrol ⛽️

[@experiencer1876]

Colin Copland people get hired to do that in oregon

[@GabrielLopez-pi4xs]

Only thing is, ALL THESE FUCKING LIBERALS

[@alejandroramos1924]

Imagine having cons about your state -this post was made by the Oregon gang

[@alejandroramos1924]

I mean, you’re not wrong but apparently their beer is good

[@teageamusic2033]

I​ guess​ you​ could​ say​ oregon is​ the​ worst at​ being​ the​ worst

[@Trailcamvideos25]

To many Democratic run cities with people shitting all over the streets and lots of drugs and alcoholics

[@breyRead]

HunterK now people shitting on the streets, and homeless people is a conn. I live in Oregon.

[@Trailcamvideos25]

@@breyRead where at? We have a huge homeless and growing crime rate in the medford-ashland area

[@annah7573]

Hawaii having the most homeless is a bit unfair for Hawaii as many times in the recent past and still today (I believe) there have been programs to send homeless from elsewhere TO Hawaii. I did live there for 7 years and wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it SO many times from Kamaʻāina while living there. Most seem to be from NYC, but come from other places as well.

[@LittleCatfish]

I can definitely see the low amount of library’s in NC, I live in one of the biggest cities in the state and there’s only two libraries.

[@RyanDoerr]

Who else watch this just to see their state

[@sketchingtophat9661]

Me! Lol

[@vanessacontreras9747]

YippiPimmpi Pineapple yep lmao

[@blakhood769]

Yeah...and im disappointed...they didn't include more shitty things about oklahoma

[@randomtraveler9854]

Me. Didn't know (or care) about Pennsylvania's mushrooms but deer are a pain; sometimes see whole fields of them near the road not far from residential areas. Also lots of hunters all over the state.

[@ArthurMorgan-pq4tr]

Sadly my state, New york has the highest abortion rates and the highest taxes.

[@lildeskchair8026]

Yo. You need to copyright strike BrightSide. They copied your vid almost word for word and somehow added 6 minutes to it by talking super slow. They claim they did all the research and they have 2 midroll ads meaning that they are getting money off of your work. Sue their ass and make them delete their channel. Goddamn I hate BrightSide. The literal worst KZbin Channel ever. I rather watch five hours of JakePaul than watch one BrightSide Video. Please please please please please copystike them!

[@harkiratsinghgill7868]

Plz do dat

[@harkiratsinghgill7868]

Bright suks

[@shionashiel]

Goddammit fucking Brightside.

[@lildeskchair8026]

@@harkiratsinghgill7868 Facts boi

[@77wkly]

Yez.

[@corylee88]

As a Georgian, now I understand why everybody is always late to work 😂

[@dendy0415]

As a Mississippian, the best part about where I live is that we are close to Memphis. Not much else good

[@ratzzi7301]

6:55 that’s so ironic considering the name

[@flyingrafts7287]

yes

[@NoodleErik]

I saw that and was like, Ima go comment that and I scroll down litteraly ONE comment and I find this

[@zackcollins2994]

I know

[@corvettec-dt1eq]

don't even get me started on the fact that its not an island

[@pancake7231]

Yeah