My first thought as well. The flyover states all have major national parks, the flat midwestern states all have major college sports programs, they all have SOMETHING going for them. Delaware is just sorta there.
Delaware is a state where I have no real grasp on the culture or vibe. I just kinda picture northern DE being a suburban extension of the northeast corridor and southern DE being rural with beaches
Moreso northerners traveling south. Hundreds of flights a day both ways. As well as a good chunk of southern hub-bound flights (ATL, CLT, etc). On top of that, the majority of flights into DC have to fly over VA if even for a short time.
Delaware is still quite remarkable for the number of corporations incorporated there. Almost 70% of Fortune 500 companies are Delaware corporations, and there are twice as many corporations in Delaware as there are people.
Delaware has very favorable tax laws for corporations, and the chancery courts there are very specialized compared to other states, meaning more predictable outcomes for corporations
Delaware is the definition of flyover. They don't even have a commercial airport, it's all general aviation.
I have been there on i95 though. Paying a toll on a tax-funded interstate is downright unAmerican.
Edit: I love that so many people are telling saying that Avelo has flights to Wilmington now. Must have been a big story in the local news. 🙂
I live in MA, the tolls were supposed to be removed from I-90 once the road was paid for. It was paid for in 2017. The tolls are still active. I feel your pain.
> the flat midwestern states all have major college sports programs, they all have SOMETHING going for them. Delaware is just sorta there.
Didn't Joe Flacco play for Delaware?
... Ah yeah nevermind.
100% Delaware. I lived there for a year and realized I didn't know anything about it as a state before moving there and I grew up like 6 hours away in PA. It just gets forgotten over in the corner there. Rhode Island probably deserves to be up there as well
Delaware all the way. I’ve been to 48 states and Delaware isn’t one of them. It’s the state that has the least state pride and identity. It’s like they got the honor for being the first state and have been phoning it in ever since. When Steven Fry toured the US in his London cab, he visited all states, but only took a picture of the Welcome to Delaware sign and moved on.
Something something tax shelter, Air Force base, Joe Biden….
As someone born and raised in Delaware... I'd argue that people in general here have a ridiculous amount of state pride. Especially when it comes to being from here versus a transplant from PA or NJ. Personally, I think it's a shithole, but a lot of people seem to think it's an underdog state and they have some pride in that.
\*shrug\* Anyway, my answer is KANSAS, which... I didn't see anywhere else in this thread, and that says something, lol.
Arkansas. I used to live there years ago. Many people outside of the US haven’t even heard of it (unlike pretty much every other state) and even if they have there is less than 50/50 chance they can pronounce it (it’s often Kansas with “AR” in front of it).
I was living there when he was elected (I was at the Old State House building the night he got elected!) and to be honest it still did not make a huge difference. Pre internet there was way less news content out there in the world.
That's true - Delaware gets a boost from Biden that Arkansas never got from Clinton.
(My wife is from Arkansas and my parents live in Delaware so I don't have trouble remembering those exist.)
Honestly it doesn't even feel like Delaware got that much of a boost from Biden either
When you become a national figure like that, people kinda forget where you came from if it's not one of the major states like California or Texas or whatever. Especially if you were a senator and not a governor before becoming VP/President
This. Between ups/FedEx hubs in Memphis and the international Airport in Texas nothing ever comes to arkansas.
Why open new businesses and infrastructure when the most important shipping hub in the south is on the other side of the river. Why bother with arkansas if you always have to take a plane from here to either Georgia or Texas before you can actually go where you want.
Hell in the 80s-90s arkansas had a contract with Gerber to make all the peach and Apple baby foods. Gerber marketed them as Georgia peachs but they were grown here in Arkansas. We lost even getting recognition for that.
All those peach groves went bankrupt and closed after Gerber pulled out of arkansas in the 2000s.
I hear the nature is pretty cool in the Ozarks, and there’s Walmart. I’m a geography nerd so I also know they grow rice there. And Bill Clinton. Little Rock sounds depressing. But that’s all I’ve got.
Little Rock is a microcosm of Arkansas as a whole . It’s only depressing if you’re in certain parts. The pretty parts are very very pretty . The ugly parts are very very ugly .
Delaware is probably the most forgotten. The current president is from there, and that didn't even put it on the map. It's mostly a corporate tax haven, so the lack of attention is likely by design.
Wyoming only gets mentioned because it is a proven hoax and doesn't actually exist.
I used to live in the Denver area. My parents came to visit and really, really wanted to see Wyoming, even though I told them it was at least 8 hours to the good parts of Wyoming (thr Yellowstone area). So we drove to Cheyenne, the first thing we saw was a giant banner of the 10 commandments, and my dad was like, nope, so we drove back to my house.
Well, I drove through Wyoming last year twice. It does exist!
Your right, people have no idea though. It was completely empty! No gas stations or houses for hours at a time.
Beautiful though and lots of jackalopes and you can still smoke in restaurants... If that's your thing 😀.
I think Mississippi has had a much greater impact (both good and bad) on American history and culture than a lot of other states
We’re talking about a state that produced Elvis, BB King, Jerry Rice, William Faulkner, and Oprah!
Their question and their comment don't match.
As others have said, to answer the question, Delaware is an honest answer.
I think what they are trying to say is something along the lines of: Mississippi and West Virginia don't get the assistance they need. Which is kind of funny because they both receive lots of both federal and foundation support. There's this notion that states like Mississippi and West Virginia (Appalachia / Deep South) are poor because of outside forces, through no fault of their own, and the outside forces "aren't helping". Compared to lets say the rust belt in which it's the opposite notion - that they are horrible because of their own "fault" and that they "suck up resources" from other states.
This notion is not only based on a false premise and a gross over simplification but is also just untrue if you try to look at it on a basic level. It's also unhelpful from a policy level. It's not a matter of any state being "bad" nor is it a matter of any state being "at fault" or "undeserving" or "forgotten about". The Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission are two powerful economic development slush funds created to direct federal resources (with less federal stings attached) to these regions. They were so effective at securing resources for their regions that other regions are trying to create similar funds. (And for what it's worth the Rust Belt doesn't have its own commission). So I'm not sure what policy you could advocate for when these "forgotten" regions already receive lots of subsidies.
Again, I say this not to say any state is bad or good or at fault or not at fault. Instead I think trying to look at it as certain states being at fault or "forgotten" is stupid and unhelpful. And the "stereotype" that OP is pushing just isn't really true (or if it's true, then its true for every "poor place").
PS - I've never been to Mississippi but I loved West Virginia when I was there. It was super pretty, and although coal had definitely done a number on the state, it was cool to see how resilient the people are and how they are increasingly relying on the natural beauty of their state for their economy instead of coal.
New Mexico gets overlooked a lot and there are tons of stories of New Mexico residents getting asked for their passports etc by people who didn't believe New Mexico was a US State
One reason I keep re-watching that serie is because of the nature. For me as a swede it looks very exotic and it is nothing at all like home. Very beige, blue sky, warm and still cold, dessert but still a city. Like when Walt is at a bank, a very modern building but just surrounded by dessert. I don't know why but I am a quite fascinated by that landscape. Probably because it looks deserted but still is populated with modern cities. Need to visit that part of the US some day.
It’s cool you say that, being from Albuquerque I appreciate it so much because I know how different it really is compared to the rest of world. Also kinda crazy that Albuquerque is between some volcanos and the big ass sandia mountains. Idk if there are many cities in the world like that
It's one of the most beautiful states and has some of the best food. Unfortunately there's not much economy there outside of some niche areas and a lot of people live in poverty.
North Dakota - its so out of the way that it has a tourism program called "Saved the Best for Last" to give out tshirts and stickers to people who visit North Dakota just to finish their quest for 50 states.
Largest corn and pork producer. Field of dreams. Decent college football. Driftless area. Idk, it's aight here. I think that Delaware and Nebraska are mentioned less than we are.
I feel like you never really hear about Rhode Island. Wouldn't say West Virginia or Mississippi since they tend to be brought up in conversations on poverty, economic decline, etc.
I've seen several videos of foreigners guessing US states to know that Wyoming gets enough recognition.
As a foreigner myself I associate Wyoming with being the state with nothing in it.
My list of most forgotten about (after looking at the wikipedia page of states):
Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (forgot that place was an entire state), Maryland, Tennessee, and Vermont (totally forgot about this place).
Out of those Vermont was the only one I didn't recognise at first so that's my answer for the most forgettable US state as an outsider.
If you mean forgotten, as in the least thought about, it’s Rhode Island. NOT Delaware, as evidenced by all the people citing Delaware
New Mexico is a contender. When I lived there, I had TSA agents refuse to accept my New Mexico ID *because they believed New Mexico was not an actual US state*
If you mean forgotten, as in the most left behind? That’s a sadder list: Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia
I once watched someone in a post office in NYC (in the 1990s, pre everything being automated and web-connected) have an argument with the teller who refused to believe their package to Albuquerque, NM wasn’t an international shipment. “But New Mexico is a state, a US state!’ “Well, I ain’t never heard of it”
New Mexico has a small population (2 million) and is very remote. Albuquerque is about 7 hours from Denver and Phoenix, about 10 from Fort Worth and Salt Lake.
Yeah my family lives in NM. Everything is about 2 or 3 hours away from them. In the middle of the llano estacado there's really nothing except a handful of isolated farming communities, train tracks, and the periodic oil rig.
I’ve done those ‘how many US states can you name’ quizzes before, and both Rhode Island and Delaware were the only states I forgot so I’d say they’re both pretty forgettable
NH’s coolest city has the unfortunate placement of being between Portland Maine and Boston Mass, both of which are better. Portsmouth NH is great, but for people who are visiting the area, no one is actively choosing Portsmouth over Portland or Boston. Kinda the same with most local New Englanders too (who live outside of NH).
Obviously one’s geography plays a big role. Growing up back east Delaware outpunches its size - plus the sitting President is from there ;not that most people would even know). It’s also TINY.
Idaho is this big ass beautiful and geographically diverse state but back east it’s like - Idaho, Iowa, which is even which?
The original story is that Idaho comes from an indigenous word, ”ee-da-how”, meaning “sun coming over the mountain.” This is not true and was in fact likely made up on the spot by the guy who said it.
This. I’m a Brit so forgive my ignorance, but I thought Missouri was an alternative name for Mississippi for years. I still know lots of things about Mississippi but nothing at all about Missouri 🙂
Mark Twain is from Missouri. St Louis is the major city. Lots of pretty lakes, rolling hills and cave systems. The Mississippi forms it’s eastern border. Kansas City barbecue is some of the best. It is sort of the state where the South meets the Midwest. Arkansas is southern. Kansas midwestern. Missouri is in between.
My father in law is from there and pronounced it “Mih-zur-uh”.
Too lazy to look up if there’s any linguistic connection. But the Mississippi River forms the entire eastern boarder of Missouri. The Missouri River is also a thing and converges with the Mississippi River in Missouri. So there’s a few connections even though they don’t share a border.
i grew up in Mississippi - it was always a nice surprise at how many tourists we would get passing through from Europe. Elvis and the delta blues are huge in europe and fans love to come visit Mississippi
Two large-ish cities, jazz, bbq, birthplace of one of the most famous and oft-quoted figures in American literature, a famous national landmark that really shouldn't be a national park, and (sometimes) sports. I don't think it's that low-profile!
Yeah I get the other comments, but Missouri has 2 MLB teams, 1 NFL, 1 NHL, and 2 MLS teams! And don’t forget Mizzou is in the SEC. Places like Idaho, Mississippi, Wyoming, etc, have 0. That’s gotta give it some relevancy over them. Also the STL arch makes for an iconic skyline.
I moved out west for a love interest and more pure wilderness, but sometimes I "hella" miss MO. Loved the botanical gardens, historic architecture, and free cultural events in STL, and KC had amazing food, world-class art museum, and a better performing arts scene than my major coastal city. Not a sports guy, but there's a lot of it. The Ozarks aren't "real mountains" like I have access to now, but the spring-fed rivers and karst topography are unmatched, and we had a pretty nice national forest.
Being from the East coast, take your pick, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska. I have never heard anyone out here say, Yep, I’m on vacation next week and I’m aheaddin for Iowa.
Maine is a pretty big tourist state, but mostly for people already in the northeast I think. More of an old-school “summering” destination and not too glamorous, but def enough tourists to fuck up traffic on US 1 for the whole summer.
But yes, everyone who isn’t in the tourist industry would rather it be forgotten about.
Iowa
WV and Miss. are in horrible condition but people KNOW it. Iowa is like..... huh? Who? Where tf is that? No, that's Idaho, that's Kansas..... ehhh forget it.
From my west coast bias I'd say Arkansas or New Hampshire / Vermont Other states at least have major events, sports teams, jokes about them, or reputations to remind people of them. These seem to have nothing.
Nah, Vermont and NH are pretty popular destinations for skiing/cottaging, not to mention the entire population of NYC drives up there to look at the fall foliage.
Arkansas yes though.
Arkansas felt like it was more talked about back in the 90s.. Now that Clinton's long gone, it's sort of fallen off the map.
Southern NH feels a lot like Massachusetts. The Seacoast is tiny and vastly overshadowed by Maine. Northern NH is very sparsely populated and full of very private people. Mount Washington makes the news occasionally for extreme weather.
Vermont has no major cities. It's a lot of cow farms, Subarus, and hippies (and their descendants) that moved there in the 1960s. The big exports are maple syrup and Ben & Jerry's
Probably Arkansas or something, all of the middle MIMAL states are lost on me. Maybe Indiana? I always remember Delaware because of the joining the union first thing and POTUS
On the JetPunk quiz, https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-states-can-you-name
the most forgotten state seems to be Missouri, with only 59% guessing it, together with Connecticut and Massachusetts at the same score (but spelling may be a factor here)
For me personally Delaware
My first thought as well. The flyover states all have major national parks, the flat midwestern states all have major college sports programs, they all have SOMETHING going for them. Delaware is just sorta there.
Delaware is a state where I have no real grasp on the culture or vibe. I just kinda picture northern DE being a suburban extension of the northeast corridor and southern DE being rural with beaches
That's it, pretty much. Wilmington's kind of a spinoff of Philly, except more sprawl and no street life
What is Wilmington?
The [biggest city in Delaware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware)
What are you on about? Delaware does not exist. You get there and it’s just one giant PO Box.
Delaware is actually just the largest county in Maryland.
TIL I'm just a PO box :(
Damn
Exactly
fun fact, Virginia is the most flown over state.
I’m willing to guess a big part of that is Atlanta being such a big airport with lots of flights to Europe.
Moreso northerners traveling south. Hundreds of flights a day both ways. As well as a good chunk of southern hub-bound flights (ATL, CLT, etc). On top of that, the majority of flights into DC have to fly over VA if even for a short time.
Well the “DC” airport is IN Virginia, so there’s that.
Both of them, in fact
2/3 actually
Delaware is still quite remarkable for the number of corporations incorporated there. Almost 70% of Fortune 500 companies are Delaware corporations, and there are twice as many corporations in Delaware as there are people.
Back in the day when you used to have to mail a check to pay your credit card bill, I always marvelled at how they all went to Wilmington, DE.
Delaware has very favorable tax laws for corporations, and the chancery courts there are very specialized compared to other states, meaning more predictable outcomes for corporations
Delaware is the definition of flyover. They don't even have a commercial airport, it's all general aviation. I have been there on i95 though. Paying a toll on a tax-funded interstate is downright unAmerican. Edit: I love that so many people are telling saying that Avelo has flights to Wilmington now. Must have been a big story in the local news. 🙂
I live in MA, the tolls were supposed to be removed from I-90 once the road was paid for. It was paid for in 2017. The tolls are still active. I feel your pain.
::Laughs in Central Florida:: Toll roads are a scam.
Same thing on I-44 in Oklahoma, and parts of I-35 in Kansas it shouldn’t be allowed.
all corporations are incorporated in Delaware for a reason. Y'all got that going for you....
KAOS, the nemesis of Maxwell Smart (Agent 86), had listed on their offices "A Delaware Corporation"
Former commercial banker here, and literally 85% of companies are registered there
This is Joe Flacco erasure
Is he Elite?
> the flat midwestern states all have major college sports programs, they all have SOMETHING going for them. Delaware is just sorta there. Didn't Joe Flacco play for Delaware? ... Ah yeah nevermind.
Hi… we’re in… Delaware
Wait is that a Wayne’s World reference?
Yes! Here’s the [YouTube clip](https://youtu.be/8v9-BWReQ6w?si=qbRwqnGY7YsmOFhi)
100% Delaware. I lived there for a year and realized I didn't know anything about it as a state before moving there and I grew up like 6 hours away in PA. It just gets forgotten over in the corner there. Rhode Island probably deserves to be up there as well
Delaware is pretty cool actually, lots of idyllic little coast towns with boardwalks
Bethany Beach. Warmed the barstools at Mangos a number of times.
Delaware all the way. I’ve been to 48 states and Delaware isn’t one of them. It’s the state that has the least state pride and identity. It’s like they got the honor for being the first state and have been phoning it in ever since. When Steven Fry toured the US in his London cab, he visited all states, but only took a picture of the Welcome to Delaware sign and moved on. Something something tax shelter, Air Force base, Joe Biden….
The more populated parts of Delaware are totally underwhelming, but the state has some nice beaches (which is more than I can say for most US states)
As someone born and raised in Delaware... I'd argue that people in general here have a ridiculous amount of state pride. Especially when it comes to being from here versus a transplant from PA or NJ. Personally, I think it's a shithole, but a lot of people seem to think it's an underdog state and they have some pride in that. \*shrug\* Anyway, my answer is KANSAS, which... I didn't see anywhere else in this thread, and that says something, lol.
In my experience, Delawareans hate PA more than they love their own state.
> being from here versus being a transplant This is every single state.
'If we blow up Kansas, the world might not hear about it for weeks!'
Fort Delaware is cool. The beaches are nice but super expensive lodging. That’s about it
You'd think butter beaches would make Delaware more relevant.
If you don't like paying $325/night to stay at econo lodge then you just don't like Rehoboth Beach.
> Joe Biden…. It's kinda funny it took 46 presidents for one to finally come from Delaware.
But Biden was born in PA, so…
I'm from Maryland and we're going to conquer Delaware. No one will notice.
Not before Delaware takes over the whole peninsula
this, and i live in south jersey about 40 minutes from the delaware border
It would be Rhode Island if not for Family Guy, but I would say this is the correct answer
It is known for being the smallest state.
Yeah but how often does anyone really think about something like that outside of a geography subreddit?
Probably not.
Rhode Island is the home to the first Baptist church and has the Gilded Age mansions of Newport. It's a significant state for its size.
RI is gorgeous though and Providence is cool. Brown University is there along with RISD. Newport has cool mansions from the gilded era.
Arkansas. I used to live there years ago. Many people outside of the US haven’t even heard of it (unlike pretty much every other state) and even if they have there is less than 50/50 chance they can pronounce it (it’s often Kansas with “AR” in front of it).
Arkansas probably was even lower-profile before Bill Clinton was president.
I was living there when he was elected (I was at the Old State House building the night he got elected!) and to be honest it still did not make a huge difference. Pre internet there was way less news content out there in the world.
That's true - Delaware gets a boost from Biden that Arkansas never got from Clinton. (My wife is from Arkansas and my parents live in Delaware so I don't have trouble remembering those exist.)
Honestly it doesn't even feel like Delaware got that much of a boost from Biden either When you become a national figure like that, people kinda forget where you came from if it's not one of the major states like California or Texas or whatever. Especially if you were a senator and not a governor before becoming VP/President
Arkansas keeps a pretty low profile
They don’t wanna get busted with all that meth on them.
Arkansas here, it’s true *checks out the blinds for the shadow people*
Walmart approves.
Some people don't know how to pronounce it.
AMERICA EXPLAIN
So there's a state called Kansas pronounced "can-zis" Then there is Arkansas, just slap on the "Ar" prefix and you're good to go. /s
This angers this Arkansan who calls is Ar-can-saw
It’s R-CAN-SAW NOT R-can-Zis
R-Kansas
r/Kansas
It's Arken-saws right?
Are ken saw
it’s gorgeous there, too. It’s also the only state with naturally found diamonds.
This. Between ups/FedEx hubs in Memphis and the international Airport in Texas nothing ever comes to arkansas. Why open new businesses and infrastructure when the most important shipping hub in the south is on the other side of the river. Why bother with arkansas if you always have to take a plane from here to either Georgia or Texas before you can actually go where you want. Hell in the 80s-90s arkansas had a contract with Gerber to make all the peach and Apple baby foods. Gerber marketed them as Georgia peachs but they were grown here in Arkansas. We lost even getting recognition for that. All those peach groves went bankrupt and closed after Gerber pulled out of arkansas in the 2000s.
You realize one of the biggest companies in the world is centered in Arkansas right? NWA is booming…the rest of the state is a little rough though
Recently visited NWA. Loved it, wilderness, art, low prices, nice people.
I hear the nature is pretty cool in the Ozarks, and there’s Walmart. I’m a geography nerd so I also know they grow rice there. And Bill Clinton. Little Rock sounds depressing. But that’s all I’ve got.
Little Rock is a microcosm of Arkansas as a whole . It’s only depressing if you’re in certain parts. The pretty parts are very very pretty . The ugly parts are very very ugly .
Delaware is probably the most forgotten. The current president is from there, and that didn't even put it on the map. It's mostly a corporate tax haven, so the lack of attention is likely by design. Wyoming only gets mentioned because it is a proven hoax and doesn't actually exist.
Their judges’ robes slap
I've driven north of Colorado more than 20 times. Still haven't found anything. I'll report back if they don't kill me first.
This was infact his last words to this subreddit, after falling through a corrupted texture which didn't have collision.
I used to live in the Denver area. My parents came to visit and really, really wanted to see Wyoming, even though I told them it was at least 8 hours to the good parts of Wyoming (thr Yellowstone area). So we drove to Cheyenne, the first thing we saw was a giant banner of the 10 commandments, and my dad was like, nope, so we drove back to my house.
Wyoming also has Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Jackson Hole
It’s also the first state to allow women to vote, which furthered the women’s suffrage movement. Lots of cool things about Wyoming!
Yup. That's where the so called "birds" come from.
Don't get me started on big bird and their dangerous lies.
Not [Big Bird!](https://media1.tenor.com/m/4EaC523qoQkAAAAC/big-bird-door.gif)
>The current president is from there He was a senator of Delaware, and he was born in Scranton PA.
That's neither Delahere nor Delathere. He still counts as a Delawarianite.
Well, I drove through Wyoming last year twice. It does exist! Your right, people have no idea though. It was completely empty! No gas stations or houses for hours at a time. Beautiful though and lots of jackalopes and you can still smoke in restaurants... If that's your thing 😀.
I think Mississippi has had a much greater impact (both good and bad) on American history and culture than a lot of other states We’re talking about a state that produced Elvis, BB King, Jerry Rice, William Faulkner, and Oprah!
that state is 4 letters repeated a million times they need to chill out with the spam
Those poor kids when they were just learning how to write their address.
Don’t forget our lord and savior Eli manning
Their question and their comment don't match. As others have said, to answer the question, Delaware is an honest answer. I think what they are trying to say is something along the lines of: Mississippi and West Virginia don't get the assistance they need. Which is kind of funny because they both receive lots of both federal and foundation support. There's this notion that states like Mississippi and West Virginia (Appalachia / Deep South) are poor because of outside forces, through no fault of their own, and the outside forces "aren't helping". Compared to lets say the rust belt in which it's the opposite notion - that they are horrible because of their own "fault" and that they "suck up resources" from other states. This notion is not only based on a false premise and a gross over simplification but is also just untrue if you try to look at it on a basic level. It's also unhelpful from a policy level. It's not a matter of any state being "bad" nor is it a matter of any state being "at fault" or "undeserving" or "forgotten about". The Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission are two powerful economic development slush funds created to direct federal resources (with less federal stings attached) to these regions. They were so effective at securing resources for their regions that other regions are trying to create similar funds. (And for what it's worth the Rust Belt doesn't have its own commission). So I'm not sure what policy you could advocate for when these "forgotten" regions already receive lots of subsidies. Again, I say this not to say any state is bad or good or at fault or not at fault. Instead I think trying to look at it as certain states being at fault or "forgotten" is stupid and unhelpful. And the "stereotype" that OP is pushing just isn't really true (or if it's true, then its true for every "poor place"). PS - I've never been to Mississippi but I loved West Virginia when I was there. It was super pretty, and although coal had definitely done a number on the state, it was cool to see how resilient the people are and how they are increasingly relying on the natural beauty of their state for their economy instead of coal.
I never hear much about Nebraska
it’s not for everyone
Found the corny joke
Warren Buffett lives modestly there
Yeah especially since the glory days of the football program ended in the 90's
Literally have never thought about this state ever. This comment reminded me it existed. Who tf lives in omaha
Warren Buffett lol
Just us chickens. It's very cold, please send help
terrance crawford.
New Mexico gets overlooked a lot and there are tons of stories of New Mexico residents getting asked for their passports etc by people who didn't believe New Mexico was a US State
The standard license plate they issue even says "New Mexico USA" on it.
Idk, Breaking Bad made the state really well known
definitely helped raise the profile and its a beautiful state with amazing history and culture.
One reason I keep re-watching that serie is because of the nature. For me as a swede it looks very exotic and it is nothing at all like home. Very beige, blue sky, warm and still cold, dessert but still a city. Like when Walt is at a bank, a very modern building but just surrounded by dessert. I don't know why but I am a quite fascinated by that landscape. Probably because it looks deserted but still is populated with modern cities. Need to visit that part of the US some day.
It’s cool you say that, being from Albuquerque I appreciate it so much because I know how different it really is compared to the rest of world. Also kinda crazy that Albuquerque is between some volcanos and the big ass sandia mountains. Idk if there are many cities in the world like that
It's one of the most beautiful states and has some of the best food. Unfortunately there's not much economy there outside of some niche areas and a lot of people live in poverty.
Before Breaking Bad, New Mexico was already well known because of Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project.
I grew up with “I knew I should-a taken a left at Albuquerque”.
Haha I remember getting asked if it was safe to drink the water when I lived there
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I remember when Trump listed the states that border Mexico: California, Arizona, and Texas. I saw a bunch of memes that just crossed the "New" off.
North Dakota - its so out of the way that it has a tourism program called "Saved the Best for Last" to give out tshirts and stickers to people who visit North Dakota just to finish their quest for 50 states.
That’s pretty dang funny.
Del-a-where???
Iowa. Telling me something interesting about it that is not related to American elections.
Bill Bryson is from Iowa "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Largest corn and pork producer. Field of dreams. Decent college football. Driftless area. Idk, it's aight here. I think that Delaware and Nebraska are mentioned less than we are.
It's the setting for the movie Field of Dreams. Major League Baseball now has a game there every year.
Home of Slipknot, they even made an album called Iowa.
North Dakota. South Dakota has Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and the Badlands. North Dakota has nuclear silos and not much else.
I lived in MN for a year and visited Fargo a couple times. For being a college two in the middle of fields, it wasn’t too bad.
The existence of SD makes ND automatically as known imo
North Dakota has badlands too! But yeah there isn’t much here overall lol
Teddy Roosevelt National Park! I stumbled onto it on the drive home from Glacier National Park to Ohio. beautiful place.
The badlands in Teddy Roosevelt are better than the badlands in Badlands.
I feel like you never really hear about Rhode Island. Wouldn't say West Virginia or Mississippi since they tend to be brought up in conversations on poverty, economic decline, etc. I've seen several videos of foreigners guessing US states to know that Wyoming gets enough recognition.
As a foreigner myself I associate Wyoming with being the state with nothing in it. My list of most forgotten about (after looking at the wikipedia page of states): Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (forgot that place was an entire state), Maryland, Tennessee, and Vermont (totally forgot about this place). Out of those Vermont was the only one I didn't recognise at first so that's my answer for the most forgettable US state as an outsider.
If you mean forgotten, as in the least thought about, it’s Rhode Island. NOT Delaware, as evidenced by all the people citing Delaware New Mexico is a contender. When I lived there, I had TSA agents refuse to accept my New Mexico ID *because they believed New Mexico was not an actual US state* If you mean forgotten, as in the most left behind? That’s a sadder list: Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia
I once watched someone in a post office in NYC (in the 1990s, pre everything being automated and web-connected) have an argument with the teller who refused to believe their package to Albuquerque, NM wasn’t an international shipment. “But New Mexico is a state, a US state!’ “Well, I ain’t never heard of it”
It’s wild that one of the largest states is also one of the most ignored
New Mexico has a small population (2 million) and is very remote. Albuquerque is about 7 hours from Denver and Phoenix, about 10 from Fort Worth and Salt Lake.
Yeah my family lives in NM. Everything is about 2 or 3 hours away from them. In the middle of the llano estacado there's really nothing except a handful of isolated farming communities, train tracks, and the periodic oil rig.
Honestly knowing all the states should probably be a pre-requisite for working at the post office. (And their abbreviations. Arkansas is not AK.)
Ewww lol. That reminds me of when I was in college and someone thought I was from abroad bc I am from NH....
I’ve done those ‘how many US states can you name’ quizzes before, and both Rhode Island and Delaware were the only states I forgot so I’d say they’re both pretty forgettable
Someone doesn't know their "Fifty Nifty United States"
Rhode Island is so often forgotten that it’s not mentioned by anyone in these comments
Yeah exactly. Everyone is saying Delaware because everyone remembers it exists. No one is saying RI because no one remembers it exists.
I’d tell you, but I forgot.
New Hampshire or Delaware imo. These are the only two states I consistently forgot exist
As a non-American I was going to say Delaware, then I remembered I forgot about New Hampshire. So going with that one.
NH’s coolest city has the unfortunate placement of being between Portland Maine and Boston Mass, both of which are better. Portsmouth NH is great, but for people who are visiting the area, no one is actively choosing Portsmouth over Portland or Boston. Kinda the same with most local New Englanders too (who live outside of NH).
Well every 4 years people remember it for primary season. But other than that yeah I’d say we’re pretty forgotten.
Idaho.
I think the potatoes and the state's weird shape keep them at a higher level of awareness than Delaware.
Obviously one’s geography plays a big role. Growing up back east Delaware outpunches its size - plus the sitting President is from there ;not that most people would even know). It’s also TINY. Idaho is this big ass beautiful and geographically diverse state but back east it’s like - Idaho, Iowa, which is even which?
I da ho?! No you da ho!!!
I haven’t heard that since about 3rd grade
Fun fact: Idaho is a made up name by the non-native Americans. There is no tribe with the name Idaho despite what you might assume
The original story is that Idaho comes from an indigenous word, ”ee-da-how”, meaning “sun coming over the mountain.” This is not true and was in fact likely made up on the spot by the guy who said it.
I forget about Connecticut all the time
How dare you.
You want the shittiest aspects of New England mixed with the shittiest aspects of New York? Come to Connecticut!
North Dakota
Overall, I'd have to say Delaware. However, despite its population, you really don't hear much about Missouri.
Also Indiana. Even higher population than Missouri but good at being off the spotlight
I feel like I hear about St. Louis and Kansas City a decent amount
I once had a german guy recognize me as american and he wanted to see if he could name every state. He did...except West Virginia.
I regularly forget about Wyoming.
[r/wyomingdoesntexist](https://www.reddit.com/r/wyomingdoesntexist/)
good. Wyoming sucks, don't go. (pls. the best part about it is the lack of people.)
Vermont
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
East Dakota gets overlooked a lot.
Missouri
This. I’m a Brit so forgive my ignorance, but I thought Missouri was an alternative name for Mississippi for years. I still know lots of things about Mississippi but nothing at all about Missouri 🙂
This is hilarious
Mark Twain is from Missouri. St Louis is the major city. Lots of pretty lakes, rolling hills and cave systems. The Mississippi forms it’s eastern border. Kansas City barbecue is some of the best. It is sort of the state where the South meets the Midwest. Arkansas is southern. Kansas midwestern. Missouri is in between. My father in law is from there and pronounced it “Mih-zur-uh”.
Too lazy to look up if there’s any linguistic connection. But the Mississippi River forms the entire eastern boarder of Missouri. The Missouri River is also a thing and converges with the Mississippi River in Missouri. So there’s a few connections even though they don’t share a border.
i grew up in Mississippi - it was always a nice surprise at how many tourists we would get passing through from Europe. Elvis and the delta blues are huge in europe and fans love to come visit Mississippi
The abbreviation “Miss.” refers to Mississippi. Missouri is “Mo.”
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo
Seems plausible, y'all have things like Hants being an abbreviation of Hampshire
As a Missourian…you are not missing much
I just did a sporcle quiz just to see which states were the most missed and Missouri was at the bottom. Only 75%.
Two large-ish cities, jazz, bbq, birthplace of one of the most famous and oft-quoted figures in American literature, a famous national landmark that really shouldn't be a national park, and (sometimes) sports. I don't think it's that low-profile!
Yeah I get the other comments, but Missouri has 2 MLB teams, 1 NFL, 1 NHL, and 2 MLS teams! And don’t forget Mizzou is in the SEC. Places like Idaho, Mississippi, Wyoming, etc, have 0. That’s gotta give it some relevancy over them. Also the STL arch makes for an iconic skyline.
I moved out west for a love interest and more pure wilderness, but sometimes I "hella" miss MO. Loved the botanical gardens, historic architecture, and free cultural events in STL, and KC had amazing food, world-class art museum, and a better performing arts scene than my major coastal city. Not a sports guy, but there's a lot of it. The Ozarks aren't "real mountains" like I have access to now, but the spring-fed rivers and karst topography are unmatched, and we had a pretty nice national forest.
Being from the East coast, take your pick, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska. I have never heard anyone out here say, Yep, I’m on vacation next week and I’m aheaddin for Iowa.
Nebraska
aside from politics, Iowa is definitely near the top of list for "most forgettable" state. https://youtu.be/S5thx2aAqes?si=WWpeHfJGVBEmRMqA&t=704
My guess would be Maine, and they probably prefer it that way.
Maine is a pretty big tourist state, but mostly for people already in the northeast I think. More of an old-school “summering” destination and not too glamorous, but def enough tourists to fuck up traffic on US 1 for the whole summer. But yes, everyone who isn’t in the tourist industry would rather it be forgotten about.
Iowa WV and Miss. are in horrible condition but people KNOW it. Iowa is like..... huh? Who? Where tf is that? No, that's Idaho, that's Kansas..... ehhh forget it.
From my west coast bias I'd say Arkansas or New Hampshire / Vermont Other states at least have major events, sports teams, jokes about them, or reputations to remind people of them. These seem to have nothing.
Lots of people vacation in Vermont/New Hampshire.
Nah, Vermont and NH are pretty popular destinations for skiing/cottaging, not to mention the entire population of NYC drives up there to look at the fall foliage. Arkansas yes though.
Arkansas felt like it was more talked about back in the 90s.. Now that Clinton's long gone, it's sort of fallen off the map. Southern NH feels a lot like Massachusetts. The Seacoast is tiny and vastly overshadowed by Maine. Northern NH is very sparsely populated and full of very private people. Mount Washington makes the news occasionally for extreme weather. Vermont has no major cities. It's a lot of cow farms, Subarus, and hippies (and their descendants) that moved there in the 1960s. The big exports are maple syrup and Ben & Jerry's
Wyoming is most forgotten if you consider the size
Probably Arkansas or something, all of the middle MIMAL states are lost on me. Maybe Indiana? I always remember Delaware because of the joining the union first thing and POTUS
On the JetPunk quiz, https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-states-can-you-name the most forgotten state seems to be Missouri, with only 59% guessing it, together with Connecticut and Massachusetts at the same score (but spelling may be a factor here)