Connecticut Among the Top 10 Luckiest States in America!

An in-depth study by GamblingSites.com has determined that eight of the top ten luckiest states in the nation are in the eastern part of the United States! Gambling Sites collected data from different online sources to evaluate all 50 states and compare luck nationwide.

The luckiest states don't necessarily mean 'lucky' as it pertains to lottery and gambling winnings. The Gamblingsites website adjusted lottery wins to show the number of winners per 10 million people. They also crunched the numbers for each state regarding life expectancy, car accidents, natural disasters, and the crime index rates per 100,000 people. According to gamblingsites.com, the Top 10 LUCKIEST States are:

1. New Hampshire (86%) - Least likely to experience fires, earthquakes, and hurricanes...lowest crime rate,  and residents have hit more jackpots...Fun Fact: Wolfeboro. Dubbed the oldest summer resort in America,
2. Vermont (77%) - Top 10 in life expectancy, second lowest crime rate, best colorful landscapes...Fun Fact - Montpelier is the smallest state capital in the US.
3. New Jersey (75%) - Ranks 4th in car accidents, third in lottery winners, and fifth lowest crime rate...Fun Fact: NJ has the most horses than any other state
4. Massachusetts (73%) - Least amount of car accidents, 2nd lowest crime rate, lowest natural disaster potential...Fun Fact..Webster Lake in Massachusetts is really named: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg...no joke!
5.  Rhode Island (72%) - Luckier than 90% of the country, fifth lowest crime rate, lowest chance of natural disasters: Fun Fact..Newport’s White Horse Tavern is the USA's oldest tavern
6. New York (72%) - Fun Fact - The Empire State Building has its own zipcode!
7. Maine - Has one of the lowest crime rates in the country & the state with the hardest-to-pronounce towns...
8. Connecticut (62%) - Fun Fact - Has the oldest US newspaper in continuous publication.(Hartford Courant)...
9. Wisconsin (61%) - Fun Fact - Warrens Cranberry Festival draws in as many as 145,000 visitors each September.
10. Pennsylvania (58%) - Fun Fact -  A taxidermied black raven that was once Charles Dickens' pet is the same that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem The Raven.

The following are the Top 5 UNLUCKIEST states in the U.S.A., according to gamblingsites.com.

1. Mississippi - Lowest life expectancy (71.9 years) and the highest car accident rate...

2. Arkansas - Has the fifth highest crime rate and a 73.8 year life expectancy...

3. Louisiana - Higher than average car accident rate with a 73.1 LE...

4. South Carolina - Lousy luck playing the lottery with only 0.18 winners per 10 million people, lousy car accident stats, and life expectancy at 74.8 years.

5. New Mexico - Unlucky in luck - Tied for the lowest average lottery wins and lousy numbers regarding traffic accidents and crime stats...Life Expectancy (74.5) years