The Best Statistic About Each State

Hawaii’s 2.4% unemployment rate in 2017 was the lowest in the country and well below the 4.4% national unemployment rate.

Idaho is a relatively crime-free state, including a burglary rate of just 11.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, the lowest of any state and far below the national rate of 98 burglaries per 100,000 Americans.

Illinois has among the most stable marriages in the country. The state has a divorce rate of just 1.9 per 1,000 people, tied with Louisiana for the lowest in the country.

Of all driving deaths in Indiana, just 22.4% were alcohol related, a lower share than in all but two other states.

Iowans report being in poor physical health on average 2.94 days in a month, the shortest time of any state. In many states, the average is more than four days, and even over five in two cases.