Every State Ranked for How Spectacular Their Fall Is
Here in Minnesota we're pretty proud of our our colors, and we should be because they're among the absolute best in the country.
Jeans & sweatshirts, crisp, frosty mornings, pumpkin spice, backyard fires, hot cider, football, and the amazing fall foliage that Minnesota offers -- that's Autumn in the Bold North.
The team at Thrillist has poured over the data to determine the ranking of every state in America when it comes to fall awesomeness. The Northeast is breathtaking. The Midwest is spectacular. The Rockies are grand. Here's how things shake out for 2024.
All 50 States Ranked by Fall Awesomeness
- #50 - Arizona
- #49 - Nevada
- #48 - Florida
- #47 - Louisiana
- #46 - Alaska
- #45 - North Dakota
- #44 - Iowa
- #43 - Kansas
- #42 - Mississippi
- #41 - Alabama
- #40 - Nebraska
- #39 - West Virginia
- #38 - Ohio
- #37 - Indiana
- #36 - Georgia
- #35 - South Carolina
- #34 - Texas
- #33 - Arkansas
- #32 - Delaware
- #31- Oklahoma
- #30 - Connecticut
- #29 - Utah
- #28 - Tennessee
- #27 - Illinois
- #26 - Idaho
- #25 - South Dakota
- #24 - California
- #23 - North Carolina
- #22 - New Hampshire
- #21 - New Mexico
- #20 - Missouri
- #19 - Montana
- #18 - Kentucky
- #17 - Hawaii
- #16 - Wyoming
- #15 - Rhode Island
- #14 - New Jersey
- #13 - Maryland
- #12 - Washington
- #11 - Oregon
- #10 - Virginia
- #9 - Pennsylvania
- #8 - Wisconsin
- #7 - New York
- #6 - Massachusetts
- #5 - Michigan
- #4 - Maine
- #3 - Colorado
- #2 - Minnesota 🍂
- #1 - Vermont
About autumn in Minnesota, Thrillist says,
Everything great about Minnesota just kind of clicks together in the fall, creating a Midwestern paradise where the skies are suddenly clear, temperatures are manageable, and the waters of the lakes become even more purifying when surrounded by color.
After a fairly slow start to the fall color change this season in Minnesota, things have really picked up -- really gaining steam here in the southern part of the state. Most of southern Minnesota is showing up as 50-75% of peak color according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color finder map.
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