State Similarity Index Distance Matrix

Jeff JonesMarch 25, 2023March 25, 2023country similarity index

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Note: in this matrix, the lower the number the more similar US states are to each other

American-State	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming
Alabama	0	49.8	42.7	17.2	53.4	48	48.2	41.7	30	16.6	56.6	40	42.4	30	39.4	35.2	20	20.4	44.9	41.3	51	38.5	43.8	14	26.2	43.6	40.1	48.9	48	48.8	46.7	49.8	22.2	43.2	31.8	26.9	46.9	38	49.7	16.4	40.4	16.3	29.5	46.7	49.2	29.3	48.2	27.9	37.1	41.8
Alaska	49.8	0	40.4	48.3	44.2	37.9	47.7	49.5	50.8	48.1	44.9	36.1	47	45.4	44.7	43.5	47.2	49.1	42.9	48.3	50.4	43.7	42	51	43.6	36.3	43.9	42.1	45.8	51.6	43.4	49.9	47.5	39.9	44.5	45.8	38.5	44.7	50.7	49.1	40.3	48.1	46.9	41.3	43.8	47.3	37.1	49	41.2	37.7
Arizona	42.7	40.4	0	38	31.5	29.5	48.7	45	36.9	38.3	46.5	29	43	40.4	41.9	36.7	39.8	42.1	47.3	45.6	50.5	41.5	44.7	41.7	36.2	34	37.2	23.4	48.9	49.2	25.5	49.1	37.9	43.8	41.6	35.6	31.9	44.1	48.7	40.2	37.1	39.9	31.9	30	49	40.4	34.5	44.8	41.2	34.4
Arkansas	17.2	48.3	38	0	50.7	42.6	49.5	42.5	34.3	24.1	57.8	36.4	40.8	29.9	33.3	30.2	19.8	23.3	45.1	43.7	52.8	36.8	38.2	19.2	20.9	38	32.9	44.5	48.2	50	42.4	51.8	26.4	36.8	30.5	20	43.5	38.6	50.9	24.4	33.2	19.3	29.5	43.1	48.2	33	45.4	26.5	34.9	36.9
California	53.4	44.2	31.5	50.7	0	31.9	38.4	40.7	42.2	46.6	35.9	43.1	35.6	48.2	47.9	43.9	49.9	49.9	46.6	36.6	38.8	42.4	41.5	52.7	45.8	43.8	45.9	27.7	45.7	36.9	31.7	35.9	44.2	52.4	45.2	48.4	25.8	41.2	40.1	50.5	49.1	49.6	39.9	41.6	45.1	41.5	25.2	53.3	43.5	49.5
Colorado	48	37.9	29.5	42.6	31.9	0	40	42.5	45.2	45.1	43.6	29.6	33.3	40	32.4	28.9	42.3	47.7	39.7	39.8	43.3	35.8	29.8	49.7	33.9	24.4	31.5	30.3	40.2	43.1	27.6	40.9	41.7	35.4	37.6	36.2	25.7	37.5	44.1	47.7	34	42.1	39.3	28.1	39.6	39.1	25.5	43.8	34	26.6
Connecticut	48.2	47.7	48.7	49.5	38.4	40	0	27.9	41.4	42	42.8	51.4	27.2	39.1	41.5	45	43.1	50.3	27.1	21.8	16.5	32.2	34	51.8	40.9	49.8	45.5	47.1	24.4	18.3	47	19.9	37.4	49.6	33.4	51.3	38.2	25	17.8	42.2	49.6	41.5	50.7	51.6	26.9	30	35.6	43.9	32.8	55.4
Delaware	41.7	49.5	45	42.5	40.7	42.5	27.9	0	33	34.8	46.2	50	29.9	35.3	41.2	40.5	36.9	38.2	35.5	19.7	32.3	34.2	36.6	40.7	36.2	47	44.5	45.3	35.5	24.9	43.5	31.3	30.4	46.9	32.4	43.9	36.8	26.5	28.6	34.4	46.8	37	44.2	51.3	38.6	27.3	37.7	38.6	36.8	52.2
Florida	30	50.8	36.9	34.3	42.2	45.2	41.4	33	0	24.2	46.1	45.3	40.4	38.6	45.5	42	36.5	30.1	44.5	35.7	43.7	39.1	45.2	31.8	37.5	49.1	44.3	41.1	46.7	38.4	43.6	42	28.1	49.2	35.6	35.8	44.2	38.3	40.1	27.5	44.7	31.3	31	49	49.5	32	44.9	43.4	40.6	50.1
Georgia	16.6	48.1	38.3	24.1	46.6	45.1	42	34.8	24.2	0	51.3	40.3	40.6	32.6	42.3	36.6	25.2	23.5	43.3	33.4	44.2	37.3	43.2	19.4	29.3	46.8	41.3	44.6	44.9	42	47.4	43.3	16.5	46	32.2	29.5	44.6	35	42.9	12.7	42.5	20.7	27.7	44.9	47.5	22.5	43.4	33.9	38.2	45.2
Hawaii	56.6	44.9	46.5	57.8	35.9	43.6	42.8	46.2	46.1	51.3	0	52.4	46.2	55	52.1	52.5	56.5	54.9	47.5	42.1	44.3	49	46.9	57.5	52.6	50.6	54.3	45.8	46.9	42.6	45.1	44.2	49	57.4	51.6	56.1	40.2	46.9	44.3	52.9	55.5	54.3	52.3	53.7	47.7	45.9	36.9	56.7	48.2	55.4
Idaho	40	36.1	29	36.4	43.1	29.6	51.4	50	45.3	40.3	52.4	0	46.2	35.6	35.2	31.2	36.4	45.6	41.6	51.6	54.1	40.1	40.2	41.8	34.4	22.8	30.7	32.4	45	55	36.1	52.9	41.1	34.1	38.2	33.8	28.4	42.2	53.1	40.7	28.5	37.9	38.4	23.7	44	43.9	32.3	39.3	35.8	19.8
Illinois	42.4	47	43	40.8	35.6	33.3	27.2	29.9	40.4	40.6	46.2	46.2	0	24.3	28	31.7	36	41	37.5	27.6	32.8	23.1	22.4	44	29.4	40.6	32.3	40.1	36.9	27.2	39.4	26.6	35.9	36.7	23	39.6	34.3	25.2	33.4	42.2	36.3	36.1	39.1	46.5	36.9	32.2	32.5	41.4	22.6	47.3
Indiana	30	45.4	40.4	29.9	48.2	40	39.1	35.3	38.6	32.6	55	35.6	24.3	0	23.9	25.3	22.7	35.9	38.7	35.4	43.1	22.5	30	33.5	21.9	37.7	26.8	43.3	40	39.1	43.5	40.2	31.9	33.2	16.2	30.2	41.4	26.1	41	31.1	28.9	26	34.9	43.5	41.3	32.9	42.1	28.6	22.8	36.7
Iowa	39.4	44.7	41.9	33.3	47.9	32.4	41.5	41.2	45.5	42.3	52.1	35.2	28	23.9	0	19.9	32	42.7	36.7	41.5	45.6	26.9	20.7	40.1	24.4	32.2	18	43.3	37.9	44.3	41.4	43.4	39.8	23.4	25.9	30.4	38.5	32	44.6	41.5	21.3	34.9	39.7	39.3	37.7	40.6	39.4	33.9	20.9	31.8
Kansas	35.2	43.5	36.7	30.2	43.9	28.9	45	40.5	42	36.6	52.5	31.2	31.7	25.3	19.9	0	28.1	37.2	41.5	41.6	49.3	32.4	28.5	35.3	21	30.3	17.2	40.3	43.3	46.5	37.9	46.9	35.7	25.3	29.3	20.1	37	34.4	46.6	38.2	23.2	31.1	30.5	33.8	44.1	38	37.5	33.6	28.3	29.2
Kentucky	20	47.2	39.8	19.8	49.9	42.3	43.1	36.9	36.5	25.2	56.5	36.4	36	22.7	32	28.1	0	29.7	39.1	37.2	47	30.8	35.1	23.9	19.6	36.6	33.9	44.5	41.1	45	42.7	44.6	24.8	36.7	24.8	24	40.2	29.8	45.2	25.4	33.6	14.5	32	42.4	41.4	27.4	42.7	18.5	28.6	37.4
Louisiana	20.4	49.1	42.1	23.3	49.9	47.7	50.3	38.2	30.1	23.5	54.9	45.6	41	35.9	42.7	37.2	29.7	0	49.4	41.8	51.3	39.3	43.6	18.7	30.3	46.4	41.9	47.6	51.9	46.5	44.9	50.6	26.6	43.2	35.4	30.2	48.3	40.4	48.2	25.1	42.5	27.3	28.8	50.6	53.4	34.1	47.5	36.3	39.4	45.6
Maine	44.9	42.9	47.3	45.1	46.6	39.7	27.1	35.5	44.5	43.3	47.5	41.6	37.5	38.7	36.7	41.5	39.1	49.4	0	35.9	27.4	32.2	32.1	48.7	38	38.7	41.7	46.2	17.3	37.1	46	34.3	37.9	42.6	34.6	46.9	35.5	31.3	29.4	42.8	40.3	40.3	51.2	47.5	18.5	37.4	36.5	36.6	29.7	45.2
Maryland	41.3	48.3	45.6	43.7	36.6	39.8	21.8	19.7	35.7	33.4	42.1	51.6	27.6	35.4	41.5	41.6	37.2	41.8	35.9	0	24.9	32	34.1	43	34.9	49.6	42.5	45.5	34.7	19.9	44.4	24.4	28.5	48.9	30.9	45.3	37.2	25.9	27.3	34.4	47.4	35.2	44.7	49.5	36.7	22.1	35.3	39.8	34.6	53.3
Massachusetts	51	50.4	50.5	52.8	38.8	43.3	16.5	32.3	43.7	44.2	44.3	54.1	32.8	43.1	45.6	49.3	47	51.3	27.4	24.9	0	35.8	37.3	54.9	44.5	52.5	47.8	47.8	24.7	21.6	50.3	20.8	41.5	52.3	35.8	54.8	41.3	28.3	15.5	45.6	51.7	45.9	53.6	53.3	27.9	33.9	38.6	47.7	37.1	57.8
Michigan	38.5	43.7	41.5	36.8	42.4	35.8	32.2	34.2	39.1	37.3	49	40.1	23.1	22.5	26.9	32.4	30.8	39.3	32.2	32	35.8	0	21.6	39.6	28.9	36.1	31.2	43.8	33.5	33.5	42.8	30.6	32.5	34.4	17	37.8	35.3	21.8	33.9	36.6	32.9	31.4	41.7	45	33.4	31.5	34.9	33.8	16.4	43.6
Minnesota	43.8	42	44.7	38.2	41.5	29.8	34	36.6	45.2	43.2	46.9	40.2	22.4	30	20.7	28.5	35.1	43.6	32.1	34.1	37.3	21.6	0	44.2	27.1	33.7	25.8	44.6	34	35.6	41.6	33.3	39	25.1	25.6	38	33.7	27.9	37.9	44.4	27.6	38.6	41.6	42.5	32.7	35.6	32.2	38.7	16	40.4
Mississippi	14	51	41.7	19.2	52.7	49.7	51.8	40.7	31.8	19.4	57.5	41.8	44	33.5	40.1	35.3	23.9	18.7	48.7	43	54.9	39.6	44.2	0	29.7	45.2	41	47.2	51.3	50.3	46.3	51.7	25.1	43.8	33.9	26	48.3	41.2	50.1	21.1	40.3	22.9	29.2	47.8	52.1	32.3	49.3	30.5	39.7	44.9
Missouri	26.2	43.6	36.2	20.9	45.8	33.9	40.9	36.2	37.5	29.3	52.6	34.4	29.4	21.9	24.4	21	19.6	30.3	38	34.9	44.4	28.9	27.1	29.7	0	31.8	23.9	41.4	39.9	43.1	39.5	42.8	28.3	30.9	21.8	22.9	36.8	29.8	44.2	29.9	27.1	20.2	31.9	39.6	40.8	30.6	38.4	27.6	26.3	33.7
Montana	43.6	36.3	34	38	43.8	24.4	49.8	47	49.1	46.8	50.6	22.5	40.6	37.7	32.2	30.3	36.6	46.5	38.7	49.6	52.5	36.1	33.7	45.2	31.8	0	29.6	35.5	42.2	53.1	32.7	50.2	42.4	27.6	37	35.4	29.4	39.9	51.8	46.5	25	40.4	42.5	33.6	40.8	45.9	32.1	35.5	32.8	20.5
Nebraska	40.1	43.9	37.2	32.9	45.9	31.5	45.5	44.5	44.3	41.3	54.3	30.7	32.3	26.8	18	17.2	33.9	41.9	41.7	42.5	47.8	31.2	25.8	41	23.9	29.6	0	42	44.5	47.1	41.2	45.9	40.6	22.1	29.2	28.1	39.1	36.3	47.9	42.6	17.2	36.8	36	34.8	43	41	40.6	38.2	27.6	28.8
Nevada	48.9	42.1	23.4	44.5	27.7	30.3	47.1	45.3	41.1	44.6	45.8	32.4	40.1	43.3	43.3	40.3	44.5	47.6	46.2	45.5	47.8	43.8	44.6	47.2	41.4	35.5	42	0	46.8	46.7	27.6	44.6	44.7	46.1	43.5	41.7	31	43.7	47.6	48.3	40.9	45.8	38.2	32.8	47.3	44.1	33.5	46.1	43.6	36.9
New Hampshire	48	45.8	48.9	48.2	45.7	40.2	24.4	35.5	46.7	44.9	46.9	45	36.9	40	37.9	43.3	41.1	51.9	17.3	34.7	24.7	33.5	34	51.3	39.9	42.2	44.5	46.8	0	32.9	48.6	31.4	39.9	44.4	35	50.4	38.2	28.1	27	43.8	44.4	40.7	52.2	48.7	19.3	35.4	37	38.5	30.7	47.4
New Jersey	48.8	51.6	49.2	50	36.9	43.1	18.3	24.9	38.4	42	42.6	55	27.2	39.1	44.3	46.5	45	46.5	37.1	19.9	21.6	33.5	35.6	50.3	43.1	53.1	47.1	46.7	32.9	0	46.8	19.6	37.8	52.4	35	51.4	40.8	27.1	22	43.2	52.1	42.7	47.6	53.7	37.1	30.5	37.6	45.3	37.5	58.5
New Mexico	46.7	43.4	25.5	42.4	31.7	27.6	47	43.5	43.6	47.4	45.1	36.1	39.4	43.5	41.4	37.9	42.7	44.9	46	44.4	50.3	42.8	41.6	46.3	39.5	32.7	41.2	27.6	48.6	46.8	0	45.2	43.6	45	42.6	37.3	35.2	44	47.1	47.4	40.6	43.2	35.4	38.3	47.2	44.4	37.3	44.2	42.1	34.9
New York	49.8	49.9	49.1	51.8	35.9	40.9	19.9	31.3	42	43.3	44.2	52.9	26.6	40.2	43.4	46.9	44.6	50.6	34.3	24.4	20.8	30.6	33.3	51.7	42.8	50.2	45.9	44.6	31.4	19.6	45.2	0	37.7	49.9	33.5	52.4	39	23.7	23.7	45.7	49.9	42.8	49.9	52.4	31.5	31.9	36.6	45.6	34.3	56.7
North Carolina	22.2	47.5	37.9	26.4	44.2	41.7	37.4	30.4	28.1	16.5	49	41	35.9	31.9	39.8	35.7	24.8	26.6	37.9	28.5	41.5	32.5	39	25.1	28.3	42.4	40.6	44.7	39.9	37.8	43.6	37.7	0	45.7	29.4	32	38.4	30	39.3	15.6	41.3	20.5	32	44.7	43.1	18.3	39	31.4	34.1	45.2
North Dakota	43.2	39.9	43.8	36.8	52.4	35.4	49.6	46.9	49.2	46	57.4	34.1	36.7	33.2	23.4	25.3	36.7	43.2	42.6	48.9	52.3	34.4	25.1	43.8	30.9	27.8	22.1	46.1	44.4	52.4	45	49.9	45.7	0	33.2	32.5	43.5	39.8	51.4	45.2	17	41.2	40.3	39.6	42	45.2	42.7	38.8	27.7	29.5
Ohio	31.8	44.5	41.6	30.5	45.2	37.6	33.4	32.4	35.6	32.2	51.6	38.2	23	16.2	25.9	29.3	24.8	35.4	34.6	30.9	35.8	17	25.6	33.9	21.8	37	29.2	43.5	35	35	42.6	33.5	29.4	33.2	0	31.6	38.1	18.7	36.1	31	30.1	25.5	36.2	43.8	36.7	30.5	38.9	28.7	21.2	40.4
Oklahoma	26.9	45.8	35.6	20	48.4	36.2	51.3	43.9	35.8	29.5	56.1	33.8	39.6	30.2	30.4	20.1	24	30.2	46.9	45.3	54.8	37.8	38	26	22.9	35.4	28.1	41.7	50.4	51.4	37.3	52.4	32	32.5	31.6	0	42.4	39.7	52.2	31	29.1	25.1	25.6	38.9	50.8	37.1	43.3	31.5	36.6	33.2
Oregon	46.9	38.5	31.9	43.5	25.8	25.7	38.2	36.8	44.2	44.6	40.2	28.4	34.3	41.4	38.5	37	40.2	48.3	35.5	37.2	41.3	35.3	33.7	48.3	36.8	29.4	39.1	31	38.2	40.8	35.2	39	38.4	43.5	38.1	42.4	0	35.1	40.3	46.5	39.6	41.8	44.3	34.7	36.5	38	15.3	41.7	35.4	37.4
Pennsylvania	38	44.7	44.1	38.6	41.2	37.5	25	26.5	38.3	35	46.9	42.2	25.2	26.1	32	34.4	29.8	40.4	31.3	25.9	28.3	21.8	27.9	41.2	29.8	39.9	36.3	43.7	28.1	27.1	44	23.7	30	39.8	18.7	39.7	35.1	0	30.2	35.5	39	30.8	40.7	45.2	31.9	26.7	35	30.5	24.1	44.6
Rhode Island	49.7	50.7	48.7	50.9	40.1	44.1	17.8	28.6	40.1	42.9	44.3	53.1	33.4	41	44.6	46.6	45.2	48.2	29.4	27.3	15.5	33.9	37.9	50.1	44.2	51.8	47.9	47.6	27	22	47.1	23.7	39.3	51.4	36.1	52.2	40.3	30.2	0	43.4	50.8	44.2	51.7	53.6	31	34.1	39.5	44.3	36.1	57.1
South Carolina	16.4	49.1	40.2	24.4	50.5	47.7	42.2	34.4	27.5	12.7	52.9	40.7	42.2	31.1	41.5	38.2	25.4	25.1	42.8	34.4	45.6	36.6	44.4	21.1	29.9	46.5	42.6	48.3	43.8	43.2	47.4	45.7	15.6	45.2	31	31	46.5	35.5	43.4	0	41.1	19.9	32.4	46.9	46.7	23.1	46.2	32.4	38.3	44.2
South Dakota	40.4	40.3	37.1	33.2	49.1	34	49.6	46.8	44.7	42.5	55.5	28.5	36.3	28.9	21.3	23.2	33.6	42.5	40.3	47.4	51.7	32.9	27.6	40.3	27.1	25.3	17.2	40.9	44.4	52.1	40.6	49.9	41.3	17	30.1	29.1	39.6	39	50.8	41.1	0	35.7	36.7	37.2	41.9	44.6	40.5	37.5	28.1	27.3
Tennessee	16.3	48.1	39.9	19.3	49.6	42.1	41.5	37	31.3	20.7	54.3	37.9	36.1	26	34.9	31.1	14.5	27.3	40.3	35.2	45.9	31.4	38.6	22.9	20.2	40.4	36.8	45.8	40.7	42.7	43.2	42.8	20.5	41.2	25.5	25.1	41.8	30.8	44.2	19.9	35.7	0	31	43	43.3	26.1	42.8	26	33.4	39.1
Texas	29.5	46.9	31.9	29.5	39.9	39.3	50.7	44.2	31	27.7	52.3	38.4	39.1	34.9	39.7	30.5	32	28.8	51.2	44.7	53.6	41.7	41.6	29.2	31.9	42.5	36	38.2	52.2	47.6	35.4	49.9	32	40.3	36.2	25.6	44.3	40.7	51.7	32.4	36.7	31	0	40.3	54.3	35.4	43.4	40	39.3	39.4
Utah	46.7	41.3	30	43.1	41.6	28.1	51.6	51.3	49	44.9	53.7	23.7	46.5	43.5	39.3	33.8	42.4	50.6	47.5	49.5	53.3	45	42.5	47.8	39.6	33.6	34.8	32.8	48.7	53.7	38.3	52.4	44.7	39.6	43.8	38.9	34.7	45.2	53.6	46.9	37.2	43	40.3	0	47.8	45.1	38.8	45.6	41.3	28.2
Vermont	49.2	43.8	49	48.2	45.1	39.6	26.9	38.6	49.5	47.5	47.7	44	36.9	41.3	37.7	44.1	41.4	53.4	18.5	36.7	27.9	33.4	32.7	52.1	40.8	40.8	43	47.3	19.3	37.1	47.2	31.5	43.1	42	36.7	50.8	36.5	31.9	31	46.7	41.9	43.3	54.3	47.8	0	38.2	37.9	38.2	30.8	47.8
Virginia	29.3	47.3	40.4	33	41.5	39.1	30	27.3	32	22.5	45.9	43.9	32.2	32.9	40.6	38	27.4	34.1	37.4	22.1	33.9	31.5	35.6	32.3	30.6	45.9	41	44.1	35.4	30.5	44.4	31.9	18.3	45.2	30.5	37.1	38	26.7	34.1	23.1	44.6	26.1	35.4	45.1	38.2	0	35.9	31.9	33.5	46.5
Washington	48.2	37.1	34.5	45.4	25.2	25.5	35.6	37.7	44.9	43.4	36.9	32.3	32.5	42.1	39.4	37.5	42.7	47.5	36.5	35.3	38.6	34.9	32.2	49.3	38.4	32.1	40.6	33.5	37	37.6	37.3	36.6	39	42.7	38.9	43.3	15.3	35	39.5	46.4	40.5	42.8	43.5	38.8	37.9	35.9	0	44.5	33.6	40.7
West Virginia	27.9	49	44.8	26.5	53.3	43.8	43.9	38.6	43.4	33.9	56.7	39.3	41.4	28.6	33.9	33.6	18.5	36.3	36.6	39.8	47.7	33.8	38.7	30.5	27.6	35.5	38.2	46.1	38.5	45.3	44.2	45.6	31.4	38.8	28.7	31.5	41.7	30.5	44.3	32.4	37.5	26	40	45.6	38.2	31.9	44.5	0	33.7	38.2
Wisconsin	37.1	41.2	41.2	34.9	43.5	34	32.8	36.8	40.6	38.2	48.2	35.8	22.6	22.8	20.9	28.3	28.6	39.4	29.7	34.6	37.1	16.4	16	39.7	26.3	32.8	27.6	43.6	30.7	37.5	42.1	34.3	34.1	27.7	21.2	36.6	35.4	24.1	36.1	38.3	28.1	33.4	39.3	41.3	30.8	33.5	33.6	33.7	0	38.2
Wyoming	41.8	37.7	34.4	36.9	49.5	26.6	55.4	52.2	50.1	45.2	55.4	19.8	47.3	36.7	31.8	29.2	37.4	45.6	45.2	53.3	57.8	43.6	40.4	44.9	33.7	20.5	28.8	36.9	47.4	58.5	34.9	56.7	45.2	29.5	40.4	33.2	37.4	44.6	57.1	44.2	27.3	39.1	39.4	28.2	47.8	46.5	40.7	38.2	38.2	0

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