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- [Briggs] What is going on, everyone?
Welcome back to the "World According to Briggs"
and a second video in the "Love or Hate the States" series.
Our last video was about
the most hated states in the US.
There was a survey,
actually, there was a few surveys
that asked Americans to list
the three states they hated
and then list the three states they loved.
If you didn't see that first video,
there's a link down below.
Today, we're looking at the other half of the survey,
the most loved states.
I went a step further
and researched what reasons people gave
for loving that state
or why they wanted to move there.
Things like that.
And I also looked up
what the population growth was in 2019
to sort of confirm that people love this state.
If they've got a whole bunch of people moving in,
obviously, people dig the state.
If it's losing population,
maybe not so much.
Like I said in the last video,
I will use the 2019 stats
because last year's numbers, 2020,
they don't paint an accurate picture
of anything right now
because of the pandemic,
everything was different.
So we're just going to go by 2019 numbers.
There are many reasons people love a state.
I asked on this channel the other day
for everyone to list what state they loved
and why.
I got all sorts of great answers
like, "I grew up there.
"I vacation there.
"My Papa owned a farm there."
One gentleman explained
it was the state he moved to
after he divorced his nutty wife,
his words, not mine.
He also went into an in depth profanity laced explanation
on why they got a divorce
that I don't think I'll add to this video.
All right, let's see
what the most love states are.
Number 10, Texas.
The lone star state gives us our first surprise.
Not that it's on the list,
that it's not closer to number one or two.
It's very popular these days
and a lot of people are moving there.
Some of the people I moved there
have complained about some things
they're not used to.
These are people from Southern California
that moved there with Toyota
so the bugs and stuff like that,
they don't dig
and they say you get sweltering heat in the summer.
But other than that,
this is a great state.
A lot of good things are going on here
and people seem to love it.
It is in the top 10 of most love states.
The reason people give for moving here
or loving this state is opportunity,
real estate prices,
and gun laws.
Yeah, that's a big one for people in Texas.
Gun laws.
29% of the people surveyed had Texas
in its top three.
They'd have population growth in 2019 of 3.9%.
Number nine, Georgia.
The peach state is another state
that's gained popularity in the last few decades.
I love Georgia.
You'd think I'd hate it
because it's where I did basic training in the army.
I attended ranger school in Georgia,
tore my Achilles tendon in Georgia.
We've been knocked out twice in Georgia,
broke two fingers in Georgia,
and got a horrible rash.
But I still love the state.
The Southern hospitality is a big reason
people fall in love with Georgia
and the low cost living is why they move there.
Actually when asked,
low cost of living,
good housing prices,
and they love Georgia
are reasons people say they move there.
Georgia had a population growth in 2019 of 3%
and 31% of the people surveyed had Georgia
in their top three
Number eight, Maine.
If you ever visit Maine,
you'll notice the first day
why people fall in love
with the pine tree state.
The landscapes are amazing.
They have a very appealing slower pace.
It's kind of interesting
sort of like you have this vibe in California
of a laid back thing.
Well, you just have this vibe in Maine.
It's just, I wouldn't say carefree,
it's hard to really explain.
But the vibe I always got were
that people are just happy to be there.
Happy to be there
and they're not gonna really get upset about much.
It's really strange.
I love Maine.
The population growth in 2019 was 1.16%,
which is strange
because they have a older population.
And normally when you have a older population,
you don't have growth in your state,
but they do.
They're pulling it off.
36% of the people surveyed
had Maine in their top three.
Number seven, Arizona.
The copper state or Grand Canyon state
is a strange one.
They were not too far out
of the top 10 most hated states,
and here they are at one of the most loved states.
Arizona and another state on this list
are kind of strange that way.
It's like people love them or they hate them.
There's not much in between.
Most people stated that they loved Arizona
because of the desert heat and weather,
low cost of living,
cheap real estate,
and lenient gun laws again.
Arizona, they're pretty lenient
when it comes to their guns.
I think Alaska is another really big one
where that one you kind of need it,
especially if you live out in the woods,
but Arizona, they're pretty lenient
with their laws there.
Arizona's population grew by about 5% in 2019,
36% of the people surveyed said Arizona
is one of the top three states they love.
Number six, Florida.
The sunshine state shows up at number six.
Florida's one of those states
that wasn't too far out of the most hated
as well as here they are
in the most love states.
Florida is really two different states
when it comes to people.
The coastal people that love the state,
depending on which city you look at,
they'll be younger with some money
or retired with some money.
Then you go inland and you find rednecks
that still believe the civil war is undecided.
One thing all those types have in common,
they love the state of Florida.
People in cold states like New York,
Minnesota,
Wisconsin,
Michigan,
they'll dream about living in Florida.
And that's why 37% of the people surveyed
had Florida in their top three.
And in 2019, they had a population growth of 3.31%.
Number five, North Carolina.
The tar hill state has always grown in population.
The 2020 census is the only
of three census since 1780
that North Carolina had less than 10% growth.
A lot of that growth comes from
the fact that people from the state
stay in the state.
North Carolina is third
when it comes to born and raised
never leaving the state.
That's just proof
that this is a very much loved state.
In 2019, they had 3.08% growth.
And 39% of the people surveyed
had North Carolina in their top three.
Number four, Nevada.
If you don't mind the desert,
the heat,
the open land,
Nevada is a great place.
They have a low cost living,
gambling,
low housing costs,
gambling,
tons of stuff to do, including gambling.
Now, the reason I said gambling three times
is from experience.
Anytime I've ever mentioned gambling
when talking about Nevada or Las Vegas,
the locals totally lose it
and leave comments about,
"That's not all Nevada is.
"There's so much more in Nevada.
"You don't know because you're not from here."
I get it all the time.
My answer to that is always the same thing.
If you don't want people to think
that all Nevada is is gambling,
tell the state and the casinos
to stop running ads nonstop
promoting gambling and casinos.
And while you're asking people
for things that'll never happen,
could you ask Dana White
for some floor seats
for the next UFC event in Vegas?
I'd really like some.
The way the people of Nevada defend the state
is proof that it is much loved
is the point I'm getting at.
Nevada saw a population growth of 5.2% in 2019,
and 41% of the people surveyed listed Nevada
as one of their three most loved states.
Number three, Virginia.
Virginia is another state
that started to attract a lot of people,
kind of like Texas has.
Most of the people showing up on Virginia's doorstep
are younger professionals
and they love Virginia.
A lot of them stay there the rest of their lives,
or at least so far.
Virginia has a lot of history
and a lot of people that were born and raised
and never move out of the state
because this is just what they love.
They love this state.
A lot of people consider Virginia
as the most appealing
or successful Southern state.
A lot of people that wanna stay in the south
that are from the south,
always kind of look at
Virginia is where you move
when you've been successful
or you make good money.
Something like that.
In 2019, Virginia had a population growth of 1.22%.
and 41% of the people surveyed had Virginia
as one of their three most loved states.
Number two, Colorado.
The Centennial state won the unofficial poll
on my channel.
When I asked it in the community tab,
Colorado was the most popular.
If you love the outdoors
and kind of that laid back field,
this is probably the best one.
Maine is sort of like that.
But it's a little bit different.
It's like an older crowd,
I guess you could say.
Colorado is a little bit younger
and people that like mountain biking,
hiking, camping,
things like that.
That's what Colorado is all about.
A lot of people that serve in the military
both Air Force and the Army,
fall in love with Colorado
and never leave.
A lot of retirees from the military
stay in Colorado.
Myself, I almost moved to Colorado.
When I left California,
it was gonna be Oregon or Colorado
and we were on the fence for a long time.
I thought this was a weird stat.
They had a pretty good boost in population growth
in 2012 and 2013
after they legalized a certain plant.
And those same years,
pizza delivery orders skyrocketed,
not even kidding.
Peyton Manning has owned
some Papa John franchises in Colorado.
And when that happened,
he said their business just went through the roof.
In 2019, Colorado's population grew by 3.56%.
And of the people surveyed,
48% had Colorado
as one of the three states they love.
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All right, on to number one.
And number one, Hawaii.
The pineapple state comes in
as the number one most love state
in the United States.
And before you make that comment,
I know it's not the pineapple state.
It is the Aloha state.
Everybody dreams about living on a tropical island
and that is one of the big reasons
this is a very loved state.
Also, people go on vacation there.
When you're on vacation on a tropical island,
it's really hard not to fall in love with the place.
Beautiful beaches,
beautiful people,
beautiful land,
occasional volcano blowing up.
What's not to love?
Hawaii is the only state on this list
that had a negative
in population growth in 2019.
And that's only because
the state is so fricking expensive.
It is.
It's terribly expensive
both housing and just regular cost living everyday things.
It is expensive.
2019, Hawaii lost 1% of their population.
Most common answer given when people are asked
why they love Hawaii,
because it's Hawaii.
That's all they say.
It's because it's Hawaii.
It's a tropical island.
Who doesn't wanna live there
besides red heads that can't afford sunblock.
56% of the people surveyed had Hawaii
as one of their three most love states.
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All right, that's today's video.
Hope you guys enjoyed it.
Hope you got some information out of it.
Everybody have a great day.
Be nice to each other.