Luckiest and Unluckiest States in America Revealed

December 15, 2024

Luckiest and Unluckiest States in America Revealed

New study that reveals the luckiest and unluckiest states in America.

Wisconsin has been named the ninth-luckiest state in America! With an index score of 61.22/100, Wisconsinites are deemed to be among the luckiest in America.

In order to determine this, the team at GamblingSites.com have analysed these factors in each state to see which set of residents have the most luck:

the number of lottery winners
life expectancy
car accidents
natural disasters
crime rate

Below is the Top 10 ranking of the Luckiest States in America:

Rank	US State	Lottery Index	Life Expectancy Index	Car Accident Index	Natural Disaster Index	Crime Index	Total Index
1	New Hampshire	100.00%	80.68%	86.78%	66.67%	100.00%	86.83
2	Vermont	72.30%	78.41%	76.47%	66.67%	93.61%	77.49
3	New Jersey	60.30%	63.64%	93.34%	66.67%	95.92%	75.97
4	Massachusetts	20.02%	80.68%	100%	66.67%	98.28%	73.13
5	Rhode Island	42.65%	71.59%	92.66%	66.67%	90.82%	72.88
6	New York	50.52%	65.91%	99.35%	66.67%	79.58%	72.40
7	Maine	33.40%	67.05%	65.40%	66.67%	98.13%	66.13
8	Connecticut	12.92%	73.86%	83.35%	66.67%	76.49%	62.66
9	Wisconsin	39.48%	65.91%	73.82%	50.00%	76.91%	61.22
10	Pennsylvania	21.70%	55.68%	81.14%	66.67%	67.61%	58.56

Find the full report here: https://www.gamblingsites.com/blog/luckiest-states-in-america/

Story credit: GamblingSites.com

Rank	State	Lottery winners	Lottery win rate over 10M people	Life Expectancy	Car accidents per 100K people	Potential disasters	Crime rate per 100k	Total index (/100)
1	New Hampshire	3	2.14	79	711	2	2344	86.83
2	Vermont	1	1.54	78.8	903	2	2607	77.49
3	New Jersey	12	1.29	77.5	589	2	2512	75.97
4	Massachusetts	3	0.43	79	466	2	2415	73.13
5	Rhode Island	1	0.91	78.2	602	2	2722	72.88
6	New York	21	1.08	77.7	478	2	3185	72.40
7	Maine	1	0.71	77.8	1108	2	2421	66.13
8	Connecticut	1	0.28	78.4	775	2	3312	62.66
9	Wisconsin	5	0.84	77.7	952	3	3295	61.22
10	Pennsylvania	6	0.46	76.8	816	2	3678	58.56
11	Idaho	0	0.00	78.4	1017	3	2466	58.24
12	Delaware	1	0.96	76.7	1049	2	4355	57.17
13	Maryland	2	0.32	76.8	875	2	3619	56.90
14	Illinois	7	0.56	76.8	850	3	3545	56.40
15	Michigan	7	0.70	76	1004	3	3200	55.89
16	Minnesota	1	0.17	79.1	647	3	4527	55.44
17	Iowa	1	0.31	77.5	953	3	3700	53.81
18	Virginia	2	0.23	77.6	922	4	3121	53.07
19	Ohio	6	0.51	75.3	979	3	4009	48.88
20	Utah	0	0.00	78.6	780	3	5190	48.02
21	Nebraska	0	0.00	77.7	1106	3	4152	47.51
22	Florida	15	0.65	77.5	1436	4	3922	47.40
23	Hawaii	0	0.00	80.7	558	6	5077	45.74
24	Nevada	0	0.00	76.3	941	3	4314	45.32
25	California	22	0.57	79	901	6	4720	45.21
26	Indiana	2	0.29	75	1201	3	3924	44.17
27	Arizona	5	0.67	76.3	1347	3	4940	44.15
28	Colorado	2	0.34	78.3	992	3	6091	43.84
29	Washington	4	0.51	79.2	680	6	5759	42.48
30	Kansas	1	0.34	76.4	1301	3	4823	42.37
31	North Dakota	0	0.00	76.9	1232	3	4577	42.27
32	West Virginia	1	0.57	72.8	1391	4	3155	40.11
33	South Dakota	0	0.00	76.7	1488	3	4415	39.85
34	Texas	6	0.19	76.5	1205	4	4937	38.39
35	Wyoming	0	0.00	76.3	1975	3	3455	38.36
36	Georgia	4	0.36	75.6	1419	4	4415	38.12
37	Missouri	5	0.80	75.1	1485	3	5605	38.00
38	Oregon	2	0.47	78.8	1087	6	5610	37.57
39	North Carolina	2	0.18	76.1	1350	4	4872	36.12
40	Montana	0	0.00	76.8	1749	3	4711	35.82
41	Alaska	0	0.00	76.6	724	6	5359	33.27
42	Tennessee	8	1.11	73.8	1617	4	5658	32.90
43	Kentucky	0	0.00	73.5	1574	4	3818	31.21
44	Alabama	0	0.00	73.2	1696	4	4727	24.81
45	Oklahoma	0	0.00	74.1	1512	4	5870	23.28
46	New Mexico	0	0.00	74.5	1724	3	6462	22.37
47	South Carolina	1	0.18	74.8	1875	4	5973	22.17
48	Louisiana	2	0.44	73.1	1638	4	6408	21.14
49	Arkansas	1	0.32	73.8	1942	4	5899	20.86
50	Mississippi	0	0.00	71.9	2323	4	4494	16.23

Methodology

We gathered data from various online sources to analyze all 50 states, carefully weighting the numbers to ensure a fair and accurate comparison of luck across the country. Lottery wins were adjusted to reflect the number of winners per 10 million people, while crime and car accident rates were gathered per 100,000 people before being normalized for consistency.

Natural disaster data was pulled and adjusted from the Red Cross disaster preparation page; metrics included floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Every state is exposed to at least two types of natural disasters, while some states are exposed to up to six types. So on the index, 100% (most positive) represents the situation where there is zero disaster; and 0.01% (most negative) represents the situation where a state is exposed to six types of natural disasters.

Life expectancy is the most straightforward of our metrics and didn’t require any adjustments.

Each state was then ranked by category and given a total index score based on the averages of all metrics. If a state led the country in a metric, it received a 100% rating, and if it ranked last it received a 0.01% rating.

For example, since New Hampshire was first in lottery winnings per 10 million people, it received a 100% Lottery Index score. Mississippi, meanwhile, was tied for last in lottery winnings, so it received a 0.01% rating in the Lottery Index.

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