YouGov ran a poll asking a national sample which states were viewed favorably … and which were viewed unfavorably.
Then, they ranked states based on the net difference between favorable and unfavorable views.
The winner: sunny paradise Hawaii.
Interestingly, the rest of the top 10 is dominated by northern and mountain states.
Guess which state has the lowest favorability rating …
This may be common knowledge, but it was a surprise to me …
Based on the 2009 census data (latest available), just under 4% of U.S. households have income greater than $200,000.
Below are the 20 states with the highest proportion of households with incomes greater than $200,000 … led by DC, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland (a suburb of DC).
The interesting part:
15 of the states (or 16 depending on how you count Colorado) are Blue- Democratic states
… only 3 are Red-Republican states
… 2 are Purple-Swing states.
Hmmm.
They’re the states whose GDP has grown the most from 2000 to 2010.
Great analysis in USA Today re: state-by-state shifts in the US economy.
A couple of angles from the data:
Hmmm …
Biggest State GDPs
Slowest Growing States 2000-2010
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