Snobbiest US States: How Smug Is North Carolina?

Charlotte NC

22 April, 2021

10:25 AM

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NORTH CAROLINA — If you live in North Carolina, have a bachelor's degree and happen to love wine, you might want to slow down and check your sense of social superiority at the door, according to one new ranking. Job search website Zippia recently released its ranking of the country's snobbiest states. Using a far-from-scientific method, Zippia concluded that the snobbiest of Americans have flocked to coastal states, whereas most down-to-earth folk have stuck to the country's middle. North Carolina is among those considered snobbier than many other states. In fact, our state ranked No. 18 on the list. Ironically, the snob-o-meter that Zippia used to determine each state's ranking is fairly snobby in itself: Have a bachelor's degree? This puts your personal smug factor a step above everyone else. Have a degree in art and humanities? These "scientifically" increase a person's snobbiness; however, the report doesn't cite which scientific sources it considered. Is there an Ivy League college in your state? You're certainly a snob by proxy. This metric also excludes — an active verb among the snooty — everyone outside of a small cluster of states in the Northeast. Finally, if you drink a lot of wine, you might as well kiss a life of humility goodbye. For this measure, Zippia looked at the states where residents consumed the most bottles of wine per capita. The ranking also noted that wine narrowly beat out craft beer. Zippia didn't, however, look at factors like wealth, income level or socioeconomic status. So, why did North Carolina rank where it did? It has something to do with the fact nearly one out of four residents — 23 percent, to be exact — have college degrees in the arts or humanities, coupled with the average 14 bottles of wine sold per person. (By comparison, South Carolina, which ranked among the least snobby states, sold about eight bottles of wine per person). Here are the top 10 snobbiest states, according to the ranking: 1. Massachusetts2. Vermont3. Connecticut4. New York5. New Hampshire6. Rhode Island7. California8. Oregon9. Maine10. Virginia Here are the 10 least snobby states: 41. Indiana and South Carolina (tie)43. Iowa44. Wyoming45. South Dakota46. Alabama47. Arkansas48. Oklahoma49. Mississippi50. West Virginia See the full ranking of snobbiest U.S. states. In closing, if you refuse to take this study as a true indicator of your state's smugness, we get it. In fact, here are a few other rankings to peruse, some of which might offer a more educated assessment of your state's greatness. SEE ALSO: The NC Billionaires Getting Richer During The Pandemic New 'Best State' Survey: See Where North Carolina Ranks Newsweek Top Hospitals Ranking Includes 12 NC Facilities Billionaires See Massive Wealth Spike Despite Pandemic: Forbes How Coronavirus Shook Up 2021's Best-Performing U.S. Cities