Can you name the state, given its shameful, tragic, or odd characteristic? by sjmcclellan618

Can you name the state, given its shameful, tragic, or odd characteristic?

created by sjmcclellan618

Enter a state in the box below
Correctly named states will show up below
Click any empty Characteristic or State to answer for that location
Source: Pleated Jeans
Some of the actual statistic numbers for each characteristic were not provided. I am basing this list on a list posted on January 24, 2011, so all of these statistics are up to that date.
In some cases, there were reported ties, in which both states are acceptable answers, BUT pay attention to which state pops up in the answer box, because all 50 states are used, and the one in the answer box is the one that counts for that answer.
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Characteristic	State	Statistic
Most Corrupt State		As determined by The Daily Beast
Highest Rate of Robbery		284.7 incidences per 100,000 people
Most Cancer Deaths		227 per 100,000 people
Poorest Health
Highest Rate of Influenza		N/A
Highest Abortion Rate		27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44
Most Antisocial
Highest Rate of Female Incarceration		N/A
Most Environmentally Unfriendly		As rated by NMI solutions
Most Cases of Bestiality		4 reported in 2010
Highest Rate of Long-term Homeless People		N/A
Highest Number of Tornadoes		123 in 2010
Highest Rate of Bankruptcy		700 per 100,000 people
Highest Cost of Living		Tied with California
Highest Rate of Cocaine Use per Capita		3.9% of total population
Nerdiest Residents
Highest Unemployment Rate		13.6% of total population
Highest Rate of Corporate Taxes		N/A
Longest Average Daily Commute		30.6 minutes
Dumbest Teenagers
Lowest Average Teacher Salary		N/A
Highest Rate of Arson Deaths		55.56 annually
Highest Rate of Online Porn Subscriptions		N/A
Highest Rate of Binge Drinking		23.2% of total population
Lowest High School Graduation Rate		78.3% of total population

Characteristic	State	Statistic
Highest Number of Alcohol-related Motorcycle Deaths		N/A
Highest Violent Crime Rate		702.2 offenses per 100,000 people
Highest Rate of Gonorrhea		264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people
Highest Rate of Heart Attack		6.5% of total population
Most Air Pollution		15.2 micrograms per cubic meter
Lowest Level of Congressional Clout		N/A
Highest Percentage of Mobile Homes		18.8% of total population
Highest Rate of Breast Cancer		N/A
Highest Rate of Identity Theft		122.3 reports per 100,000 people
Highest Rate of Forcible Rape		76.5 people per 100,000
Highest Suicide Rate		23.6 suicides per 100,000 in 2004
Highest Rate of Alcoholism		N/A
Worst Average Credit Score		Average score of 636
Highest Rate of Illicit Drug Use		12.5% of total population
Ugliest Residents		Based on report from The Daily Beast
Worst Drivers		Based on highest rate of auto accidents
Highest Rate of AIDS Diagnoses		27.6 poeple per 100,000
Highest Rate of Stroke		3.8%, tied with Oklahoma
Highest Rate of Citizen Taxation		11.8%
Highest Rate of Drunk Driving Deaths
Highest Rate of Women Murdered Annually		N/A
Most Infertile State
Highest Rate of Deadly Car Crashes		24.6 deaths per 100,000
Highest Rate of Obesity		35.3% of total population
Highest Percent of Population over 85 Years Old

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The United States of Shame Quiz

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	andr5036:	Mar 10th, 2011 at 07:34 GMT		3 points
	I don't see how it is bad, that a lot of people of Ohio go to the library - would that not more likely mean, that people of Ohio have a higher intellectual level? Also, I would not consider 12% taxes bad. Compare it to other western countries, and that is basically nothing.

	BoomRShine:	Mar 10th, 2011 at 14:34 GMT		3 points
	The comment above says "I am basing this list on a list posted on January 24, 2011, so all of these statistics are up to that date." For characteristic "Highest Employment Rate", the State, according to this quiz, is given as "Michigan". However, Nevada has had the highest unemployment rate since May 2010. Michigan's unemployment rate, in fact, is surpassed by Rhode Island, Florida, and California as well.

	MikeN:	Mar 10th, 2011 at 18:28 GMT		1 point
	That tax rate is just the state tax, on top of the federal tax.

	sjmcclellan618:	Mar 11th, 2011 at 01:08 GMT		0 points
	Haha, yeah, I realize this is kind of a weird list. I just thought it might make for an interesting quiz. But thanks for the feedback. This information all came from the source cited above which was clearly not as accurate as I thought.