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STATE RANKINGS
BULLYING IN AMERICA
Voluntary Surveys submitted from 5/11/2000 to 12/31/03
Census Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000
 
Rank   State                  Population     Pop Rank     Surveys     % Rating
 8         Alabama              4,447,100          25                  6               .7412
42        Alaska                    626,932          43                  2               .3135
40        Arizona                5,130,632           5                 16               .3203
21        Arkansas             2,673,400          29                  5               .5347
12        California           33,871,648           1                 51              .6642
14        Colorado              4,301,261           8                   7              .6145
46        Connecticut          3,405,565         39                 13             .2620
32        Delaware                783,600          40                   2             .3918
 5         Florida                15,982,378           3                 13            1.2294
18        Georgia                8,186,453           4                 14              .5848
16        Hawaii                  1,211,537         41                   2              .6058
39        Idaho                    1,293,953         32                   4              .3235
41        Illinois                12,419,293           9                 39              .3184
15        Indiana                 6,080,485         18                 10              .6081
45        Iowa                     2,926,324          36                 10             .2926
 6         Kansas                 2,688,418         35                   3              .8961
28        Kentucky             4,041,769         27                   9              .4490
23        Louisiana             4,468,976         34                   9              .4966
47        Maine                  1,274,923          45                  6              .2125
 7         Maryland             5,296,486         20                  6               .8828
            D. C.                       572,059        (NA)               1              .5721
                                         5,868,545                                                .8384
27        Massachusetts    6,349,097         28                 14              .4535
33        Michigan              9,938,444         15                 27              .3681
43        Minnesota            4,919,479        17                  16              .3075
35        Mississippi           2,844,658        33                   8               .3556
31        Missouri               5,595,211        23                 14               .3997
49        Montana                  902,195        42                  5               .1804
37        Nebraska             1,711,263         37                  5               .3423
11        Nevada                 1,998,257        13                  3                .6661
50        New Hampshire   1,235,786        38                  7               .1765
17        New Jersey          8,414,350        14                 14              .6010
 4         New Mexico        1,819,046         31                   1            1.8191
26        New York           18,976,457        10                  41             .4628
29        N. Carolina          8,049,313           6                 18              .4472
 3         N. Dakota               642,200         50                   0            6.4220
36        Ohio                    11,353,140         22                32              .3548
19        Oklahoma             3,450,654         30                  6              .5751
25        Oregon                  3,421,399         16                 7              .4888
34        Pennsylvania       12,281,054        26                34              .3612
22        Rhode Island        1,048,319         47                  2              .5242
10        S. Carolina            4,012,012        19                   6             .6687
 2         S. Dakota                754,844         44                   0           7.5484
20        Tennessee            5,689,283         12                10              .5689
 9         Texas                  20,851,820           2                30              .6951
30        Utah                      2,233,169         21                 5               .4466
44        Vermont                  608,827         46                  2              .3044
13        Virginia                7,078,515         11                 11             .6435
48        Washington          5,894,121           7                 32             .1842
 1         West Virginia       1,808,344         49                  0          18.0834
38        Wisconsin             5,363,675         24                16              .3352
24        Wyoming                 493,782         48                  1              .4938
 
 4* (tie) Puerto Rico        3,808,610           (NA)            2            1.9043
             Total                285,230,516                            597
States in Blue are the 10 best states – fewer complaints of bullying.
States in Red are the 10 worst states – more complaints of bullying.
States in Green have enacted anti bullying laws.
Rank   State                  Population     Pop Rank     Surveys     % Rating
 1      W. Virginia          1,808,344          49                  0             18.0834
 2         S. Dakota               754,844          44                  0               7.5484
 3         N. Dakota              642,200          50                  0               6.4220
 4         New Mexico        1,819,046         31                  1                1.8191
 5         Florida               15,982,378           3                  13              1.2294
 6         Kansas                2,688,418          35                  3                 .8961
 7         Maryland            5,296,486          20                  6                .8828
            D. C.                       572,059        (NA)               1                 .5721
                                         5,868,545                                                  .8384
 8          Alabama             4,447,100          25                  6                .7412
 9          Texas                20,851,820           2                 30               .6951
10         S. Carolina          4,012,012          19                 6                .6687
41         Illinois               12,419,293           9                 39               .3184
42         Alaska                    626,932         43                  2               .3135
43         Minnesota           4,919,479         17                16               .3075
44      Vermont                 608,827         46                  2               .3044
45         Iowa                     2,926,324         36                 10              .2926
46      Connecticut         3,405,565         39                 13              .2620
47         Maine                  1,274,923         45                  6               .2125
48      Washington         5,894,121           7                 32              .1842
49         Montana                902,195          42                 5                .1804
50      New Hampshire  1,235,786          38                7                .1765
 
4* (tie)  Puerto Rico        3,808,610          (NA)             2              1.9043
The top five states by numbers of surveys submitted are:
1           California          33,871,648           1                 51              .6642
2           New York          18,976,457         10                 41              .4628
3           Illinois                12,419,293          9                 39              .3184
4           Pennsylvania     12,281,054         26                34              .3612
5           Washington         5,894,121           7                32              .1842
5           Ohio                   11,353,140         22                32              .3548
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