Illinois Is The Most 'Hated' State

Why do people HATE Illinois so much?
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Zippia.com ranked the most HATED states in America by looking at what people in other states think . . . what people who live there think . . . and by looking at how many people have moved away from each state in the past few years.

And according to the results, the most hated state in America is . . . ILLINOIS.  Mostly because of a Gallup poll where 1 in 4 people from Illinois said it's the worst state.

The ten most hated states are:  Illinois . . . New Jersey . . . New York . . . West Virginia . . . California . . . Massachusetts . . . Michigan . . . Mississippi . . . Connecticut . . . and Kentucky.

The LEAST hated states in America are:  Colorado . . . Utah . . . Montana . . . Idaho . . . Minnesota . . . New Hampshire . . . Maine . . .
Washington . . . Wyoming . . . and Arizona.

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