# How many states have you visited? (poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148 "2010-03-11T19:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/41 "2010-03-12T00:51:15Z")
I am missing North & South Dakota, West Virginia and Vermont. Been everywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/42 "2010-03-12T03:16:17Z")
> [@MitzeKatze](#): > > It’s much easier for me to list states that I remember having been to and/or having lived in (not counting airport stops or drive-throughs which would bring my list pretty darn close to 50) which are in no particular order: > (1) Maryland > (2) South Carolina > (3) Georgia > (4) Tennessee > (5) Virginia > (6) Ohio > (7) Illinois > **(6) Missouri > (7) Kansas** > (8) Nebraska > > (snip) > > ETA already…(25) Louisiana So with Guam (not a state!) canceling out Mississippi (mentioned in a later post), you’re actually at 27, assuming no further memory jogging. As for me, I’ve hit 33, missing the following: Alaska Hawaii Washington Oregon California Nevada Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Texas New Mexico Arizona Utah Colorado Oklahoma Kansas Idaho (although I might have passed through a corner during a Yellowstone Park family vacation when I was a kid, I didn’t get out of the car in what might have been Idaho, so it’s a “no” either way) I’m sure there are people who’ve been to more than 50 states – if they’re allowed to count the province-like divisions of Mexico, Brazil, Australia, India, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/43 "2010-03-12T03:24:04Z")
All but Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/44 "2010-03-12T03:32:32Z")
I think I’m at 22 + DC. I’ve got all the east cost, most of the south, a bit of the mid-west, nothing west or non-continental. I’ve lived in 5 states and worked in a 6th. I’ve been to 5 of the New England states in one day. (Not difficult to do and one could easily do all 6, but it’s not common.) ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/45 "2010-03-12T04:12:26Z")
All but Alaska. Should have driven there when I had a chance, but plans to go in 2013 or 2014. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/46 "2010-03-12T04:31:42Z")
I wrote out my list to see how many, voted, and then I realized I’d forgotten one. So I’ve been to 31, which admittedly includes a number which I’ve pretty much just driven through and spent the night in. When I was a kid we went on a Great Big Road Trip and I can’t for the life of me remember if we went through Nebraska or Kansas (clearly, that state made a huge impression on me). I’m not sure if Idaho should be legitimately included in my count. On one hand: I just passed through on a road trip, didn’t spent the night there, and didn’t really see anything. On the other hand: we did stop for the better part of an afternoon out of necessity because the snow was blowing so hard we couldn’t really see the road, meaning that Idaho made a much greater impression on me than some other states I’ve driven through (because this was in June). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/47 "2010-03-12T04:38:04Z")
35 as far as I can tell. But I’m one of the few that can include Alaska AND Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/48 "2010-03-12T08:29:24Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I think that’s it. I’m still not convinced Delaware exists. It does. Promise. It’s one of mine. Mind you, I went with Mom and Littlebro and we sort of had to take turns to stand inside it… _ducks_ ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/49 "2010-03-12T12:55:37Z")
I’ve taking my motorcycle through the lower 48 states. I’ve also driven through a lot of the states in a car, though that’s when I was younger and don’t remember any of it. I’d love to be able to take the bike to Alaska at some point in time, just don’t know when I can do it. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/50 "2010-03-12T15:01:37Z")
I’ve been to 16, plus DC. Delaware Florida Indiana Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia (And Washington DC) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/51 "2010-03-12T15:09:51Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > as the OP of the thread which inspired this thread (thanks for stealing posts from me!) I think it’s becoming clear why. Fifty-staters are pretty rare - only one so far. But I gave everyone a chance to talk about their favorite thing - themselves! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/52 "2010-03-12T15:10:57Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > Kansas(? – don’t know if I-44 crosses any part of Kansas) I-44 does not cross KS, but there is now an Exit 1, which goes to Downstream Casino, just off I-44. You leave I-44 in MO and travel 1/4 mile to a roundabout in KS, then to the casino, which is in OK. I have been to 15 states. IL (born & raised) MO (lived here since age 17) IA IN MI AR MS LA TX NM AZ KS OK AL GA ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/53 "2010-03-12T15:20:30Z")
I thought it was 10, but completely blanked out Illinois. Oh, and what ever state Denver’s in. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/54 "2010-03-12T15:23:30Z")
1. 14 states and 2 territories. Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, California, Florida, Washington, Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Maryland, Arizona, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas USVI. I’ve driven through Colorado, but that doesn’t count in this poll. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/55 "2010-03-12T15:25:57Z")
18 by your definitions, 16 by mine (I don’t normally count New Hampshire and Delaware, where I’ve made highway rest stops for gas and bathroom but not spent any significant time outside of the car.) Also DC. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/56 "2010-03-12T15:30:06Z")
All but Alaska and Hawaii. I’m counting Iowa but I don’t remember if my foot touched actual ground. We did purposefully drive several hours out of our way to see Iowa during a long summer vacation when we were passing through Minnesota. I’m sure we stopped for gas or something, but I don’t really remember. It wasn’t a drive-through (OP’s restriction) since our hotel was still a couple hours back north in Minnesota so I’m counting it. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/57 "2010-03-12T15:30:36Z")
1. Basically all except New England, the deep South, and the Southwest. Or Alaska/Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/58 "2010-03-12T15:35:39Z")
I have been in every state except Maine and Alaska. Mostly due to my father being n the military and us moving around a lot as a kid. All the travel as a kid created severe restlessness in me while my father was stationed at Kirtland in New Mexico and I took off as soon as I graduated. Good times. Joe ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/59 "2010-03-12T15:37:16Z")
Seven, on vacations. California was like another country altogether. Florida is in a class by itself. Others are New York, New Jersey, N. Carolina, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. I adore New England, I wish I was a rich younger preppie type so I could go live there and start a quaint business. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148/60 "2010-03-12T15:37:37Z")
Honeymoon in San Francisco for a week, then drove up to Lake Tahoe for a week, so 2 for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148.md?page=4)