Where Hawaii Ranks 2

Here are a few more lists that show where Hawaii ranks in various categories. The one that bothers me is the last one. We are … du-u-umb!

Lowest Rate of Gun Deaths (Violence Policy Center, 2007)

1.  HAWAII (2.82 per 100,000)

2.  Rhode Island (3.51)

3.  Massachusetts (3.63)

4.  Connecticut (4.27)

5.  New York (5.07)

Credit Card Debt, (Credit Karma, 2010)

1.  HAWAII ($9,296 per capita)

2.  Colorado ($9,177)

3.  Arkansas ($9,109)

4.  New Jersey ($8,916)

5.  Connecticut ($8,897)

Mortgage Debt (Credit Karma, 2010)

1.  California ($334,120)

2.  HAWAII ($314,721)

3.  Maryland ($241,136)

4.  New Jersey ($234,629)

5.  Washington ($228,925)

Decrease in Credit Card Debt (Credit Karma, 2010)

1.  Wisconsin (28%)

2.  HAWAII (13%)

3.  Idaho (13%)

4.  Nevada (12%)

5.  Oregon (11%)

Best Educated State (Morgan Quinto Press, 2007)

1. Vermont (Index: 17.58)
2. Connecticut (15.88)
3. Massachusetts (14.48)
4. New Jersey (12.55)
5. Maine (9.33)

   42. HAWAII (-9.67)