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1) Delaware - Lacks diversity. No tourism. No influence beyond cursing the world with toxic chemicals, credit card offers, and junk mail.
2) West Virginia - Lacks diversity, but because it's more beautiful than Delaware, it might attract an occasional international visitor interested in white water rafting or hiking. The coal industry leads to some international trade. UWV is not a bad school and attracts a modest number of international students.
3) New Hampshire - Again, not exactly the most diverse state. Does not have Vermont's skiing (or proximity to Montreal) nor Maine's stunning coastline. Many people in New Hampshire have an isolationist attitude. Whatever international pull New Hampshire has stems from Boston's coattails.
4) Idaho - It's the New Hampshire of the West. In terms of skiing, hiking, national parks, and tourism, people pass over Idaho for nearby Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and Colorado. Though it's famous for potatoes, agriculture in Idaho pales in comparison to nearby Washington and the Willamette Valley of Oregon, thus attracting less immigrant laborers.
5) North Dakota - A decade ago North Dakota would likely have taken the top spot, but things are changing. While coming in last place nationwide for tourism, North Dakota does get a fair amount of visitors from Manitoba, who cross the boarder to escape the province's absurd sales tax. The oil boom in Wilkinson also brought a new wave Latino immigrants to the state.
Honorable mentions: South Dakota (saved from the top five solely because of Mt. Rushmore), Maine (saved from the top five soley because of Acadia National Park and the state's many vacation homes for rent), Arkansas (agriculture and the chicken industry bring some immigrants to the state), and Mississippi (offers agriculture to attract immigrants and the casinos along the Gulf Coast attract tourists from New Orleans).
This is just nitpicking, but NH skiing every bit as good as Vermont.
There was an interesting article I read recently... People in a UK airport were asked to identify the US states on a map. Obviously that is a little bit different, but really only 10-20 states are internationally well known. Basically the Northeast, West Coast, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Hawaii, and Alaska.
There was an interesting article I read recently... People in a UK airport were asked to identify the US states on a map. Obviously that is a little bit different, but really only 10-20 states are internationally well known. Basically the Northeast, West Coast, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Thats an interesting angle and one I didn't think of in the OP. What states are least likely to be know outside the US is another way to look at it.
List your top 5 based on factors like the population, immigration, and visitation of the states in question, what would you say are the least international states in the US? You can also make an arguement based on how any particular state feels to you. If there is a state you have been too that may have a larger international populace but felt very domestic, you can say so. For me:
West Virgina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Mississippi
I would add New Mexico to that list because it seems that there's no one from any other country other than Mexico, here. I mean, like for visitation and tourism purposes. It FEELS like no one here knows anything about any country other than whatever constitutes the ZIP Code they were born and raised in!!
There was an interesting article I read recently... People in a UK airport were asked to identify the US states on a map. Obviously that is a little bit different, but really only 10-20 states are internationally well known. Basically the Northeast, West Coast, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Really? Most people can't place Connecticut on a map....oh but wait. That's HERE. But then again, even abroad, most people probably think that Yale University is in NEW YORK.
Wyoming, Vermont, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia, Maine, NH, Iowa.
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