One survey suggests Oklahoma is among the top 10 least environmentally friendly states

  • April 11, 2024

 

A report by the personal-finance website WalletHub contends Oklahoma ranks 41st on a list of 2024’s Greenest States.

WalletHub compared the 50 states in terms of 25 key metrics that speak to the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness. The data set ranges from green buildings per capita to the share of energy consumption from renewable resources.

While California might be the “most environmentally” state, it also has the highest average price for gasoline at $5.41 per gallon.

Most Environmentally Friendly States

Overall Rank*  State Total Score  Environmental Quality Rank  Eco-Friendly Behaviors Rank  Climate-Change Contributions Rank 
1 California 75.75 14 3 5
2 Vermont 74.75 3 1 34
3 New York 74.67 4 8 8
4 Maryland 74.35 11 5 6
5 Washington 72.90 9 6 12
6 Minnesota 70.51 5 9 22
7 Hawaii 70.36 2 11 13
8 Maine 70.10 6 7 24
9 Connecticut 69.83 17 10 2
10 Massachusetts 69.69 12 14 7
11 Delaware 69.58 1 25 14
12 Rhode Island 68.69 13 21 1
13 Oregon 68.44 15 2 37
14 Colorado 67.61 20 4 23
15 Michigan 66.32 7 26 19
16 Illinois 64.78 10 19 28
17 South Dakota 64.74 18 24 15
18 Nevada 64.50 33 13 9
19 New Hampshire 63.63 23 32 3
20 Wisconsin 62.87 32 16 16
21 Virginia 62.62 28 17 20
22 Utah 61.49 27 18 25
23 Pennsylvania 60.43 21 20 33
24 New Jersey 60.42 45 15 4
25 North Carolina 60.31 41 22 10
26 South Carolina 59.34 24 36 21
27 Montana 58.56 26 23 30
28 Ohio 58.05 25 34 26
29 Iowa 57.45 19 12 43
30 Idaho 57.15 42 35 11
31 Florida 56.63 16 40 27
32 Georgia 56.47 29 42 18
33 Indiana 55.03 8 39 41
34 Missouri 54.44 22 30 40
35 Kansas 53.33 30 31 36
36 Arizona 53.22 39 29 35
37 Nebraska 52.52 36 38 31
38 Texas 50.40 43 28 39
39 Tennessee 49.50 44 44 17
40 Oklahoma 47.60 37 37 42
41 Arkansas 46.62 34 45 38
42 New Mexico 46.59 49 27 29
43 North Dakota 42.91 38 33 47
44 Wyoming 42.45 31 41 46
45 Alaska 39.04 50 43 32
46 Kentucky 38.37 40 46 45
47 Mississippi 37.22 48 49 44
48 Alabama 36.45 35 48 48
49 Louisiana 28.62 46 50 49
50 West Virginia 22.38 47 47 50

Jerry Bohnen