Data analysis has revealed which states are the least liked by Americans, with their citizens fleeing in larger numbers than anywhere else and their neighbors all but ready to wall them off from the rest of the union.
By breaking down the data on which states have seen the greatest number of their citizens heading elsewhere and comparing the numbers with public opinion surveys, World Population Review has effectively ranked which states were the most disliked.
This analysis, which combined how each state’s citizens viewed themselves with how other states viewed them, produced some surprising results, with a large number of territories on the East Coast making it into the top 10.
In some cases, what drove some states to rank among the most disliked were concerns from their own residents about cost of living pressures, or a lack of life prospects, while others were brought down by intense inter-state rivalries over sports teams and old grudges.
The Windy City is not like much of the rest of the state (Getty Stock Image)
1 Illinois
The most disliked state in all of America, according to World Population Review’s tabulation, is actually Illinois.
With a population that is steadily shrinking, falling by 0.54 percent per year, and one in four of its own residents saying it is the worst place in the whole of America, the Prairie State easily topped the list.
While only one nearby state said it was its least favorite neighbor, much of the self-hatred in Illinois came from the eternal divide between liberal-leaning Michigan and the more conservative rural parts of the state.
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