Louisiana: One Of America's Most Sinful States Based on New Data

According to a new study, scientifically Louisiana is one of the most sinful states. Well, more specifically a study has collected statistics about many things like theft, violent crime, obesity, fast-food consumption, DUIs, the share of adult smokers, casinos per capita, teen birth rate, and so much more all to determine which states are most participating in sinful activities.

How to Study Sin

The study separated data into 7 categories to rank all 50 states based on their level of sin, of course, the 7 categories represent the 7 deadly sins of Greed, Pride, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth.

To study each sin they collected data that reflects on each sin, for example,e the rate at which people volunteer and the graduation rate both add up for the rank of laziness.

Here are all 7 categories and just a few examples of how they measured each sin.

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Sin: Wrath
- Statistics
  - Violent Crime
  - Hate-Crimes
  - Hate Groups
  - Share of Mistreated Children
Sin: Jealousy
- Statistics
  - Thefts
  - Identity-Theft
  - Fraud
Sin: Gluttony
- Statistics
  - Number of Obese Adults
  - Fast-Food Consumption
  - Number of Smokers
Sin: Greed
- Statistics
  - Casinos per Capita
  - Gambling-Related Arrests
  - Charitable Donations
Sin: Lust
- Statistics
  - Teen Birth Rate
  - Adult Entertainment Internet Searches
Sin: Pride
- Statistics
  - Number of Plastic Surgeons
  - Plastic Surgery Internet Searches
  - Number of Beauty Salons per Capita
Sin: Laziness
- Statistics
  - Adults Not Exercising
  - Volunteer Rate
  - Number of Youth Not working or in school

Louisiana is The Most Gluttonous State in America

Of all 50 states, Louisiana was the #1 most Gluttonous and 4th most sinful overall. Louisiana was one of the top 10 most sinful states when it came to Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, and Sloth. Of all sins, Louisiana was one of the least greedy states.