States with the best and worst road quality, ranked
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- Poor road conditions can cause more than just a dent in your car or your bank account.
- They can be hazardous, too.
- Think the roads where you live are bad? See where your state ranks.
Potholes, cracks, and uneven road surfaces are a nuisance at best — and hazardous at worst.
Whether you encounter them occasionally or on your daily commute to work can depend on which state you live in.
Each year, US News & World Report publishes a ranking of the best states to live in, which it calculates from a range of categories, including infrastructure.
As part of its infrastructure ranking, US News & World Report rated the quality of each state's transportation using metrics such as commute time, public transit usage, and road quality.
To evaluate road quality, it used data from the Federal Highway Administration, a division of the US Department of Transportation. The data reflects the percentage of roads in each state rated in poor condition.
The Federal Highway Administration assesses road conditions by examining defects such as cracks, uneven surfaces, and grooves.
US News & World Report used this data to rate each state's transportation quality and, when coupled with energy and internet access, its overall infrastructure ranking.
Here is each state's road quality, ranked from best to worst.
1. KansasWichita, Kansas.MattGush/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 3rd
Overall infrastructure rank: 5th
2. TennesseeNashville, Tennessee.digidreamgrafix/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 14th
Overall infrastructure rank: 17th
3. IndianaIndianapolis, Indiana.Joesboy/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 13th
Overall infrastructure rank: 22nd
4. NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska.f1monaco31/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 5th
Overall infrastructure rank: 3rd
5. WyomingJackson, Wyoming.Riderolga/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 6th
Overall infrastructure rank: 36th
6. VermontBurlington, Vermont.Kirkikis/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 1st
Overall infrastructure rank: 14th
7. North DakotaFargo, North Dakota.gnagel/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 7th
Overall infrastructure rank: 7th
8. New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey.M. Suhail/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 15th
Overall infrastructure rank: 12th
9. GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia.Kruck20/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 18th
Overall infrastructure rank: 20th
10. IowaDes Moines, Iowa.Locus Stock LLC/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 35th
Overall infrastructure rank: 15th
11. OregonPortland, Oregon.Brandon Olafsson/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 4th
Overall infrastructure rank: 2nd
12. OklahomaOklahoma City, Oklahoma.Nicholas Klein/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 19th
Overall infrastructure rank: 19th
13. AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama.Bardhok Ndoji/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 21st
Overall infrastructure rank: 30th
14. KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky.Roberto Galan/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 17th
Overall infrastructure rank: 28th
15. MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota.RudyBalasko/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 2nd
Overall infrastructure rank: 9th
16. South DakotaSioux Falls, South Dakota.Jacob Boomsma/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 26th
Overall infrastructure rank: 6th
17. North CarolinaCharlotte, North Carolina.Viyaleta Herasimovich/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 23rd
Overall infrastructure rank: 26th
18. MontanaBozeman, Montana.GummyBone/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 11th
Overall infrastructure rank: 33rd
19. IdahoBoise, Idaho.ChrisBoswell/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 20th
Overall infrastructure rank: 27th
20. FloridaMiami, Florida.felixmizioznikov/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 22nd
Overall infrastructure rank: 11th
21. MainePortland, Maine.Ray Tan/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 43rd
Overall infrastructure rank: 41st
22. NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada.Dmitry Vinogradov/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 9th
Overall infrastructure rank: 1st
23. OhioCleveland, Ohio.InfiniteImpactStudios/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 16th
Overall infrastructure rank: 31st
24. DelawareWilmington, Delaware.Dmitry Vinogradov/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 8th
Overall infrastructure rank: 13th
25. New HampshireManchester, New Hampshire.MarkNH/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 41st
Overall infrastructure rank: 18th
26. UtahSalt Lake City, Utah.Gunnar Larsen/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 10th
Overall infrastructure rank: 4th
27. IllinoisChicago, Illinois.Iryna Olkhova/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 29th
Overall infrastructure rank: 21st
28. South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina.Bodhichita/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 40th
Overall infrastructure rank: 29th
29. VirginiaVirginia Beach, Virginia.Kyle Little/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 34th
Overall infrastructure rank: 39th
30. TexasHouston, Texas.Sean Pavone/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 27th
Overall infrastructure rank: 16th
31. MichiganDetroit, MichiganVadym Terelyuk/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 38th
Overall infrastructure rank: 42nd
32. MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri.Sean Pavone/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 36th
Overall infrastructure rank: 35th
33. AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska.Serhii Horban/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 12th
Overall infrastructure rank: 48th
34. WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin.Nicholas Klein/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 31st
Overall infrastructure rank: 37th
35. ColoradoDenver, Colorado.otman lazrak/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 24th
Overall infrastructure rank: 10th
36. New YorkNew York City, New York.deberarr/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 32nd
Overall infrastructure rank: 34th
37. ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona.Jaclyne Ortiz/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 25th
Overall infrastructure rank: 23rd
38. West VirginiaCharleston, West Virginia.Sean Pavone/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 49th
Overall infrastructure rank: 50th
39. LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana.Marcus Jones/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 48th
Overall infrastructure rank: 46th
40. PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.Tomoyuki Maruyama/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 47th
Overall infrastructure rank: 43rd
41. ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas.csfotoimages/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 33rd
Overall infrastructure rank: 40th
42. MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts.Chris LaBasco/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Overall transportation rank: 45th
Overall infrastructure rank: 38th
43. MarylandBaltimore, Maryland.ASphotowed/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 44th
Overall infrastructure rank: 24th
44. MississippiJackson, Mississippi.Leonid Andronov/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 46th
Overall infrastructure rank: 49th
45. ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut.Sanghwan Kim/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 39th
Overall infrastructure rank: 25th
46. WashingtonNew Haven, Connecticut.karandaev/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 30th
Overall infrastructure rank: 8th
47. New MexicoSanta Fe, New Mexico.Sean Pavone/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 37th
Overall infrastructure rank: 45th
48. CaliforniaLos Angeles, California.Larry Gibson/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 42nd
Overall infrastructure rank: 32nd
49. HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii.Iryna Olkhova/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 28th
Overall infrastructure rank: 44th
50. Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island.Wirestock/Getty Images
Overall transportation rank: 50th
Overall infrastructure rank: 47th
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