Survey ranks all 50 states from best to worst using head-to-head matchups

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A new survey asked Americans to rank all 50 states using head-to-head matchups and the results may come as a surprise to some.

As seen in the recent study conducted by YouGov, Americans picked Hawaii as their number one state.

The results were found by asking respondents to choose between two states in a series of matchups, and the rankings were based on each states' win percentage. Rounding out the top five were Colorado, Virginia, Nevada and North Carolina.

California came in 12th place.

Overall, the South and Midwest took big hits, with the majority of the bottom 10 coming from those regions.

The bottom 10 in descending order were Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota, Indiana, Iowa, Arkansas, New Jersey, Mississippi and, in last place, Alabama.

Check out the entire list here.

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