What All 50 States (Including Colorado) Have the Most Of

Estately, the website that once named its top ten cities for douchebags — two Colorado communities made the cut — cast a wider net with another list. The goal: to figure out what each state has the most of. Scientific it's not. Funny it is — and you'll see by checking out the...

By Michael Roberts

October 15, 2015

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Estately, the website that once named its top ten cities for douchebags — two Colorado communities made the cut — cast a wider net with another list.

The goal: to figure out what each state has the most of.

Scientific it's not. Funny it is — and you'll see by checking out the items selected for each of the fifty states, including Colorado.

Check out the photo-illustrated roster below — and to get the Estately explanations for each choice, click here.

ALABAMA: Racist tweets

ALASKA: Veterans

ARIZONA: U.F.O. sightings

ARKANSAS: Hate groups

CALIFORNIA: People who brag on social media

CONNECTICUT: Breast cancer

DELAWARE: Registered sex offenders

FLORIDA: Shark attacks

GEORGIA: Panda bears

HAWAII: People who identify as LGBT

IDAHO: Minimum wage workers

ILLINOIS: People who tip

INDIANA: Apathetic voters

IOWA: Lost chickens

KANSAS: Pornography pageviews

KENTUCKY: Smokers/cancer

LOUISIANA: People in prison

MAINE: Boating accidents

MARYLAND: Millionaires/Democrats

MASSACHUSETTS: Liberals

MICHIGAN: Engineers

MINNESOTA: Turkeys

MISSISSIPPI: Conservatives

MISSOURI: Meth lab incidents

MONTANA: Poorly paid first-year teachers

NEBRASKA: High school graduates

NEVADA: Facebook users

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Student loan debt

NEW JERSEY: People who don’t get divorced

NEW MEXICO: Mental illness

NEW YORK: Lawyers

NORTH CAROLINA: Snake bites

NORTH DAKOTA: Farms/bars/golf courses

OHIO: Potty mouths

OKLAHOMA: Executions

OREGON: Selling cigarettes to children

PENNSYLVANIA: Listening to holiday music

RHODE ISLAND: Illicit drug use

SOUTH CAROLINA: Bad drivers

SOUTH DAKOTA: Concealed carry permits

TENNESSEE: Megachurches

TEXAS: Pet tigers

UTAH: Regular church attendees

VERMONT: Craft beer production

VIRGINIA: Private-sector jobs funded by the government

WASHINGTON: Property crime

WEST VIRGINIA: Deer-vehicle collisions

WISCONSIN: Whooping cough

WYOMING: People who chew tobacco

COLORADO: Unvaccinated children

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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