Did New Jersey Make the “Ugliest States in America” List?

A recent report lists the top 10 ugliest states in America, and we immediately feared that New Jersey would make the list, but did it?

Did New Jersey Make The List Of Ugliest States?

Whenever one of these lists of states and their rankings in various categories comes out, New Jersey residents collectively hold their breath.

For years, the Garden State has been a target of punchlines, bad jokes, and insults from everyone from stand-up comedians to writers and actors in Hollywood, so Garden State residents never have high expectations when it comes to this type of thing.

And we've all heard the jokes about the factories and the smoke in the areas surrounding Newark Liberty International Airport, greeting visitors to our state.

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So, if New Jersey doesn't make this list of the top 10 ugliest states in America, it would come as a surprise to state residents, not because we are an ugly state, but because we have an ugly reputation.

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It's time to get ready for some news that we already know, and the rest of the country may be warming up to.

According to Metro, New Jersey is not among the 10 ugliest states in America. It's welcome news to a joke-weary New Jersey population.

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New Jersey has the Jersey Shore, Liberty State Park, and dozens of great spots that undoubtedly kept us off this list.

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Unfortunately, the article spotlights Rhode Island as the ugliest state in America, and our friends in Pennsylvania will be unhappy to hear it came in at #5 on this list.