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There are states less sinful than Utah? A new survey finds there are 7.

Don't look now, but Utah is more sinful than seven other states.

That’s according to an analysis by personal finance website WalletHub.com based on 43 “key indicators of immorality” — from violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking to share of the population with gambling disorders.

The data were grouped into seven categories, and Utah finished in the top half (or is that bottom half?) for only one, ranking 25th for vanity among the 50 states.

In other categories, Utah ranked 31st for jealousy; 32nd for lust; 45th for anger and hatred; 47th for greed; and 50th for laziness among the 50 states.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Nevada is rated the most sinful state, followed by Florida, California, Texas and Tennessee.

Vermont is rated the least sinful state, followed by Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska and Idaho.

The full list, from most to least sinful, is:

  1. Nevada

  2. Florida

  3. California

  4. Texas

  5. Tennessee

  6. Louisiana

  7. Georgia

  8. Illinois

  9. Michigan

  10. Arizona

  11. New Mexico

  12. Oklahoma

  13. Pennsylvania

  14. Ohio

  15. Alabama

  16. Missouri

  17. New Jersey

  18. Arkansas

  19. South Carolina

  20. Washington

  21. Virginia

  22. Maryland

  23. Delaware

  24. New York

  25. Mississippi

  26. Colorado

  27. North Carolina

  28. Kentucky

  29. West Virginia

  30. Alaska

  31. Indiana

  32. Oregon

  33. Massachusetts

  34. Montana

  35. Kansas

  36. Hawaii

  37. Rhode Island

  38. Connecticut

  39. Minnesota

  40. Wisconsin

  41. South Dakota

  42. New Hampshire

  43. Utah

  44. Wyoming

  45. Iowa

  46. Idaho

  47. Nebraska

  48. North Dakota

  49. Maine

  50. Vermont