Which states are doing their part to save the environment and which ones require to shape up ? fiscal advisory websiteWalletHubdecided to crackle the numbers and discover out . The result is the interactional map below , which place the greenest State Department in America based on 23metricsacross three category : environmental calibre , eco - friendly behaviors(which are , of course , tied to spending ) , and climate change contributions . Some of the metric admit carbon dioxide emissions and gasoline ingestion per capita .
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Perhaps unsurprisingly , the green state free-base on overall rank is Vermont , which lived up to the " green " in its Green Mountain State nickname , with a grade of 75.48 . Oregon comes in at number two ( 74.23 ) with Massachusetts holding third situation ( 72.63 ) . Coming in last place , with a grade of only 25.08 , is West Virginia . So , what ’s separating the green State Department and the not - so - green states ? Recycling .
One of the most dramatic differences between the two groups is part of recycled municipal permissive waste ( Maine hit highest in this area , while Louisiana do in last ) . Air character was yet another expectant factor , with Wyoming coming out on top and California in last plaza ( though it ranked turn 9 overall , so they ’re intelligibly doing lots of other things correct ) . Soil quality , most LEED - certified building , and vigour and gasoline consumption were also among the factors considered .
So just where did your state land in the overall list ? See below for the full ranking , and visitWalletHubto find further insights on how the list was calculated .
50 . West Virginia49 . Louisiana48 . Kentucky47 . North Dakota46 . Alabama45 . Wyoming44 . Oklahoma43 . Texas42 . Indiana41 . Arkansas40 . Mississippi39 . Utah38 . Kansas37 . Ohio36 . Alaska35 . Virginia34 . Florida33 . Montana32 . Nebraska31 . Iowa30 . New Mexico29 . South Carolina28 . Arizona27 . Missouri26 . Illinois25 . Pennsylvania24 . Georgia23 . Tennessee22 . North Carolina21 . Colorado20 . Michigan19 . Delaware18 . Maryland17 . Washington16 . Hawaii15 . Idaho14 . Wisconsin13 . New Jersey12 . Nevada11 . Maine10 . Rhode Island9 . California8 . New Hampshire7 . Connecticut6 . Minnesota5 . South Dakota4 . New York3 . Massachusetts2 . Oregon1 . Vermont
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