2020’s Best & Worst States to Drive in

Criteria ranges from average gas prices to share of rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality

With U.S. traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers $87 billion in 2018 and the U.S. ranked 17^th in the world in road quality, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst States to Drive in.

To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 31 key metrics. The data set ranges from average gas prices to share of rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality.
 

Best States for Driving	Worst States for Driving
1. Iowa	41. Montana
2. Tennessee	42. Alaska
3. North Carolina	43. New Jersey
4. Texas	44. West Virginia
5. Nebraska	45. Maryland
6. Georgia	46. Colorado
7. Virginia	47. California
8. Indiana	48. Washington
9. Arkansas	49. Rhode Island
10. Alabama	50. Hawaii

Best vs. Worst

• Mississippi has the lowest share of rush-hour traffic congestion, 17.00 percent, which is five times lower than in California, the state with the highest at 85.00 percent. 
   
• Mississippi has the lowest average regular gas price, $2.21 per gallon, which is 1.7 times lower than in Hawaii, the state with the highest at $3.66 per gallon.
   
• Vermont has the fewest car thefts (per 1,000 residents), 0.40, which is 13.6 times fewer than in Alaska, the state with the most at 5.42.
   
• California has the most auto-repair shops (per square root of the population), 1.529352, which is 7.2 times more than in Hawaii, the state with the fewest at 0.213839.
   
• Maine has the lowest average car insurance rate, $845, which is 3.1 times lower than in Michigan, the state with the highest at $2,611. 

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-drive-in/43012/

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