(soft music) - [Briggs] What is going on, everyone? It is time to rank all
50 states here in 2022. Things have changed. We did this video, like, three years ago, and I gotta tell you, I was kind of surprised
at what states got better and which ones dropped in the ranking. To do this ranking, we looked
at where each state stands on crime, economy, healthcare, education, cost of living, taxes,
and a few other metrics. Now, in this video, I'm not
gonna give you all the rankings for every single thing. That's just far too many numbers. And as we've learned, too many numbers or stats
in a video erodes your brain and then you just kind of glaze over in the middle of a video,
sorta like we all do when someone tries to
explain a dream they had. All right, this is a long video so let's just take a look. Number 50, the Pelican State, Louisiana. Louisiana has been in horrible
shape since, I don't know, the Louisiana Purchase, I guess. And this year they slipped
down to the number 50 spot. How does Louisiana get to number 50? Well, they rank 50th in crime
so they're the absolute worst. They're 48th in education
and infrastructure. None of their stats is ranked below 42. 49, Arkansas. Arkansas is in bad shape
in most of the state, just like I've said before. It's a little underrated because it does have some
incredible natural beauty, but any place that there's
human beings in that state just about blows. They're ranked 49th in healthcare, okay? That's not great. And 48th in crime. Now, one thing I will
tell you about healthcare, a lot of times when it's
a state that has a lot of rural land, it's not the
doctors or the hospitals or the nurses are bad. It's usually access,
meaning they're so far away from any clinic or hospital, it really drops their mortality rates and all these other things. And in Arkansas's case, it's
like old men are sitting on their porch going, "You know, I've been having
chest pains for two days, but I ain't driving into
Little Rock to see a doctor. I think I'm just gonna
die here on my porch while I whittle." 48, Mississippi. Surprise, surprise, they
didn't make number 50. Moving on up, Mississippi! Mississippi is the absolute worst when it comes to healthcare. Their infrastructure is
also one of the worst in the country. On top of that, they just
have a horrible reputation. I mean, think about it. If you're not from the South and you're really not
familiar with Mississippi, you're just stuck with the stereotypes you have in your head from old movies or stories or whatever, and that stereotype is
usually this state is filled with a bunch of dudes that
wear overalls and no shoes and they go fishing all day, which to me doesn't
sound like a bad thing, but when you're doing that every day, I guess it is a bad thing. And that's what most of
America thinks is happening in Mississippi. I mean, well, this is a state that whenever I talk bad about 'em, their only complaint is the
way I pronounce Mississippi. Number 47, Alabama. Alabama is not really knocking
it out of the park on much. Compared to some of the
other states on this list, at least they rank in
the 30s on some things. Way to go, Alabama. 46, Alaska. Alaska is, you know, it's just a little too remote and it's got a lot of
problems and it's a hard life. I mean, cost of living's up there, again with the healthcare
because of access, not the quality of doctors or nurses. When it comes to their economy, they're the worst in the nation right now. They're also, like, the second
worst when it comes to crime, but they have such a small population that that's easy to do. But all that lands them at number 46. Number 45, New Mexico. Now, when you look at New Mexico, they've got a lot of
horrible places to live. Albuquerque's gotten better
over the last few years and Santa Fe's a decent place. It's just they have a
lot of little small towns and villages that just suck bad. There's a stat where they look at the opportunities a person has and New Mexico is ranked 49th. And when it comes to
education, they're dead last. Number 44, Oklahoma. Oklahoma's worst stat is their healthcare. And again, they just have
a lot of people living out in the Oklahoma backwoods, not a lot of opportunity to hit the doctor unless it's something they really need. As we all know, preventative medicine is
usually the best medicine. I live within a 10-minute
drive of three hospitals. And to me, that's a pain to
go have something checked out. There are places in this country where if you need to see a
doctor, it might be an hour away, and if you need to
actually get to a hospital, could be two to three hours away. Number 43, West Virginia, West Virginia has moved up on the list. They were, I think, 47th
last time we did this list. And yeah, they've gotten a lot better. People actually started moving there. West Virginia was the fourth
most moved to state in 2021. A lot of that has to
do with remote workers. Remote workers can live anywhere. Why not live someplace cheap? And if West Virginia is
anything, it's cheap. Now, one of the biggest problems
they have is opportunity. There's not a lot of opportunity there, but if you're bringing a job there, that's not something
you gotta worry about. 42, Michigan. Michigan would be doing a lot better if they could get rid
of Flint and Detroit. Those cities are so bad
that it just brings the rest of the state down and it's unfortunate. You have great cities like Grand Rapids, and no, actually, Grand Rapids is only their really, really good city right now. They got a lot of small
towns that are decent, but as far as their cities go, Grand Rapids is probably the best as far as major cities go in Michigan. But businesses are
moving to Michigan again so their opportunity is
in the top 10 right now. 41, Nevada. Outside of Reno and Las Vegas metro, there's not much to this state except rocks and the surface
of Mars, like I've said before. Their healthcare isn't the best, and when it comes to their opportunity, it's actually gotten worse
over the last few years. Couple years ago, their opportunity was
ranked 30th in the nation. Right now it's like 47th. Number 40, Kentucky. Kentucky suffers from a little of what Mississippi has going on, and that's a bad reputation, brought on by a lot of stereotypes. I mean, most of the country
thinks if you move to Kentucky, you sit on your porch with a corn cob pipe and a shotgun filled with bird shot in case the tax collector comes. Kentucky, like Arkansas,
doesn't matter what's going on in the state, it's a beautiful state. And they got good people. It's just too bad, in my opinion, they have a long history of really bad politicians
and state leaders. 39, Indiana. Indiana's kind of in
the middle here almost. I mean, a lot of their
stats are in the 30s. The only thing that they have that's ranked in the 40s is
their natural environment. They're not a very green state. They're starting to be, they're bringing in more
and more wind farms, but a majority of the place is, you know, toxins from different
farms going into the creeks and stuff that they're
still trying to clean up. And they only have one real popular city, which is Fort Wayne. I mean, they got big cities and stuff, but popular for people
that wanna move there. 38, Ohio. Ohio is climbing up the ladder here. They're getting a little bit better, and I think if I do this
list in two or three years, they'll be into the top 20. At least they've got a lot
of jobs coming back to Ohio. They lost a lot in the '80s and
the '90s, '70s actually too, but a lot of jobs are coming back to Ohio. That's good news for this state. 37, New Jersey. New Jersey doesn't have
a lot wrong with it other than the cost of
living, their cities blow, and they tax these people to no end. The rural parts of New
Jersey are pretty decent. I've been to quite a few small
towns there and I like them. It's just when you start
getting into the cities, it gets bad. Trenton, Camden, Newark, Hackensack, really Hackensack's not that bad, I just wanted to say it. Love the name of that city. Their cost of living's pretty bad but they don't have bad
crime in Hackensack. That's one of the bright
spots when it comes to cities in New Jersey. Number 36, New York. That's right, the Empire
State shows up at number 36. It's kind of medium in a
lot of different things. But stats from New York City really dragged down the rest of the state. I mean, New York City's cost
of living is through the roof. As long with its crimes
not as bad as it once was, but a lot of their stats are just dragging down the
whole state of New York. Now, if you took New York
City and made its own thing, New York state by itself would not be that bad of a place. It gets cold and they've
got some rundown cities, just like every place
else, but they got jobs, they got good people, and
they got a lot of nice land. 35, Missouri. Yeah, there's nothing
really going on in Missouri, other than Lake of the
Ozarks, which I love. They come in 45th when it comes to crime. And really most of those
numbers come from Kansas City and St. Louis, so. I mean, Springfield's no gem either, but. 34, South Carolina. South Carolina is not a bad state to live, especially if you're
living in the Lowcountry, which is like Charleston,
Hilton Head, Bluffton, those are all great places to live. They have some other areas
in the Greenville metro area, along with Columbia, they're
decent in good places to live and getting better. So in the future, I'm sure the
whole state will be moving up on the list. They just have a lot of small towns that you should avoid at all costs. Number 33, Arizona. Arizona's on this list because it's getting a little too crowded. They're ranked 46th in education. Now that deals with the
high school on down. Their colleges are usually pretty decent. And in recent years, their
infrastructure's taken a hit. I mean, they've had
too many people move in and it's hard for a state
and local government to keep up with that
kind of influx of people. Texas is going through
the same thing right now. 32, California. California, you know,
it's got a lot of bad, but they still have one
of the best economies in the country, actually in the world. They have some of the highest paying jobs, their cost of living's too high, they got a serious homeless problem. They got great weather and
plenty of things to do, but can you afford to do all
those things if you live here? I asked our subscribers what
they thought was the best state and what they thought the worst state was. This comment explains
California perfectly. They're the best and they're
the worst at the same time. 31, Wyoming. Wyoming's another state that suffers from wide open land syndrome, which gives you bad healthcare, and that's just because of access. It's hard to get to a
doctor when you're living in the Wyoming outback. Number 30, Illinois. Illinois is another state that
gets drug down by one city and that's Chicago. I mean, they have some other
places like East St. Louis that ain't helping 'em, but yeah. Illinois would be doing a lot better if they could just get
rid of their cities. 29, Rhode Island. Rhode Island, I think in the future is gonna be getting worse, and this is because a lot
of people are starting to move there. In 2021, the little state of
Rhode Island was number 10 on the most moved to state list for 2021. Rhode Island is ranked
49th in infrastructure. One thing to keep in mind, infrastructure also counts for schools, not just roads and bridges. It's schools, hospitals, that's
all part of infrastructure. And when you have a
bunch of people moving in and you're not ready for it, your infrastructure takes a hit. 28, Montana. Remember everything I said about Wyoming? Same thing in Montana. 27, Texas. Texas for a long time has had a lot of good things going for it. But I think in the last couple years, all those good things
are catching up with them like I've said in other videos. They're a victim of their own popularity. Too many people are moving there. Their infrastructure's suffering, their prices are going up. The heyday of Texas, I think,
ended like two years ago. Is Texas a bad state to move to? Absolutely not. In my opinion, I think it's
still one of the best places to move to when you
compare it to other states. I also think it's number one when you look at the big four: New York, Florida, California, and Texas. I always see those as the big four states. I still think they're number one or two. 26, Maine. Maine just has a lot of open
land and it's really cold. They are one of the
safest states in the Union and they're actually number
two when it comes to crime. But a lot of their other stats
are in the mid 20s to 30s. 25, Tennessee. Couple years ago, 25 was
a dream for Tennessee. They weren't doing that good. They're getting a lot better. And here they are in
the middle of the pack. I honestly think if we do this
again in two or three years, they're gonna move into the top 20 easily. 24, Kansas. Kansas is like the poster
child for average and normal in the United States. All their stats are middle
of the road. Just average. Their cost of living and housing is still pretty cheap
though so get in now. 23, Hawaii. Hawaii gets killed by cost of living. When it comes to healthcare, they're actually ranked
the best in the nation. And to top that off, they're number one when it comes to natural environment. Everything else is kind of
middle of the road for them other than economy and cost of living, where they're ranked 46th. Number 22, Oregon. Oregon is a great state
if you eliminate Portland. Portland's kind of a nightmare right now as we all know with the homeless and the sporadic gunfire
we have these days along with the possibility
of a riot or a protest. Here in Oregon, especially in Portland, we kind of look at riots and protests sort of how Florida looks at hurricanes. It's just this thing that
could happen at any time. What are you gonna do? Oregon wins when it comes
to natural environment and infrastructure. They actually have the
second best infrastructure in the United States. Most of their other
stats are in the teens. 21, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania does really
good when it comes to their healthcare,
their natural environment, and their economy. They dropped the ball on
a lot of different things, but their cost of living
through most of the state is really good. If you watch this channel long enough, you know I'm a big fan of Pennsylvania. Love this state. It's beautiful. Number 20, Delaware. Delaware has a disadvantage
and it's called Wilmington. Wilmington is like one of the worst cities in the United States nobody
really knows is a bad city. You know, when you're thinking bad cities, you're thinking Chicago,
Detroit, Camden, New Jersey, East St. Louis. Nobody ever thinks Wilmington is that bad. Nobody ever brings it
up, but it's not great. Their worst stat is crime and
they're ranked 39th on that. Everything else is in the teens and 20s, and a lot of that crime
comes from Wilmington. Number 19, Connecticut. Like I've said before, Connecticut is a really weird place in so many different ways. I mean, they have some
of the worst small towns and some of the best small
towns at the same time. Their cities aren't great, and these people have an
obsession with Dunkin' Donuts. They even have a minor
league baseball stadium called Dunkin' Donuts Park. And if you wanna know who plays there, well, that's the Double-A minor
league baseball Yard Goats. Yeah, they're called the Yard Goats. Connecticut does have
some really great things besides the Yard Goats. They're ranked third in
healthcare and sixth in education. Infrastructure and
opportunity are in the 40s but they got some nice
numbers everywhere else. Number 18, Maryland. Maryland is another state
that I think will move up on this list in coming years. I mean, they've gotten better. Baltimore, which brings
them down in most cases, has slowly been getting better over the last four or five of years. So we'll see how they look in
a couple more years from now. 17, Colorado. Colorado used to be a lot better but they're kind of moving down the list, and I think that's because they got too many people living there now. Denver's a little too crowded, Colorado Springs is getting
a little too crowded. John Denver died over two
decades ago and you know, quit singing songs about him. But when it comes to education,
they're ranked fifth. And when it comes to economy, they're number two in the country. Number 16, Georgia. The Peach State is doing better
than it did in past videos. I mean, their biggest knock
right now is they have some rural communities
that are really backwoods and Atlanta's getting
a little too crowded. They got a lot of nice places in Georgia. Sadly, their healthcare is ranked 43rd, but everything else is
like 11, 12, 13, that area. Number 15, North Dakota. When they started getting
oil out of the ground in North Dakota some years back, it did a lot for the state
as far as infrastructure and things like that. Well, the oil goes up and down and their economy kind of
fluctuates with it now. But infrastructure is their
best stat in North Dakota and a lot of it has to
come with the oil industry. They're ranked fourth when
it comes to infrastructure. Natural environment is eighth. Everything else is in the 20s. 14, Iowa. Iowa's biggest problem is boredom, but they come in first when
it comes to opportunity. There's a lot of jobs in Iowa and it's still relatively
cheap, so that's good. Wanna raise a family? There's hell of a lot worse states. Number 13, South Dakota. South Dakota's a nice state to live. I mean, the natural
environment is amazing. Their crime's a little higher ranked than I would've expected, they're 35th. Their hospitals are 29th, but everything else is like 14. And their fiscal stability,
they're second. Not bad. Number 12, North Carolina. There's a reason North Carolina is one of the most moved to states for quite some time now. You know, they're not always in the top 10 but they're always right around number 10. 11, 12, 9, 8, something like that. Their economy is ranked
17th in the nation. Their education is number seven. Nothing else they have, I mean, their absolute
worst thing is healthcare and that's number 30, not bad. Number 11, Vermont. Vermont is one of my favorite states, and if it was just going off my opinion, I would've put them at
number two or three. Their highest marks are natural
environment, number nine, their crime is number three, they're the third best in
the nation, that is not bad. Education's 15th and
their healthcare is 18th. Not a bad state to live in. You just gotta deal with
the cold occasionally. And when I say occasionally, I mean like five months
out of the year maybe. That's not that bad,
probably good three months. It's pretty cold in Vermont. Number 10, Florida. Florida's, you know, a
very interesting state. They've got a lot of good
things going for 'em. Their education's number three, I think they're tied with someone else. Their economy is number eight. Their fiscal stability is number eight. Their absolute worst
thing is their healthcare and that's ranked 25th. They have a lot of areas that still have reasonably
priced land too. And in a few videos recently, I've talked about how Tampa is probably one of the better cities in the United States right now. That one's more of my
opinion than statistically, but I think it's a very underrated city and I think it's one of the
better ones we've got going for the next few years at least. Number nine, Idaho. Again, there's a lot of reasons this is a very moved to state. They kind of slowed down
around '19 or '20, but 2021, they got back into the top five. The Gem State is ranked third
when it comes to economy. They're ranked 10th in both
crime and infrastructure. Their education's their worst thing, 29th. Number eight, Virginia. Virginia is a sleeper, I think. You know, not a lot of people realize how many people are
actually moving to Virginia. It's become more and more
popular in recent years. It was big in the '90s
and it kind of cooled off. And now in recent years, a lot of people have
been moving there again. They're doing a lot of
things right in Virginia. They're ranked eighth when
it comes to opportunity, ninth when it comes to crime, healthcare, 12th, education, 12th, economy, 13th, all their
numbers are pretty good. The worst thing they have
is their infrastructure, which is 39th. Number seven, Massachusetts. Now I've been saying
I'm not gonna give you a bunch of stats, but when
we get to Massachusetts, I gotta tell you this. Healthcare, second. Education, second. Economy, fifth. Now their infrastructure is
42nd, which is not great, but then you go to crime, fourth, natural environment, fourth. Those are solid numbers. You could have a couple 50s in there and still be in the top 10. Number six, Wisconsin. Wisconsin's another state that has a lot of really good stats. Healthcare, they're 15th. Education, they come in eighth. Opportunity, ninth.
Natural environment, 17th. They have some good numbers in Wisconsin, but they're also so high on this list because it is one of the
best states for families. They got a really good reputation there. Milwaukee's their only negative. And it's really not as bad
as some of the worst places in this country. But for Wisconsin, it's bad. Compared to Detroit or Chicago,
it's like downtown Disney. Number five, Nebraska. Nebraska has a lot of the
things Wisconsin has going. And it's just like Iowa,
a little bit better. Their highest marks are education, infrastructure, and natural environment. Everything else, other
than crime, which is 31st, is in the low 20s. Number four, Minnesota. Minnesota's another one of these states that has a bad reputation, and really it's things that
have been going on there in recent years. Statistically, Minnesota's in good shape. They don't have anything in the 30s. Nothing in Minnesota is ranked above 17, which is their education. Everything else is below that. Opportunity's number two. And stop typing. We all know that you have to shovel snow in Minnesota quite often,
and that always sucks. So pack on a couple pounds and get a nice jacket
and move to Minnesota. Number three, New Hampshire. New Hampshire and Vermont
are always very similar. New Hampshire's just a little
bit better this time around. They're right up there
with Vermont and Maine when it comes to crime. Actually, New Hampshire's
ranked the best in the nation. They're second when it comes
to natural environment, third for opportunity. Who saw that one coming? Nobody ever thinks about
moving to New Hampshire to start a new career or something. Healthcare, 13, education,
13, economy, 11. Not bad numbers, New Hampshire, Number two, Utah. Yes, Utah is a great state to live, and a lot of people have
been picking up on this in recent years and it's
getting more and more popular. But they have all the right
stats in all the right places. I'd probably never move there. I'm not into the desert
type landscapes they have, which I know they have mountains
and they have other things, but a majority of the state
is like a fricking desert. Beautiful, but just not my type of thing. They have the best economy, their crime is eighth in
the nation, which isn't bad, infrastructure's fifth. Healthcare, they rank 11th, and their education, they're ranked 10th. On top of all that good
news, for the most part, their real estate is very reasonable. Not sure how much longer that's gonna be, but it's still reasonable, and that's compared to
the rest of the country. If you're looking at
houses in Utah right now and you're working part-time at Taco Bell, sure, it's not reasonable to you, but compared to the
averages, it's reasonable. All right, before we get to number one, don't forget we have another
channel called On this day. I would really love it
if you went over there and subscribed, watch some videos, give some videos big thumbs up. All right, on to number one. And number one, Washington state. That is right, Washington
state is the best state to live in right now. And it's just not me saying that. A lot of different lists have
Washington at number one. Listen to where they
rank across the board. Healthcare, eight, education, fourth, economy, fourth, infrastructure, third. Opportunity is their
worst one and that's 25th. Crime and correction, 19, and natural environment, they're 15th. Those are not bad numbers. They also don't have a state income tax, which draws a lot of people
in, especially retirees. You just gotta deal with
the rain and the cold, and it's a great state. It's a beautiful state. It's a lot like Oregon
with half the problems. Every time I bring up
Washington as a bad state I get some comments and
even some emails from, I think it's one guy that
just has this serious problem with Washington and thinks I'm lying whenever I say anything good about it, and I honestly just think
he's got some issues going on with the state of Washington. But all of Washington's
statistics are below average in most cases. (gentle music) All right, that's today's video. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Hope you got some information out of it. Now go out, have a great
day, be nice to each other.
