world population review | Right Wing Granny

CNBC has posted its list of the ten best states in America to live in and its list of the ten worst states in America to live in. When you look at the lists that CNBC has compiled and compare them to how Americans are ‘voting with their feet,’ you really wonder what the people who put together the lists were thinking.

This is the list of the 10 best states to live and work in according to CNBC:

10. Connecticut

8. (tie) Massachusetts

8. (tie) Colorado

7. Washington

6. Oregon

5. Hawaii

4. Minnesota

3. New Jersey

2. Maine

1. Vermont

These are the ten worst states to live and work in according to CNBC:

10. Florida

9. Arkansas

8. Tennessee

7. Indiana

6. Missouri

4. (tie) Alabama

4. (tie) South Carolina

3. Louisiana

2. Oklahoma

1. Texas

Please note that the only state in the ‘best’ places to live that has a Republican governor is Vermont, where Phil Scott is the Governor. The rest are Democrats. Based on the states chosen as ‘best’, I don’t believe there was much consideration given to the cost of living in the ‘best’ states.

Also note that in the ten ‘worst’ states, the only one with a Democrat governor is Louisiana, where John Bel Edwards is Governor. The rest are Republicans.

It is interesting to compare the CNBC list to the relocation habits of Americans. Below is a map posted at world population review illustrating states that have gained population and states that have lost population.