What is your state the worst at?

[LonoClone]

Iowa gets off pretty light, I think.

 

[CyForPresident]

Not in 20 years. Average age of Iowan farmer is 60. We are gonna need a huge influx of people to fix that.

Wisconsin got a compliment too. Same with Arizona.

 

[Wesley]

Oldest looks good compared to other possibilities...

 

[kkise]

Glad I don't live in North Dakota or Maine

 

[Mr Janny]

I think Maine's tag has a pretty wide scope. Are they talking about the people being dumb, like "Man, this place is just full of dumb people." or are they referring to a general state of the state, so to speak, like "Man, this place is just dumb."

 

[alarson]

Not in 20 years. Average age of Iowan farmer is 60. We are gonna need a huge influx of people to fix that.

Wisconsin got a compliment too. Same with Arizona.

Iowa's going to change quite a bit...

Kind of amazing, you see all this growth in the suburbs of des moines, and you'd think 'how is this state barely growing'.. then you look at the areas outside the cities.

We dont even need an influx, we just need to find ways to keep people here. I find it amazing how many friends from college (i graduated only 3 years ago) have already left the state. Everytime another leaves, i think maybe thats not such a bad idea for myself too.

 

[Al_4_State]

I don't fully understand Minnesota's. As far as I knew they had neither the most total tornadoes nor did they have the most severe ones.

They did have some nasty ones this summer, and they're pretty common in Minnesota but I think Kansas and Oklahoma have the most total twisters and Texas and Iowa had the most F5s.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Michigan...oh, poor Michigan.

Also, is it ironic that California has the most stringent emissions requirements but has the highest level of air pollution?

 

[Al_4_State]

Iowa's going to change quite a bit...

Kind of amazing, you see all this growth in the suburbs of des moines, and you'd think 'how is this state barely growing'.. then you look at the areas outside the cities.

We dont even need an influx, we just need to find ways to keep people here. I find it amazing how many friends from college (i graduated only 3 years ago) have already left the state. Everytime another leaves, i think maybe thats not such a bad idea for myself too.

I hope they keeping leaving. With all the growth and opportunity in DSM, it just keeps increasing the opportunity for those of us who want to stay.

 

[alarson]

South Dakota to Oklahoma is an interesting stretch.

Especially NE to OK. One has violence against women, one has violent women (most female criminals). In between? Bad health. I suppose that makes sense.

 

[alarson]

I don't fully understand Minnesota's. As far as I knew they had neither the most total tornadoes nor did they have the most severe ones.

They did have some nasty ones this summer, and they're pretty common in Minnesota but I think Kansas and Oklahoma have the most total twisters and Texas and Iowa had the most F5s.

Did they have any particularly deadly events? Most deaths by tornadoes?

 

[Al_4_State]

Did they have any particularly deadly events? Most deaths by tornadoes?

Certainly could have this year. They had a lot of them.

Probably what it was. I was speaking in long term terms, not the most recent year of stats.

 

[Al_4_State]

Also, Utah's doesn't shock me in the least.

Washington's is surprising as well. I suppose that Eastern Washington is desolate country. Not many women out there. Lots of sheep though.

 

[CyForPresident]

Iowa's going to change quite a bit...

Kind of amazing, you see all this growth in the suburbs of des moines, and you'd think 'how is this state barely growing'.. then you look at the areas outside the cities.

We dont even need an influx, we just need to find ways to keep people here. I find it amazing how many friends from college (i graduated only 3 years ago) have already left the state. Everytime another leaves, i think maybe thats not such a bad idea for myself too.

Correct, I should have qualified that by saying "influx of growers." And you are 100% right about small towns. I travel to a lot of small towns and most are just dead. They will only get worse as the years go by too.

 

[alaskaguy]

The link said cocaine use for the state I am currently a resident of.

I challenge the above answer. The correct answer has to be marijuana use. There are marijuana dispensaries every place you look in this state.

 

[aforstate]

Washington's is surprising as well. I suppose that Eastern Washington is desolate country. Not many women out there. Lots of sheep though.

This link is what the Washington one is referring to. It is Kasey Kahne's hometown. Happened not too far away from where I was living at the time, in Tacoma.

Local News | Enumclaw-area animal-sex case investigated | Seattle Times Newspaper

 

[SNEDDS3]

Im moving to Louisiana....Oh ya!

 

[tejasclone]

In Texas, it's not just high school graduation, but education in general. There is a major crisis in the education budget and many schools are cutting teachers, and many schools are closing entirely.

 

[jbhtexas]

In Texas, it's not just high school graduation, but education in general. There is a major crisis in the education budget and many schools are cutting teachers, and many schools are closing entirely.

That's part of the problem. Another part is the attitude that certain residents hold towards the need for their kids to be educated...

 

[CloneState1028]

Kentucky, lol, that sucks.