Mississippi, first in paying college baseball coaches and building college baseball stadiums, last (or almost last) in virtually everything else.
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Last
Economy > Median Family Income
Economy > Nest Egg Index
Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Math
Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency)
Health > Oral health > Visits to the dentist
Lifestyle > Best States to Live
Lifestyle > Children Ages 0-5 Who Are Read To Every Day, Percentage
Presidential Elections > 2004 > Popular Votes for Ralph Nader (per capita)
Transportation > Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per capita)
Transportation > Seat Belt Use
2nd last
Economy > Personal income (per capita)
Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math
Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing
Education > Best Educated Index
Energy > Gas Price Average > Diesel
Health > Health Index
Health > Physical exercise
Housing > Median Housing Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units
Lifestyle > Amusement Parks > Steel roller coasters (per capita)
People > Sex Ratio
3rd last
Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math
Education > Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage
Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
Education > Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita
Energy > Gas Price Average > Regular
Housing > Median Monthly Housing Costs for Owner-occupied Housing Units With a Mortgage
Lifestyle > Amusement Parks > Total roller coasters
Lifestyle > Resturants (per capita)
People > Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita)
People > Percent of People Who are White Alone
4th last
Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math
Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading
Health > Overall Child Health Status
Immigration > Refugees from Yugoslavia (per capita)
Lifestyle > Amusement Parks > Steel roller coasters
Transportation > Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips
Transportation > Public Transportation > Percent commuter rail
Transportation > Public Transportation > Percent heavy rail
Transportation > Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per capita)
Transportation > Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per $ GDP)
5th last
Crime > Arson deaths
Crime > Capital Punishment > Electrocution
Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing
Education > Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per capita)
Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree
Education > Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles (per capita)
Health > Ratio of Abortions to Live Births
Military > Cost of the Military (per capita)
People > Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants
Transportation > Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per capita)
6th last
Economy > Gross State Product > Current Dollars (per capita)
Health > Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
Health > Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
Health > Fruits and vegetables consumption
Lifestyle > Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families
Transportation > Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total
Transportation > Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per $ GDP)
Transportation > Public Transportation > Percent light rail
Transportation > Public Transportation > State funding, 1995
Transportation > Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per $ GDP)