Top ten states with the most and least people who’d leave if they could: Suck it, New Jersey

Last month, we posted about the top eight ways Colorado kicks the sh*t out of New Jersey based on surveys compiled by Governor John Hickenlooper’s office in which our fair state crushed NJ after the latter’s guv, Chris Christie, made negative comments about the impact of the local marijuana industry.

Here’s another indication that Colorado is a more attractive place to live than NJ: a new Gallup poll ranking states by how many people would move away if they could. Continue for two lists, with the first focusing on the ten states with the most residents who’d like to split and the second listing the ten with the smallest number of possible movers — and as you’ll see, there’s a lot more satisfaction among Coloradans than New Jerseyites. Check out the results below.

States where the most residents would leave if they could:

Number 10: Mississippi
Number that would leave: 39 percent
Number 9: Louisiana
Number that would leave: 40 percent
Number 8: Massachusetts
Number that would leave: 41 percent
Number 7: New York
Number that would leave: 41 percent
Number 6: New Jersey
Number that would leave: 41 percent

Continue to keep counting down the states with the most and least people who’d leave if they could.

States where the most residents would leave if they could, continued:

Number 5: Rhode Island
Number that would leave: 42 percent
Number 4: Nevada
Number that would leave: 43 percent
Number 3: Maryland
Number that would leave: 47 percent
Number 2: Connecticut
Number that would leave: 49 percent
Number 1: Illinois
Number that would leave: 50 percent

Continue to keep counting down the states with the most and least people who’d leave if they could.

States where the fewest residents would leave if they could:

Number 10: Wyoming
Number that would leave: 27 percent
Number 9: South Dakota
Number that would leave: 26 percent
Number 8: Minnesota
Number that would leave: 25 percent
Number 7: Colorado
Number that would leave: 25 percent
Number 6: Texas
Number that would leave: 24 percent

Continue to keep counting down the states with the most and least people who’d leave if they could.

States where the fewest residents would leave if they could, continued:

Number 5: New Hampshire
Number that would leave: 24 percent
Number 4: Oregon
Number that would leave: 24 percent
Number 3: Maine
Number that would leave: 23 percent
Number 2: Hawaii
Number that would leave: 23 percent
Number 1: Montana
Number that would leave: 23 percent

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