# Which U.S. States Have You Been To? (includes 'None' option) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810 "2011-07-04T14:36:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/61 "2011-07-05T20:59:49Z")
Canadian, but only to Washington state, and I’d barely count it. Seriously, Mom, you won’t let us go to Seattle, and then when you drive in Tacoma you pick the path to _avoid_ the cool bridge? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/62 "2011-07-05T21:08:15Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I didn’t check Idaho because I don’t remember if I ever got out of the car going through it (which would technically not count as “setting foot on solid ground.”) > > I also broke the rules and didn’t check Michigan since I’ve only flew through the Detriot airport. I did, however, count New Hampshire although I’ve only spent about 5 minutes there: I walked across the bridge from Vermont just to have been in New Hampshire. :smack: I forgot Idaho on my list. My brother lives in Salmon, and in '04 I visited him for a week up to there, including a river run. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/63 "2011-07-05T21:13:30Z")
Only 9 for me. California Oregon Washington Arizona Nevada Utah Colorado Hawaii Massachusetts I didn’t count New York or Texas, since the sum total of visits to those states consists of about 5 hours in airports on layovers. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/64 "2011-07-05T21:25:04Z")
All of 'em, woo hoo! And not a single “drive-through”, did at least one thing in each. Plus DC. Plus all 10 Canadian provinces. Man, I could use a good long road trip right about now. ---
**Author:** ![bahia\_hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/65 "2011-07-05T21:53:07Z")
> [@brewha](#): > > So, what are you going to do with this data? I think you should make a US map and color it in grayscale. Say 250 people vote, 0/250 votes = white; 250/250 = black. Everything else is shade of gray. Then, post us a link of the pic. I think it’d be interesting. There’s probably an app for that. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/66 "2011-07-05T23:45:38Z")
I’ve been to 36, including DC, or 70%. I think that’s pretty good. I’ve been to both Alaska and Hawaii. The areas I’m missing are mostly the mountain states of the upper northwest and the deep south. I’m missing Maine although I’ve been to all other New England states – this will be fixed next month. I’m missing West Virginia although I’ve been to all states that surround it. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/67 "2011-07-06T04:12:21Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > North Dakota seems woefully underrepresented for being part of the contiguous 48. And it really has some of the most beautiful scenery. I am missing Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. Only 3 Canadian provinces so far, so I will have to get to work on them soon. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/68 "2011-07-06T13:31:42Z")
Been to 28 out of 51. During various cross country trips I’ve caught the entire eastern seaboard except Maine and New Hampshire, the bottom Southern states, and all the Western seaboard states. I’ve also gone to Hawaii, and passed through Michigan on the way to and from Canada. I’ve lived in 8: New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California. I’ve visited as a destination 11: (not just as a pass through or while living there) Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, South Carolina, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, Hawaii and California. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/69 "2011-07-06T13:40:41Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Looks like North Dakota and Alaska are the least popular at the moment, unsurprisingly. I’m surprised Hawaii is so unvisited, too. I know it’s far away and all that, but it’s such a popular tourist area that I thought more people would have been there. It’s a pretty long flight, and expensive. I visited my cousin out there a few years back, who comes to visit the family in NY every year or two, and she commented that very few family members had gone out there, despite her presence, and even having a free place to stay. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/70 "2011-07-06T14:07:27Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > Exactly half. Me too. Plus DC. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/71 "2011-07-06T14:31:10Z")
Exactly half + DC, so 26 on the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/72 "2011-07-06T15:04:06Z")
Here’s a comparison of three snapshots (already out of date) that shows the movements of the Top 25. ```auto View Poll Results: Which states have you been to? California 239 79.67% (1) California 198 79.20% (1) California 94 81.74% (1) New York 223 74.33% (2) New York 191 76.40% (2) New York 88 76.52% (2) Florida 220 73.33% (3) Florida 188 75.20% (3) Florida 83 72.17% (4) District of Columbia 215 71.67% (4) District of Columbia 181 72.40% (4) District of Columbia 83 72.17% (4) Illinois 214 71.33% (5) Illinois 180 72.00% (5) Illinois 85 73.91% (3) Pennsylvania 203 67.67% (6) Pennsylvania 174 69.60% (6) Pennsylvania 81 70.43% (6) Virginia 195 65.00% (7) Virginia 164 65.60% (7) Virginia 77 66.96% (7) Maryland 185 61.67% (8) Maryland 157 62.80% (8) Maryland 75 65.22% (9) New Jersey 180 60.00% (9) New Jersey 151 60.40% (11) New Jersey 66 57.39% (15) Colorado 178 59.33% (10) Colorado 150 60.00% (13) Colorado 71 61.74% (11) Ohio 178 59.33% (10) Ohio 152 60.80% (10) Ohio 69 60.00% (13) Texas 178 59.33% (10) Texas 153 61.20% (9) Texas 76 66.09% (8) Georgia 177 59.00% (13) Georgia 151 60.40% (11) Georgia 63 54.78% (17) Nevada 177 59.00% (13) Nevada 150 60.00% (13) Nevada 74 64.35% (10) Massachusetts 176 58.67% (15) Massachusetts 150 60.00% (13) Massachusetts 69 60.00% (13) Arizona 171 57.00% (16) Arizona 140 56.00% (17) Arizona 70 60.87% (12) North Carolina 166 55.33% (17) North Carolina 144 57.60% (16) North Carolina 65 56.52% (16) Indiana 165 55.00% (18) Indiana 139 55.60% (18) Indiana 61 53.04% (18) Tennessee 151 50.33% (19) Tennessee 129 51.60% (19) Tennessee 58 50.43% (21) Kentucky 149 49.67% (20) Kentucky 127 50.80% (20) Kentucky 59 51.30% (20) Michigan 144 48.00% (21) Michigan 122 48.80% (22) Michigan 52 45.22% (25) Missouri 143 47.67% (22) Missouri 116 46.40% (24) Missouri 57 49.57% (22) West Virginia 140 46.67% (23) West Virginia 123 49.20% (21) West Virginia 56 48.70% (23) Washington 138 46.00% (24) Washington 116 46.40% (24) Washington 60 52.17% (19) South Carolina 135 45.00% (25) South Carolina 118 47.20% (23) South Carolina 56 48.70% (23) Connecticut 134 44.67% (26) Connecticut 52 45.22% (25) Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 300 Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 250 Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 115 ``` ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/73 "2011-07-06T15:07:35Z")
I just remembered – I was on a flight from Detroit to Shanghai and we had to make an unscheduled landing in Alaska due to a medical emergency. Technically, that’s not “setting foot on solid ground”, but it’s not “flying over” either. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/74 "2011-07-07T00:41:21Z")
I’m curious - for those few who have been to all states, what was the last one you checked off your list? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/75 "2011-07-07T00:48:52Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’m curious - for those few who have been to all states, what was the last one you checked off your list? > mmm Last - Hawaii 2nd last - Alaska 3rd last - New Mexico ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/76 "2011-07-07T00:53:14Z")
All but: Alaska Arizona Hawaii Idaho Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming 38 states… better head up to the northwest, and quick! ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/77 "2011-07-07T01:06:28Z")
Only eight. ☹ But then I’m a dang furriner, so maybe that doesn’t count. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/78 "2011-07-07T01:14:54Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’m curious - for those few who have been to all states, what was the last one you checked off your list? > mmm Alaska, four years ago. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/79 "2011-07-07T03:23:12Z")
Mean Mr. Mustard: > [@](#): > > I’m curious - for those few who have been to all states, what was the last one you checked off your list? Alaska. The Pacific Northwest in general was the last region we had yet to tour at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810/80 "2011-07-07T14:19:36Z")
7 states and DC. I do not count places where I’ve just changed flights and never left the airport which would add two to my list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810.md?page=5)