Stats on States

I knew that Mississippi ranked 49th for education, but when I went to look up the website, I found that education was not our only weak point (who would have guessed?) According to the currect rankings done by Morgan Quitno Press, a Lawrence, Kansas-based independent research and publishing company, Mississippi is:

* 49th Smartest State, down from 47th last year (Massachusetts is #3 after two straight years in the #1 spot)

* 50th Most Liveable State, for the seventh year in a row (whoa. Massachusetts is #7) “Our award is unique because it takes into account a broad range of economic, educational, health-oriented, public safety and environmental statistics,” said Morgan. “The Most Livable State Award tells an interesting story about life and government in the 50 United States.”

* 49th Healthiest State, up from 50th last year. (Massachusetts is #3)

* 17th Most Dangerous (Massachusetts is safer at #29)

So it appears that I have moved from one of the best states in the union to one of the worst. Actually, all things considered, the worst, since Mississippi is consistently at the bottom of all rankings. The current best state would probably be Vermont, ranked #1 Smartest and Healthiest, top five in most liveable and least dangerous.

Check out the rankings at www.morganquitno.com