Best & Worst States for Food

Total Score
Cuisine Diversity Score
Cuisine Affordability Score
Cuisine Experience Score
Total Score
1.CaliforniaCalifornia59.8
2.FloridaFlorida54.7
3.TexasTexas53.3
4.IllinoisIllinois52.4
5.ArizonaArizona51.0
6.NevadaNevada50.4
7.New JerseyNew Jersey50.3
8.IowaIowa49.8
9.IndianaIndiana49.6
10.GeorgiaGeorgia49.0
11.MissouriMissouri48.6
12.VirginiaVirginia48.4
13.North CarolinaNorth Carolina48.2
14.KansasKansas48.1
15.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania47.5
16.UtahUtah47.2
17.North DakotaNorth Dakota47.1
18.MichiganMichigan46.7
19.New YorkNew York46.4
20.ColoradoColorado46.4
21.KentuckyKentucky46.3
22.AlabamaAlabama46.2
23.HawaiiHawaii46.1
24.MassachusettsMassachusetts46.1
25.IdahoIdaho45.9
26.OregonOregon45.8
27.MarylandMaryland45.3
28.WisconsinWisconsin45.2
29.South DakotaSouth Dakota45.2
30.OklahomaOklahoma44.8
31.OhioOhio44.8
32.WyomingWyoming44.5
33.ArkansasArkansas44.5
34.WashingtonWashington44.1
35.West VirginiaWest Virginia43.7
36.NebraskaNebraska43.6
37.LouisianaLouisiana43.5
38.MinnesotaMinnesota43.4
39.ConnecticutConnecticut43.3
40.MontanaMontana43.0
41.New HampshireNew Hampshire42.9
42.MaineMaine42.3
43.TennesseeTennessee42.3
44.MississippiMississippi41.7
45.New MexicoNew Mexico41.0
46.South CarolinaSouth Carolina40.9
47.AlaskaAlaska40.0
48.Rhode IslandRhode Island39.7
49.DelawareDelaware38.5
50.VermontVermont37.5

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Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.2

#22

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.2

#23

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.9

#27

Cuisine Experience Score

10.1

#19

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

40.0

#47

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.3

#34

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#42

Cuisine Experience Score

7.8

#47

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.0

#5

Cuisine Diversity Score

30.6

#3

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.3

#11

Cuisine Experience Score

8.1

#46

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.5

#33

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.1

#40

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.6

#10

Cuisine Experience Score

9.8

#31

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.8

#1

Cuisine Diversity Score

35.7

#1

Cuisine Affordability Score

14.2

#2

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#28

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.4

#20

Cuisine Diversity Score

26.8

#19

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.2

#33

Cuisine Experience Score

9.4

#38

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.3

#39

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.9

#21

Cuisine Affordability Score

7.3

#49

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#24

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

38.5

#49

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.9

#45

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.1

#47

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#34

Florida

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Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.7

#2

Cuisine Diversity Score

35.1

#2

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.2

#23

Cuisine Experience Score

8.4

#45

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.0

#10

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.4

#8

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.1

#26

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#32

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.1

#23

Cuisine Diversity Score

26.6

#20

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#41

Cuisine Experience Score

10.6

#12

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.9

#25

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.9

#24

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.2

#24

Cuisine Experience Score

9.8

#30

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

52.4

#4

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.1

#10

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.6

#5

Cuisine Experience Score

10.8

#10

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.6

#9

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.5

#14

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#18

Cuisine Experience Score

10.3

#15

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.8

#8

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.5

#25

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.6

#4

Cuisine Experience Score

11.7

#3

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.1

#14

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.0

#29

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.9

#3

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#16

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.3

#21

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.4

#15

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.8

#36

Cuisine Experience Score

9.1

#40

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.5

#37

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.8

#31

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.2

#32

Cuisine Experience Score

9.5

#35

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.3

#42

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.1

#35

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.4

#46

Cuisine Experience Score

10.8

#9

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.3

#27

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.6

#6

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#40

Cuisine Experience Score

7.8

#48

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.1

#24

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.6

#13

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.5

#37

Cuisine Experience Score

9.0

#41

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.7

#18

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.9

#30

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.8

#7

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#26

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.4

#38

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.4

#43

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.2

#6

Cuisine Experience Score

8.9

#42

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

41.7

#44

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.3

#38

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#13

Cuisine Experience Score

7.5

#50

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.6

#11

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.1

#17

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.6

#20

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#27

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.0

#40

Cuisine Diversity Score

19.7

#50

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.5

#31

Cuisine Experience Score

12.7

#2

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.6

#36

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.7

#47

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.3

#22

Cuisine Experience Score

11.6

#5

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.4

#6

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.2

#16

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.2

#12

Cuisine Experience Score

11.1

#7

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.9

#41

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.4

#26

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.7

#45

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#29

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.3

#7

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.5

#7

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#17

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#23

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

41.0

#45

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.8

#46

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#19

Cuisine Experience Score

8.5

#44

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.4

#19

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.3

#9

Cuisine Affordability Score

7.7

#48

Cuisine Experience Score

10.4

#13

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.2

#13

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.6

#12

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.7

#29

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#25

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.1

#17

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.6

#33

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.7

#9

Cuisine Experience Score

10.9

#8

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.8

#31

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.6

#32

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.1

#25

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#21

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.8

#30

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.8

#41

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.8

#8

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#17

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.8

#26

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.2

#28

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.0

#34

Cuisine Experience Score

11.6

#4

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.5

#15

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.0

#18

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.5

#30

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#22

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

39.7

#48

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.1

#49

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.8

#43

Cuisine Experience Score

10.7

#11

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

40.9

#46

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.7

#42

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.1

#39

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#18

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.2

#29

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.8

#37

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.3

#21

Cuisine Experience Score

11.1

#6

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.3

#43

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.2

#27

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.8

#44

Cuisine Experience Score

9.3

#39

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.3

#3

Cuisine Diversity Score

30.1

#4

Cuisine Affordability Score

14.4

#1

Cuisine Experience Score

8.9

#43

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.2

#16

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.8

#11

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#16

Cuisine Experience Score

7.6

#49

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

37.5

#50

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.1

#44

Cuisine Affordability Score

6.9

#50

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#33

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.4

#12

Cuisine Diversity Score

29.1

#5

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.9

#35

Cuisine Experience Score

9.4

#37

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.1

#34

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.4

#22

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.2

#38

Cuisine Experience Score

9.5

#36

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.7

#35

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.9

#36

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.7

#28

Cuisine Experience Score

10.1

#20

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.2

#28

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.5

#48

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#15

Cuisine Experience Score

12.8

#1

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.5

#32

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.2

#39

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#14

Cuisine Experience Score

10.3

#14

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