Originally Posted by
Natural Lefty
By the way, California bashers, take heed.
State with the highest suicide rate: Alaska (California has the sixth lowest suicide rate.)
State with the highest homicide rate: Louisiana (California has the 24th lowest homicide rate.)
State with the highest divorce rate: Nevada (California has the 8th lowest divorce rate.)
State with the highest poverty rate: Mississippi (California has the 16th highest poverty rate.)
State with the highest drug overdose rate: West Virginia (California has the third lowest drug overdose rate.)
State with the highest teen pregnancy rate: New Mexico (California has the 21st highest teen pregnancy rate.)
State with the lowest life expectancy: Mississippi (California is tied for third highest life expectancy.)
California is nowhere near the bottom on any of these measures. In fact, it's closer to the top on most.