Iowa as the “most American” state. Ooh rah! Hooha hooha!
Hugh Pries forwards this little braggadocio item. Hugh may be a little extra prideful as while living in the Hawkeye state he hails from the Buckeye state, listed as number two. Our only other comment is that Iowans could easily up the households with guns percentage to help cushion its top ranking, and perhaps push Iowa City off the deep end. The article is from the website Estately. The article has more detail including little vignettes about each state, only an excerpt here.
Which U.S. States Are The Most “American?” (Ranked 1-50 for Bald Eagles, Guns, Astronauts, and More)
Surely every single state in our United States is as American as apple pie, but what if you had to choose which state is the most American? It’s an impossible question, but one we at Estately went ahead and answered. Using only the most sophisticated mathematical formulas and data analysis we ranked each state using eight separate indicators that represent the uniqueness of the United States of America.
- Bald eagles per square mile (source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Olympic gold medals won, per capita (source: I.O.C)
- Astronauts born in each state, per capita (source: Wikipedia)
- Fast food restaurants, per capita (source: Yellow Pages)
- Total Major League Baseball players born in each state (source: Baseball Reference)
- Percentage of homes with firearms (source: BRFSS)
- Percentage of Facebook users in each state expressing interest in the “United States of America” (source: Facebook)
- Google searches for “Bin Laden dead” (source: Google Trends)
