Study ranks grossest states in America — see where your state falls
Scenic view of rural Ohio near Grove City and Groveport, outside of Columbus OH in the summer. (Getty Images)
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(WJW) — According to a new study, Virginia is the “grossest” state in the U.S.
The study, conducted by Zippia, calculated each state’s grossness based on air quality, the number of landfills and illness spread.
They also included the number of Google searches for certain gross items when determining the rankings. Zippia cites “Mayo recipes” and “Croc wearing” as search terms included in the gross category.
Here are the grossest states, according to the study, ranked from most to least:
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- North Carolina/Pennsylvania
- Texas
- New Jersey
- Connecticut/Georgia
- Delaware
- New York/Tennessee
- Rhode Island
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Louisiana/West Virginia
- Kansas
- New Mexico/Kentucky/Indiana
- Maryland
- Illinois
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Hawaii
- New Hampshire/Florida
- California
- Oregon
- South Dakota/Arkansas
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- Washington
- Iowa
- Arizona
- Michigan
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Nevada
- Maine
- Idaho/Nebraska
- Montana
- Alaska
