| Category of awesomeness | State |
| Lowest income disparity | |
| Fewest mental health days taken | |
| Top per capita computer manufacturing output | |
| Most retirees | |
| Best license plates | |
| Most churches per capita | |
| Highest rate of public transit usage (26.9%) | |
| Best access to freshwater | |
| Fewest cardiovascular deaths | |
| Lowest poverty rate | |
| Birthplace of most US Presidents | |
| Most “representative” | |
| Most college graduates | |
| Most liberalized prostitution laws | |
| Lowest use of most illicit substances and alcohol | |
| Lowest suicide rate | |
| Birthplace of most Vice Presidents | |
| Lowest carbon emissions per capita | |
| Most female governors | |
| Lowest coal consumption per capita | |
| Library visits per capita | |
| Safest for workers | |
| Home to space port | |
| Strongest Native American representation | |
| Most accurate political bellwether | |