This Is The Loudest State In America To Live In Right Now Best Life

To start, we calculated the population density—the number of people per square mile—for each of the 50 states using the latest U.S. Census population data and each state’s total land area in square miles. Then, we compared the U.S. Department of Transportation’s total motor vehicle registrations to the state’s population to determine the number of vehicles per capita. We also looked into how much noise construction and air traffic added to the mix. For that, we tallied the construction spending per capita based on a report from the Associated General Contractors of America, comparing private nonresidential spending and state and local spending with the total population. And for air traffic we calculated the number of flights that land and fly over each state every year using travel data site ChampionTraveler. We ran each of these metrics through our exclusive algorithm to generate a loudness score based on a 100-point scale with 100 being the noisiest. According to our Loudness Index, the East Coast is not the place to go for some peace and quiet. Which other parts of the country are bringing the noise? Read on to discover where your state falls as we rank all 50 of them from quietest to loudest. And to see where you’re most likely to find people that enjoy a cocktail or two, This Is the Drunkest State in America. Population density: 67.70 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.99 Construction spending per capita: $924.70 Number of flights: 19,389 Loudness Score: 0.00 And for the place that is the least polite, This Is the Rudest State in America. Population density: 43.58 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.84 Construction spending per capita: $1,665.66 Number of flights: 7,299 Loudness Score: 3.64 Population density: 151.87 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.99 Construction spending per capita: $950.94 Number of flights: 26,036 Loudness Score: 5.24 And if you don’t want to live in a place where you’ll be surrounded by big spenders, This Is the Stingiest State in America. Population density: 63.43 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.69 Construction spending per capita: $861.18 Number of flights: 433,673 Loudness Score: 15.17 Population density: 21.62 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.07 Construction spending per capita: $1,473.37 Number of flights: 215,391 Loudness Score: 21.59 And for the place that may lower your chances of living a long life, This Is the Deadliest State in America. Population density: 1.28 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.09 Construction spending per capita: $2,505.66 Number of flights: 35,897 Loudness Score: 24.98 Want more state guides delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for our daily newsletter. Population density: 176.64 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.84 Construction spending per capita: $1,345.87 Number of flights: 397,548 Loudness Score: 31.20 And to find out what part of the U.S. is most pungent, This Is the Smelliest State in America. Population density: 43.94 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.94 Construction spending per capita: $2,269.46 Number of flights: 245,511 Loudness Score: 31.97 Population density: 74.55 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.94 Construction spending per capita: $1,267.20 Number of flights: 468,751 Loudness Score: 32.94 And for more about states that aren’t very generous, This Is the Stingiest State in America. Population density: 107.51 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.98 Construction spending per capita: $2,191.52 Number of flights: 209,976 Loudness Score: 33.04 Population density: 70.83 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.96 Construction spending per capita: $2,406.36 Number of flights: 199,222 Loudness Score: 33.14 Population density: 58.00 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.94 Construction spending per capita: $1,652.53 Number of flights: 409,850 Loudness Score: 33.92 Population density: 114.59 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.95 Construction spending per capita: $2,449.67 Number of flights: 175,241 Loudness Score: 33.99 Population density: 17.29 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.87 Construction spending per capita: $1,383.99 Number of flights: 597,261 Loudness Score: 37.73 Population density: 39.02 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.75 Construction spending per capita: $2,013.44 Number of flights: 532,843 Loudness Score: 39.83 Population density: 7.34 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.74 Construction spending per capita: $1,673.87 Number of flights: 108,714 Loudness Score: 40.75 Population density: 220.44 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.89 Construction spending per capita: $3,015.10 Number of flights: 102,602 Loudness Score: 41.10 Population density: 35.63 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.92 Construction spending per capita: $1,847.72 Number of flights: 517,341 Loudness Score: 42.23 Population density: 5.96 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.45 Construction spending per capita: $1,847.06 Number of flights: 252,633 Loudness Score: 42.28 Population density: 25.18 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.02 Construction spending per capita: $2,009.92 Number of flights: 437,382 Loudness Score: 42.35 Population density: 57.69 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.94 Construction spending per capita: $1,988.90 Number of flights: 463,752 Loudness Score: 42.58 Population density: 89.28 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.90 Construction spending per capita: $1,479.77 Number of flights: 591,675 Loudness Score: 43.47 Population density: 171.28 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.88 Construction spending per capita: $1,943.79 Number of flights: 465,641 Loudness Score: 45.67 Population density: 107.60 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.83 Construction spending per capita: $2,930.87 Number of flights: 351,380 Loudness Score: 48.19 Population density: 736.33 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.81 Construction spending per capita: $1,429.34 Number of flights: 215,979 Loudness Score: 48.29 Population density: 96.81 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.08 Construction spending per capita: $1,989.12 Number of flights: 471,774 Loudness Score: 50.36 Population density: 400.52 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.82 Construction spending per capita: $1,763.87 Number of flights: 455,357 Loudness Score: 52.23 Population density: 64.08 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.81 Construction spending per capita: $1,705.52 Number of flights: 744,219 Loudness Score: 52.41 Population density: 184.61 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.81 Construction spending per capita: $1,819.74 Number of flights: 646,556 Loudness Score: 53.93 Population density: 165.62 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.85 Construction spending per capita: $1,827.01 Number of flights: 646,301 Loudness Score: 54.55 Population density: 11.67 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.44 Construction spending per capita: $3,079.15 Number of flights: 159,320 Loudness Score: 54.80 Population density: 11.04 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.19 Construction spending per capita: $4,154.52 Number of flights: 71,814 Loudness Score: 55.98 Population density: 113.15 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.98 Construction spending per capita: $2,089.68 Number of flights: 592,471 Loudness Score: 56.83 Population density: 55.56 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.94 Construction spending per capita: $1,921.78 Number of flights: 706,852 Loudness Score: 57.45 Population density: 187.91ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Number of vehicles per capita: 0.92 Construction spending per capita: $1,735.24 Number of flights: 700,420 Loudness Score: 60.47 Population density: 253.64 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.79 Construction spending per capita: $1,628.64 Number of flights: 755,344 Loudness Score: 60.89 Population density: 286.07 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.93 Construction spending per capita: $1,642.13 Number of flights: 697,626 Loudness Score: 64.31 Population density: 56.48 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.17 Construction spending per capita: $2,671.89 Number of flights: 512,782 Loudness Score: 64.36 Population density: 228.24 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.83 Construction spending per capita: $1,312.28 Number of flights: 889,783 Loudness Score: 65.26 Population density: 883.65 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.74 Construction spending per capita: $2,581.94 Number of flights: 146,056 Loudness Score: 66.08 Population density: 28.06 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.83 Construction spending per capita: $2,877.45 Number of flights: 713,776 Loudness Score: 66.86 Population density: 286.12 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.84 Construction spending per capita: $1,733.09 Number of flights: 769,222 Loudness Score: 66.91 Population density: 215.72 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.79 Construction spending per capita: $1,836.94 Number of flights: 838,934 Loudness Score: 67.68 Population density: 412.80 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.59 Construction spending per capita: $2,884.10 Number of flights: 574,296 Loudness Score: 69.00 Population density: 111.00 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.77 Construction spending per capita: $2,824.09 Number of flights: 740,976 Loudness Score: 70.13 Population density: 499.62 Number of vehicles per capita: 1.04 Construction spending per capita: $2,447.20 Number of flights: 383,906 Loudness Score: 70.88 Population density: 622.82 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.70 Construction spending per capita: $1,571.87 Number of flights: 680,633 Loudness Score: 71.00 Population density: 1024.53 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.82 Construction spending per capita: $2,236.25 Number of flights: 152,695 Loudness Score: 71.80 Population density: 216.14 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.89 Construction spending per capita: $1,867.61 Number of flights: 954,182 Loudness Score: 79.44 Population density: 1207.80 Number of vehicles per capita: 0.68 Construction spending per capita: $1,395.04 Number of flights: 710,816 Loudness Score: 100.00