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re: Iowa voted #1 in 2018 US News state rankings...Louisiana 50th
Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:25 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:25 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Now do a racial breakdown of the top 10 vs. the bottom 10.
Yeah that's where it starts to get uncomfortable
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Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Baton Rouge ranked #2 Saddest City in America
Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:33 pm to Mud_Till_May
quote:
bullshite Floridas number 1
Took my kids here Sunday afternoon as it was nice and sunny like it has been just about every day of the “winter”(about 5 Miles from my house). I’ll take a few crazies for this in February. Iowa can have their number one ranking.
This post was edited on 2/27/18 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:34 pm to kingbob
I have access to a lot of state data for my job and here are the white percentages:
#1 - Maine - 94.285365295284
#2 - Vermont - 93.9586811352254
#3 - West Virginia - 92.9914032303398
#4 - New Hampshire - 92.4631171243415
#5 - Iowa - 88.9172783155621
#6 - Wyoming - 88.7305041348282
#7 - Montana - 88.1004361660055
#8 - North Dakota - 87.5464930003693
#9 - Idaho - 87.4711756150077
#10 - Kentucky - 86.2780646547618
#11 - Wisconsin - 84.5485975488631
#12 - Utah - 84.3227981363317
#13 - South Dakota - 83.8280963262356
#14 - Nebraska - 83.7684621597284
#15 - Minnesota - 82.5768413434077
#16 - Indiana - 82.3696038160348
#17 - Kansas - 81.9330468069091
#18 - Missouri - 81.456030311258
#19 - Oregon - 81.4100943785729
#20 - Ohio - 81.0087673593758
#21 - Colorado - 79.7047547040308
#22 - Pennsylvania - 79.5878786085358
#23 - Rhode Island - 78.2232074505807
#24 - Michigan - 77.7562034740692
#25 - Massachusetts - 76.6947345362337
#26 - Tennessee - 76.001749807137
#27 - Arkansas - 75.2837942688813
#28 - Connecticut - 74.2586794017088
#29 - Washington - 73.9384390237231
#30 - Florida - 73.1419470668106
#31 - Arizona - 70.6324961943054
#32 - Oklahoma - 69.7890598754923
#33 - Illinois - 69.7036923775074
#34 - Texas - 67.8762503622849
#35 - Alabama - 67.1571339831611
#36 - North Carolina - 66.5827304267657
#37 - Delaware - 66.4069392414889
#38 - New Mexico - 66.3878592097033
#39 - Virginia - 66.2379473720314
#40 - South Carolina - 65.941922098115
#41 - New Jersey - 65.3886596579847
#42 - Alaska - 64.7362209006449
#43 - New York - 63.0562077146392
#44 - Nevada - 62.1102140347162
#45 - Louisiana - 61.243080404994
#46 - Mississippi - 57.8860595915326
#47 - Georgia - 57.0847292546286
#48 - California - 55.2303099406369
#49 - Maryland - 55.2035561613181
#50 - District of Columbia - 40.9501018707168
#51 - Hawaii - 26.055716799285
#1 - Maine - 94.285365295284
#2 - Vermont - 93.9586811352254
#3 - West Virginia - 92.9914032303398
#4 - New Hampshire - 92.4631171243415
#5 - Iowa - 88.9172783155621
#6 - Wyoming - 88.7305041348282
#7 - Montana - 88.1004361660055
#8 - North Dakota - 87.5464930003693
#9 - Idaho - 87.4711756150077
#10 - Kentucky - 86.2780646547618
#11 - Wisconsin - 84.5485975488631
#12 - Utah - 84.3227981363317
#13 - South Dakota - 83.8280963262356
#14 - Nebraska - 83.7684621597284
#15 - Minnesota - 82.5768413434077
#16 - Indiana - 82.3696038160348
#17 - Kansas - 81.9330468069091
#18 - Missouri - 81.456030311258
#19 - Oregon - 81.4100943785729
#20 - Ohio - 81.0087673593758
#21 - Colorado - 79.7047547040308
#22 - Pennsylvania - 79.5878786085358
#23 - Rhode Island - 78.2232074505807
#24 - Michigan - 77.7562034740692
#25 - Massachusetts - 76.6947345362337
#26 - Tennessee - 76.001749807137
#27 - Arkansas - 75.2837942688813
#28 - Connecticut - 74.2586794017088
#29 - Washington - 73.9384390237231
#30 - Florida - 73.1419470668106
#31 - Arizona - 70.6324961943054
#32 - Oklahoma - 69.7890598754923
#33 - Illinois - 69.7036923775074
#34 - Texas - 67.8762503622849
#35 - Alabama - 67.1571339831611
#36 - North Carolina - 66.5827304267657
#37 - Delaware - 66.4069392414889
#38 - New Mexico - 66.3878592097033
#39 - Virginia - 66.2379473720314
#40 - South Carolina - 65.941922098115
#41 - New Jersey - 65.3886596579847
#42 - Alaska - 64.7362209006449
#43 - New York - 63.0562077146392
#44 - Nevada - 62.1102140347162
#45 - Louisiana - 61.243080404994
#46 - Mississippi - 57.8860595915326
#47 - Georgia - 57.0847292546286
#48 - California - 55.2303099406369
#49 - Maryland - 55.2035561613181
#50 - District of Columbia - 40.9501018707168
#51 - Hawaii - 26.055716799285
Posted on 2/27/18 at 4:42 pm to TheCaterpillar
So of the top 10 best places, here is their corresponding white percentages and black percentages of total population. This is not to be racist, it is just a very, very interesting statistic. And it is not what you'd think it would be.
So first rank on left = rank of best place to live
Second rank from left = rank of % white people
Third rank from left = rank of % black people
Top ten states
#1 Iowa (#5W) (#38B)
#2 Minnesota (#15) (#30)
#3 Utah (#12) (#49)
#4 North Dakota (#8) (#41)
#5 New Hampshire (#4) (#47)
#6 Washington (#29) (#36)
#7 Nebraska (#14) (#33)
#8 Massachusetts (#25) (#27)
#9 Vermont (#2) (#48)
#10 Colorado (#21) (#35)
So first rank on left = rank of best place to live
Second rank from left = rank of % white people
Third rank from left = rank of % black people
Top ten states
#1 Iowa (#5W) (#38B)
#2 Minnesota (#15) (#30)
#3 Utah (#12) (#49)
#4 North Dakota (#8) (#41)
#5 New Hampshire (#4) (#47)
#6 Washington (#29) (#36)
#7 Nebraska (#14) (#33)
#8 Massachusetts (#25) (#27)
#9 Vermont (#2) (#48)
#10 Colorado (#21) (#35)
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:00 pm to TheCaterpillar
Vermont also has the lowest gun homicide rate despite being top 10 in gun ownership. 
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:02 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I wonder how DC would rank.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:05 pm to slackster
quote:You're right. It only includes public schools, although I think other than the elite private schools or those with a special niche or reputation, most traditional private schools have a disproportionate representation by students from its state so it still provides a benefit.
A bunch of private schools doesn't really help a resident of the state. I'd imagine their methodology is based on public universities.
Regardless here are Mississippi's detailed rankings across all metrics: Mississippi
Here are the rankings for higher education:
2-year college graduation rate--14th
4-year college graduation rate--32nd
Educational Attainment--47th
Low Debt at Graduation--30th
Tuition and Fees--13th
So while these are always arbitrary rankings, this ollection of metrics to seems rather limited, especially with no measure of quality itself included.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:14 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
And it is not what you'd think it would be.
So, uh.... what do we make of this, baw?
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:16 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Florida, North Carolina and Georgia leading the South, as usual. Tennessee too, I guess.
Also, Colorado #1 in economy. That weed though...
Also, Colorado #1 in economy. That weed though...
This post was edited on 2/27/18 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:31 pm to AbitaFan08
quote:
Probably true, but still. It's not like BU, BC, UMass, etc. are bad schools.
BU and BC are private.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:34 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
When you see their scoring, it makes the article another useless US News ranking.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:46 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
SLC itself is plenty diverse, though, as LDS are less than 40% in SLC proper. I've had a grand total of 0 issues, and the general QoL is super high.
My kid got accept to University of Utah. Loved the city and area, but was a little concerned about fitting in with all the LDS folks out there. Heard it could be difficult.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Could care less where LA is ranked. I do well finacially, best fishing in the world, great food, see beautiful women daily. My family is doing well and my friends are happy in life. What else is there to life?!?
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:52 pm to Aubie Spr96
I’ve experienced zero of the oppressing Mormon stuff. He’d be perfectly fine at U of U.
ETA: I work a block from Temple Square, and I don’t even notice it.
ETA: I work a block from Temple Square, and I don’t even notice it.
This post was edited on 2/27/18 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:54 pm to lsuson
quote:
What else is there to life?
not being last state in the country
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:54 pm to Aubie Spr96
quote:
My kid got accept to University of Utah. Loved the city and area, but was a little concerned about fitting in with all the LDS folks out there. Heard it could be difficult.
The area around the U, downtown, Sugarhouse are all perfectly fine. There are a lot of transplants now. A LOT. And it will be growing over the next few years with Adobe expanding its presence, an Amazon distribution center, and a variety of big tech startups popping up all over.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 5:55 pm to slackster
quote:
A bunch of private schools doesn't really help a resident of the state. I'd imagine their methodology is based on public universities.
If that goes for high schools and below as well, that is probably a factor in Louisiana's ranking. We have to be high up on the list of the % of kids in private schools.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 6:00 pm to Methuselah
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If that goes for high schools and below as well, that is probably a factor in Louisiana's ranking. We have to be high up on the list of the % of kids in private schools.
Nola has the highest percentage of kids in private school in the nation. BR is #4.
Trulia
Posted on 2/27/18 at 6:08 pm to fallguy_1978
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La is 50 btw
Well L is the worst and most trashiest State I have ever been to.. Do we have NICE things??? Sure so does every state.. But there is more people who just don't care in LA than in any other state...
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