Ever wonder where California ranks in pollution amongst the other states in the U.S.?
According to KTLA 5, 2021 data from the Environmental Protection Agency was used to figure out many things across the states such as economics, education, healthcare and natural environment (state's air/water quality and pollution levels). Below are the states that have the worst pollution and least pollution across the United States:
Worst Pollution
50 - Louisiana
49 - Nevada
48 - Indiana
47 - Delaware
46 - Utah
45 - Ohio
44 - Oregon
43 - Tennessee
42 - Illinois
41 - Alabama
40 - Texas
Least Pollution
10 - Idaho
9 - Colorado
8 - Maine
7 - Rhode Island
6 - California
5 - Wyoming
4 - New Mexico
3 - South Dakota
2 - New Hampshire
1 - Vermont