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Statistics: Each state has its own worst one; it could about weather, jobs or health care

24/7 Wall Street

Every state has an area in which it performs worse than most other states. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the FBI to identify the worst statistics about every state. These statistics include measures like a poorly funded public pension system, low investment in education, and a near-junk credit rating status.

Alabama Statistic: 91 mental health professionals for every 100,000 people.

Alaska Statistic: 885 violent crimes per 100,000 people

Arizona Statistic: 169 days per year with temperatures of 90 degrees F and above

Arkansas Statistic: 24.5% of adults are in fair or poor health

California Statistic: 83.8% of adults have a high school diploma

Colorado Statistic: 7.5% e-cigarettes usage rate

Connecticut Statistic: $7,638 paid in state and local taxes per capita

Delaware Statistic: 3,390,000 BTU per capita of renewable energy

Florida Statistic: 229 tropical storms and hurricanes

Georgia Statistic: 65.6% of young children receive important immunizations

Hawaii Statistic: Median home value of $631,700

Idaho Statistic: 25% of adults have some form of mental illness

Illinois Statistic: Baa3 credit rating from Moody ' s

Indiana Statistic: 11.8 PM2.5 per cubic meter of air

Iowa Statistic: Black residents 7 times more likely than whites to be arrested for drugs

Kansas Statistic: 4,254 tornadoes between 1950 and August 2018 than in every other state besides Texas.

Kentucky Statistic: 33.9% of pension obligations have funding

Louisiana Statistic: 11.4 murders per 100,000 residents

Maine Statistic: 20.6% of the population are 65 or older

Maryland Statistic: 49.1% of commuters drive alone for at least 30 min. to work

Massachusetts Statistic: $11,225 in outstanding debt per capita

Michigan Statistic: 1.1% projected population decline

Minnesota Statistic: 23 days with below zero temperatures

Mississippi Statistic: 19.7% of residents live below the poverty line

Missouri Statistic: 3,022 drug labs found since 2000

Montana Statistic: 7.6 drunk driving deaths per 100,000 people

Nebraska Statistic: 75.2% of adults wear a seatbelt

Nevada Statistic: 4.4 divorces for every 1,000 residents

New Hampshire Statistic: 7.5 hate groups per million residents

New Jersey Statistic: 129.5 Superfund sites per 50,000 sq. miles

New Mexico Statistic: 3,420 property crimes per 100,000 people

New York Statistic: Wealthiest 20% of households earn 5.7 times more than poorest 20%

North Carolina Statistic: 14% of individuals under age 65 struggle with medical costs

North Dakota Statistic: 7.6% of adults have a graduate or professional degree

Ohio Statistic: 15.3% of juvenile prisoners are sexually victimized

Oklahoma Statistic: 20% of adults are without health insurance

Oregon Statistic: 76.7% high school graduation rate

Pennsylvania Statistic: 197 winter driving fatalities

Rhode Island Statistic: 23.9% of bridges are in poor condition

South Carolina Statistic: 20.4 motor vehicle fatalities per 100,000 people

South Dakota Statistic: 24% gap between highly educated people who leave and who stay

Tennessee Statistic: 5.4% of adults in Tennessee have had a stroke

Texas Statistic: 18.6% of residents are uninsured

Utah Statistic: $7,179 per pupil expenditure

Vermont Statistic: 45.3% young adult drug use rate

Virginia Statistic: $7.25 minimum wage, 26% of what is needed to sustain a family

Washington Statistic: 152 days of rain per year

West Virginia Statistic: 48.3 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people

Wisconsin Statistic: 26.2% of adults drink excessively

Wyoming Statistic: 10.9 workplace deaths per 100,000 workers

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