The 19 Best States to Live In

19. North Carolina

Population: 10,497,741
Some nice beaches also the first flight that’s pretty cool. 14th in both economy rank and crime rank! That could be way worse! Especially because they gifted the world with flight, that makes up for their lack of single digits in the rankings.

18. Connecticut

Population: 3,567,871
Snow but like a manageable amount. Healthcare rank is 3rd! That’s pretty great! Also crime rating is 7th! We stan single digits!

17. Hawaii

Population: 1,416,589
Surfing! But also too far from civilization. Number one in healthcare! Impressive!! Number 5 in crime rank but most importantly, number one in sharks and surfing which is why it is 17th on this list. One too many shark attacks for me thank you very much. The population is only 1,416,589 which is small considering how many people think it is an island paradise!

16. Florida

Population: 21,646,155
Good place to retire but too many gators. Ranked 3rd in education and 9th in economy! But it is 31 in crime rank and I think that is because of the “Florida Man” effect. Also gators with guns.

15. South Carolina

Population:  5,147,111
Charleston is a p cool city I guess. Also my grandparents live here. But that doesn’t matter because South Carolina is number 16 in economy, likely due to the super low gas prices.

14. Maryland

Population: 6,062,917
C.R.A.B.S. love them also Old Bay slaps. Healthcare rank is 8th and education rank is 13th. Could be worse! It’s 22nd in crime rate but let’s be real- that’s mostly concentrated in Baltimore. Side note- these bros are wayyyyy too obsessed with their flag.

13. Utah

Population: 3,221,610
Big Book of Mormon vibes. VIBE CHECK! Utah has the #2 economy rank and the #9 healthcare rank.

12. New Hampshire

Population: 1,363,852
Mountainy and pretty but too much snow. Lots of snow days! It is the 5th ranked state in education and the number one state with crime rank.

11. Virginia

Population: 8,571,946
Pretty mountains but also Busch Gardens. Ranked 7th in education and 9th in crime rate! (Owen Wilson voice “Wow”).

10. Wyoming

Population: 572,381
Great place to live because boi is EMPTY and you never have to talk to anyone. Wyoming is 42nd in both healthcare and economy… that’s kinda bad but it’s okay because there are no people to keep healthy or give money to so that must be it. The population is 572,381 but there are some towns where the population is 1 and that’s dope.

9. Massachusetts

Population: 6,939,373
They hung witches but it’s okay we forgive them it was the Puritans. Massachusetts is the highest ranked in education, second highest in healthcare, 4th highest in crime rank, and 7th economy ranked! Big wow! Much excite! Go Mass! Also the population is 6,939,373 which is larger than it was when everyone was being hung and/or burned at the stake for being a witch! We stan improvement!

8. Oregon

Population: 4,245,901
Hipster heaven. Number 5 in economy and number one in Portlandia, Oregon is 38 in crime rate and 17 in healthcare. The population of Oregon is 4,245,901 and the population of Starbucks in Oregon is about twice that. Noice.

7. Vermont

Population: 627,180
Snowy boi. Ranked 8th for education and 2nd for crime rate. The population of Vermont is only 627,180! If you had 5.14 times the amount of people, you would have the population of Utah.

6. Rhode Island

Population: 1,056,738
Smol boi. 5th in healthcare and 13th in crime rate! That crime rate seems kinda high but it could be worse! Also the population is much larger than I’m sure any of you thought, 1,056,738. You go, Rhode Island.

5. New York

Population:  19,941,339
Birthplace of 50 Cent. Only ranked 10th in crime rate which I find extremely hard to believe. It must be per capita or something because that city is SCARY alone at night. 13th in healthcare and #1 in minimum wage though! Unfortunately it is also #1 in Rudy Giulianis though so that brings the rating down a bit.

4. Maine

Population: 1,342,097
Lobstas. Number 3 in crime rate and number 19 in healthcare, Maine doesn’t need to spend money on healthcare because nobody gets injured from crime! That’s how that works, right? I’m sure the only medical attention people need is when lobstas cut off a finger or two so Maine is probably LIVIN.

3. Washington

Population: 7,666,343
A river called The Puget Sound. It is also the 4th ranked state in both healthcare and education and 3rd in economy.

2. Colorado

Population: 5,770,545
Certain substances are legal here that are not legal everywhere. Number one in economy! Sounds about right! I wonder if that is related to the first thing… anyway the population of Colorado is 5,770,545.

1. DELAWARE

Population: 975,033
No sales tax. Also home to Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and Ryan Phillippe. And Joe Biden but we don’t need to talk about that. Healthcare rank is 15 and economy is 17. Crime is 36th though but that’s okay, we don’t judge them for that, we still stan the good ole 302. That’s right- the whole state has one area code. Whatcha gonna do about it?? The population of Delaware is 975,033 people. Just enough to fill the city and some beaches! There is still room for you though since I’m sure you’ll want to move here after reading this list. The population of chickens in Delaware is about double the population of people so there’s a fun fact for you.