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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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
