Oregon is the best in many ways and there are countless reasons for Oregonians to be proud of our beautiful state. But have you ever wondered how Oregon stands up to the rest of the states statistically? For today’s article I compiled Oregon’s rankings in many different categories, from “Happiness” to “Number of Couch Potatoes”. Oregon kicks butt at a lot of things, such as overall health, beer, and economics, but we still have some work to do in other areas, like our high school graduation rate and selling cigarettes to minors.
- Oregon is ranked #12 in overall health.
Flickr/ Susy Morris We love our veggies! Source: America’s Health Rankings
- Oregon has the 5th best state economy in the nation.
Flickr/ Simon Cunningham Ranked by Business Insider.
- We’re ranked #28 in overall happiness.
Flickr/ George Bremer This ranking is based on ‘Emotional & Physical Well-Being’, ‘Work Environment’, and ‘Community, Environment & Recreational Activities’. Source: WalletHub
- Oregon’s public schools are ranked #38 in the nation for overall performance.
Flickr/ Meriwether Lewis Elementary School Source: Oregon Live.
- Oregon is ranked #1 for selling cigarettes to kids.
Flickr/ romana klee Yikes…. Ranked by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration via PDX Monthly.
- #35 in polution rankings.
Flickr/ Kim Seng Ranked by Scorecard: The Polution Information Site.
- With a 67.8% graduation rate in 2013, Oregon ranked #49 in high school graduations.
Flickr/ H. Michael Miley “Oregon can do better, and we will do better,” - Gov. Kate Brown. Source: OPB.
- Oregon was ranked as the state with the 38th most couch potatoes.
Flickr/ dazza chazza This ranking used data including: hours per day spent watching TV, Laz-E-Boy retailers per capita, fewest working hours, interest in soap operas, and more. Ranked by Estately.
- #12 best state for business.
Flickr/ 드림포유 Ranked by Forbes.
- #1 for beer!
Flickr/ Karen Neoh With all of our amazing breweries and microbreweries, Oregon was ranked the #1 state for beer by Thrillist.
- Oregon is the 17th best run state in the U.S.
Flickr/ Jimmy Emerson, DVM Ranked by 24/7 Wall Street.
Do you know any other Oregon rankings? Did any of these surprise you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Flickr/ Susy Morris
We love our veggies! Source: America’s Health Rankings
Flickr/ Simon Cunningham
Ranked by Business Insider.
Flickr/ George Bremer
This ranking is based on ‘Emotional & Physical Well-Being’, ‘Work Environment’, and ‘Community, Environment & Recreational Activities’. Source: WalletHub
Flickr/ Meriwether Lewis Elementary School
Source: Oregon Live.
Flickr/ romana klee
Yikes…. Ranked by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration via PDX Monthly.
Flickr/ Kim Seng
Ranked by Scorecard: The Polution Information Site.
Flickr/ H. Michael Miley
“Oregon can do better, and we will do better,” - Gov. Kate Brown. Source: OPB.
Flickr/ dazza chazza
This ranking used data including: hours per day spent watching TV, Laz-E-Boy retailers per capita, fewest working hours, interest in soap operas, and more. Ranked by Estately.
Flickr/ 드림포유
Ranked by Forbes.
Flickr/ Karen Neoh
With all of our amazing breweries and microbreweries, Oregon was ranked the #1 state for beer by Thrillist.
Flickr/ Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Ranked by 24/7 Wall Street.
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