| Clue | State |
| The lowest rate of unemployment | |
| The formation of the Ku Klux Klan happened here | |
| The most densely populated state | |
| 3 Presidents have been elected whilst residing in this state | |
| Named after an English County | |
| Panhandle | |
| Salem is the 2nd most populous city | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird is set here | |
| I have the fasting growing population east of the Mississippi River | |
| Admission to the Union: January 9, 1788 (5th) | |
| I am the 4th largest state by area | |
| Morgan Freeman's birthplace | |
| 'Food Capital of the World' | |
| The least populous state with more than one major sports franchise | |
| First state to legally recognize same-sex marriage | |
| The 2nd state to be admitted to the Union | |
| Home to 8 of the Big Four Sports Franchises | |
| The largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River | |
| Raton is the county seat of Colfax County | |
| I have the highest average elevation of any state | |
| Dave Freudenthal is the current governor | |
| The proportion of the adult population with a bachelor's degree is the lowest in the US | |
| Borders two of the Great Lakes | |
| The most arid state in the union | |
| The first Baptist church in America was founded here | |