Wallethub.com rated the best and worst states for teen drivers. They took into account fatalities, laws, cost of car ownership, and insurance premiums. Connecticut ranked 24th overall, due to a high score in safety conditions and lower scores in laws in driving conditions.
Data from Wallethub.com
Overall Rank |
State Name |
Safety Conditions Rank |
Economic Environment Rank |
Driving Laws Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York | 2 | 7 | 1 |
2 | Hawaii | 1 | 12 | 14 |
3 | Illinois | 9 | 10 | 1 |
4 | Oregon | 3 | 27 | 3 |
5 | Rhode Island | 4 | 38 | 6 |
6 | Massachusetts | 6 | 12 | 28 |
7 | Maryland | 8 | 25 | 9 |
8 | Delaware | 15 | 2 | 24 |
9 | Washington | 13 | 36 | 3 |
10 | Nevada | 5 | 20 | 24 |
11 | California | 10 | 39 | 11 |
12 | New Jersey | 12 | 46 | 6 |
13 | North Carolina | 25 | 16 | 6 |
14 | Michigan | 22 | 4 | 28 |
15 | Kentucky | 16 | 24 | 18 |
16 | Virginia | 10 | 40 | 24 |
17 | Kansas | 30 | 6 | 18 |
18 | New Mexico | 28 | 5 | 30 |
19 | Texas | 23 | 8 | 36 |
20 | Georgia | 16 | 48 | 12 |
21 | Alaska | 20 | 43 | 18 |
22 | Tennessee | 34 | 28 | 9 |
23 | West Virginia | 36 | 11 | 18 |
24 | Connecticut | 7 | 31 | 40 |
25 | Louisiana | 30 | 45 | 5 |
26 | Indiana | 33 | 32 | 14 |
27 | Minnesota | 32 | 19 | 18 |
28 | Wisconsin | 34 | 17 | 18 |
29 | Maine | 40 | 29 | 14 |
30 | Colorado | 39 | 35 | 13 |
31 | Vermont | 18 | 15 | 40 |
32 | New Hampshire | 27 | 30 | 32 |
33 | Ohio | 19 | 21 | 39 |
34 | Florida | 14 | 34 | 38 |
35 | Pennsylvania | 20 | 48 | 24 |
36 | Utah | 26 | 47 | 17 |
37 | Idaho | 29 | 41 | 32 |
38 | Iowa | 42 | 3 | 43 |
39 | Alabama | 37 | 42 | 31 |
40 | North Dakota | 49 | 9 | 32 |
41 | Arizona | 23 | 44 | 43 |
T-42 | Missouri | 37 | 23 | 43 |
T-42 | South Carolina | 44 | 32 | 37 |
44 | Montana | 41 | 21 | 43 |
45 | Arkansas | 43 | 50 | 32 |
46 | Wyoming | 46 | 37 | 40 |
47 | Oklahoma | 50 | 18 | 43 |
48 | Nebraska | 47 | 14 | 48 |
49 | Mississippi | 45 | 26 | 49 |
50 | South Dakota | 48 | 1 | 50 |