The 30 Most Sinful States in the Country

The money people at Wallet Hub have used interesting statistics to determine which states in the country are the most "sinful." In order to do so, they created categories that roughly correspond to the seven deadly sins.They identified ranking areas of "Anger & Hatred," "Jealousy," "Excesses & Vices," "Greed & Avarice," "Lust," "Vanity," and "Laziness." To compare states across these areas pulled the number of violent crimes per capita to inform their rankings of "Anger & Hatred." The number of thefts per capita was used for the "Jealousy" category. A state's rate of excessive drinking corresponds to "Excesses & Vices." "Greed & Avarice" was composed of data noting the percentage of a state's population with gambling disorders.For "Lust," data on the average time spent perusing adult entertainment sites helped indicate how "lustful" each resident was. The number of beauty salons per capita makes up the "Vanity" rankings, and the percentage of inactive adults in a state's total population determines the "Laziness" scores.Overall, it looks like the Bible Belt is one of the more "sinful" regions of the country, at least according to these metrics. That's pretty ironic, right? Are you wondering where your state ranked? We're happy to show you! These are the 15 most sinful states to live in. Do you live in any of these areas?Oh, and if you were wondering which state was the most well-behaved, that honor would go to saintly Vermont. That was a little surprising to us due to Vermont's drug problems. It also ranked pretty high on the "Greed" scale. Regardless, it had the lowest score when it came to "Jealousy" and "Lust." While it wasn't the lowest on "Vanity" and "Laziness," it was certainly down there.

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