According to a new study by WalletHub we’re a big ol’ stick in the mud.
The study looked at what states are most and least fun, comparing all 50 states across two main categories – “Entertainment & Recreation” and “Nightlife.”
I guess New England could use more “Entertainment & Recreation” and “Nightlife” because we eat up 4 of the 10 least fun states (we occupy #39 too!).
Here are the results – Most fun up top (not us), Least fun down bottom (us). Also – I’m thinking of starting up a no-fun club where we’ll sit around and be miserable since that seems to be our M.O. If you’d like to sign up, holler!
#1 Most Fun State in America
CALIFORNIA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The air and water quality
#2 Most Fun State in America
FLORIDA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Donald Duck
#3 Most Fun State in America
NEVADA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The divorce rate is through the roof
#4 Most Fun State in America
NEW YORK
LEAST Fun Thing There: Rats the size of a Saint Bernard
#5 Most Fun State in America
ILLINOIS
LEAST Fun Thing There: Residents have the highest tax burden
#6 Most Fun State in America
COLORADO
LEAST Fun Thing There:
#7 Most Fun State in America
WASHINGTON
LEAST Fun Thing There: Everyone is high
#8 Most Fun State in America
TEXAS
LEAST Fun Thing There: Those cattle will run you down
#9 Most Fun State in America
MINNESOTA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The winters are devastating.
#10 Most Fun State in America
LOUISIANA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The food ain’t the healthiest to put it lightly
#11 Most Fun State in America
OREGON
LEAST Fun Thing There: Lots of serial killers are from Oregon
#12 Most Fun State in America
ARIZONA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Teacher turnover rates are high
#13 Most Fun State in America
PENNSYLVANIA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Hitting deer is common
#14 Most Fun State in America
MARYLAND
LEAST Fun Thing There: Crabs will pinch you
#15 Most Fun State in America
NORTH CAROLINA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Having hot tar on your heel sucks
#16 Most Fun State in America
MISSOURI
LEAST Fun Thing There: Misery
#17 Most Fun State in America
OHIO
LEAST Fun Thing There: It’s the worst state for allergies
#18 Most Fun State in America
WISCONSIN
LEAST Fun Thing There: There aren’t many new jobs being created
#19 Most Fun State in America
SOUTH CAROLINA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The elderly aren’t protected well
#20 Most Fun State in America
GEORGIA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Rotten peaches
#21 Most Fun State in America
TENNESSEE
LEAST Fun Thing There: It’s difficult to make a dentist appointment
#22 Most Fun State in America
HAWAII
LEAST Fun Thing There: Surfers running you over while you’re trying to swim
#23 Most Fun State in America
OKLAHOMA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Public health isn’t the biggest priority
#24 Most Fun State in America
NEW MEXICO
LEAST Fun Thing There: It’s the worst place to raise kids
#25 Most Fun State in America
MASSACHUSETTS
LEAST Fun Thing There: Nothing. It’s the best.
#26 Most Fun State in America
MICHIGAN
LEAST Fun Thing There: I had a summer fling there and she never called me
#27 Most Fun State in America
VIRGINIA
LEAST Fun Thing There: There’s a high number of hate groups
#28 Most Fun State in America
UTAH
LEAST Fun Thing There: It has the highest incidence of skin cancer
#29 Most Fun State in America
SOUTH DAKOTA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Really bad jails (so be good!)
#30 Most Fun State in America
MONTANA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Driving is basically an extreme sport
#31 Most Fun State in America
NEW JERSEY
LEAST Fun Thing There: The state is fiscally unstable
#32 Most Fun State in America
ALASKA
LEAST Fun Thing There: The abominable snowman
#33 Most Fun State in America
IOWA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Innovation isn’t Iowa’s strong suit
#34 Most Fun State in America
IDAHO
LEAST Fun Thing There: Working moms have little support
#35 Most Fun State in America
WYOMING
LEAST Fun Thing There: Half the state is desert sagebrush prairie
#36 Most Fun State in America
NEBRASKA
LEAST Fun Thing There: WAY too much drunk driving
#37 Most Fun State in America
KANSAS
LEAST Fun Thing There: The scenery is pretty bland
#38 Most Fun State in America
NORTH DAKOTA
LEAST Fun Thing There: There’s pretty much nowhere to get your car fixed
#39 Most Fun State in America
MAINE
LEAST Fun Thing There: Black bears and rabid hipsters
#40 Most Fun State in America
INDIANA
LEAST Fun Thing There: There’s a shortage of mental health professionals
#41 Most Fun State in America
KENTUCKY
LEAST Fun Thing There: Horses and jockeys all over your backyard
#42 Most Fun State in America
NEW HAMPSHIRE
LEAST Fun Thing There: If you decide not to live free
#43 Most Fun State in America
CONNECTICUT
LEAST Fun Thing There: McMahons
#44 Most Fun State in America
ALABAMA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Worst poverty in the developed world
#45 Most Fun State in America
VERMONT
LEAST Fun Thing There: Pizza Putt
#46 Most Fun State in America
ARKANSAS
LEAST Fun Thing There: A low percentage of residents hold graduate degrees
#47 Most Fun State in America
RHODE ISLAND
LEAST Fun Thing There: Spoiled Coffee Milk
#48 Most Fun State in America
DELAWARE
LEAST Fun Thing There: Nobody has heard of your state
#49 Most Fun State in America
MISSISSIPPI
LEAST Fun Thing There: Many adults forgo having health care
#50 Most Fun State in America
WEST VIRGINIA
LEAST Fun Thing There: Everything.