Freedom#74 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Homegrown Contempt
Share of residents who say their own state is the worst possible place to live
Data: Gallup 50-state poll, June–December 2013 ↗nhmaps.com/27
In Illinois, one in four residents says their state is the worst possible place to live. In New Hampshire, almost nobody does.
Residents answering "the worst possible state to live in" about their own state (percent of state residents)
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 0% |
| 2 | Colorado | 1% |
| 2 | Iowa | 1% |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 1% |
| 2 | Wyoming | 1% |
| 6 | Maine | 2% |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2% |
| 6 | North Dakota | 2% |
| 6 | Texas | 2% |
| 6 | Utah | 2% |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2% |
| 12 | Delaware | 3% |
| 12 | Georgia | 3% |
| 12 | Idaho | 3% |
| 12 | Indiana | 3% |
| 12 | Kansas | 3% |
| 12 | Missouri | 3% |
| 12 | Nebraska | 3% |
| 12 | Oregon | 3% |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 3% |
| 12 | South Dakota | 3% |
| 12 | Tennessee | 3% |
| 12 | Vermont | 3% |
| 12 | Virginia | 3% |
| 12 | Washington | 3% |
| 26 | Alaska | 4% |
| 26 | Arkansas | 4% |
| 26 | Florida | 4% |
| 26 | Hawaii | 4% |
| 30 | Arizona | 5% |
| 30 | Ohio | 5% |
| 32 | California | 6% |
| 32 | Kentucky | 6% |
| 32 | Massachusetts | 6% |
| 32 | North Carolina | 6% |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 6% |
| 32 | West Virginia | 6% |
| 38 | Alabama | 7% |
| 38 | Nevada | 7% |
| 38 | New Mexico | 7% |
| 38 | South Carolina | 7% |
| 42 | Maryland | 9% |
| 42 | Michigan | 9% |
| 44 | New Jersey | 10% |
| 45 | New York | 12% |
| 46 | Louisiana | 13% |
| 47 | Mississippi | 15% |
| 48 | Connecticut | 17% |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 17% |
| 50 | Illinois | 25% |