New Jersey Barely Dodges The Title Of Smelliest State

There's good news and bad news for New Jersey on a recent list of the smelliest states in America. What do you want to heat first?

The List Of The Smelliest States In America

If you're like me, you always want to hear the good news first, so that's what I'm going to do.

According to Zippia, when it comes to the list of the smelliest states in America, the good news is that New Jersey is not the smelliest.

The rest of the news from this report is not the best for residents of the Garden State. The study was reported at Zippia, and, not surprisingly, New Jersey is one of the top ten smelliest states.

Which States Are The Smelliest?

The study took into account things like clean air, the percentage of each state that is a landfill, population, and even dental health.

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New Jersey's landfills represent .042% of our land, and while that may seem small, it's the highest percentage in the country.

When all the data was crunched, the Garden State ranked as the 7th smelliest state in America.

If New Jersey Isn't The Smelliest State In America, What Is?

We breathe a sigh of relief (no pun intended) to not be America's smelliest state, but that begs the question of which one is?

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That honor belongs to the poor folks in Maryland, but we thank them and the other 5 states, Alabama, Massachusetts, Delaware, Florida, and California, for smelling worse than we do.