New Jersey Residents Won’t Like Our Latest Friendliest States Ranking

New Jersey residents think we are a friendly state, but a recent report completely disagrees.

How Friendly Are New Jersey Residents?

It's an interesting dynamic in New Jersey. There are many things we do daily that don't seem unfriendly. At least not to us.

New Jersey residents know we can curse, make gestures, and give dirty looks with the best of them when driving.

But as soon as we get off the road, we buy the person behind us at the Dunkin' drive-thru a cup of coffee. In New Jersey, we pay it forward.

Is New Jersey A Friendly State?

It's not hard to understand, however, that if people only see our activities on the roads, they might get the impression we're not the nicest group of people.

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Maybe that's why a recent report places New Jersey so low on the list of friendliest states that we almost didn't even make the list.

The list, compiled by World Population Review, is not good news for the Garden State.

Which States Are Friendlier Than New Jersey?

Here's the bad news. New Jersey is among the least friendly states in America. That middle finger salute on the Parkway hurt us this time.

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In this report, New Jersey ranks as the 46th most friendly state. If you know how many states there are, you know that's not good.

The friendliest state is Minnesota, with Tennessee and South Carolina rounding out the top three.

Long-term residents of New Jersey should be surprised by this, even though we all know we're a lot friendlier than #46.

So, we'll keep it our little Garden State secret. New Jersey is friendly, and no one has to know but us.