CONNECTICUT, USA — WalletHub released a list of 2023's Greenest States and Connecticut was in the top 10.
Connecticut made it to #6 most environmentally friendly state out of the 50 states. Connecticut's environmental quality totaled 8, eco-friendly behaviors 11, and climate change contributions 1. The total score was 72.45.
The most eco-friendly state on the list is Vermont with a 1 in eco-friendly and 2 in environmental quality. The overall total score was 78.44.
The least environmentally friendly state was West Virginia with a total score of 19.30.
It was also found that when comparing blue states and red states, blue states are more eco-friendly. The average rank for blue was 14.92 versus the red average rank of 36.08.
WalletHub compared each of the 50 states across three dimensions environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors, and climate-change contributions. Those dimensions were evaluated using 25 metrics relevant to each.
Each of the metrics was graded on a 100-point scale, where 100 is the highest level of eco-friendliness. Each state's weighted average was weighted across all metrics in order to get the final score and rank them.
Jareliz Diaz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jdiaz@fox61.com
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