Bicycle Laws by State
Massachusetts ranks 1st on Total Rank, followed by Oregon (2nd) and Washington (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Wyoming ranks last (50th).
Total Rank
Green is better, red is worse (rank 1 is the best). Click a place to highlight it.
All 50 ranked
Best first; rank 1 is the best and has the longest bar.
Data
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| 1 | Massachusetts | 1st | 4 | A | A | D | A | A- |
| 2 | Oregon | 2nd | 5 | B+ | A | A | A- | A |
| 3 | Washington | 3rd | 5 | C | A | A | B+ | A |
| 4 | California | 4th | 5 | B- | B | A | A | A |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5th | 5 | A | A | C- | A | B |
| 6 | Colorado | 6th | 4 | B- | B | A- | A | B- |
| 7 | Virginia | 7th | 4 | B | C- | A | B | B+ |
| 8 | Florida | 8th | 5 | A- | A | B | A | B |
| 9 | Delaware | 9th | 4 | A- | C+ | B- | B- | C |
| 10 | Utah | 10th | 4 | C+ | B | C+ | B | A- |
| 11 | Michigan | 11th | 5 | A- | A- | C+ | B+ | B- |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 12th | 5 | B | C | B | B- | C+ |
| 13 | New York | 13th | 3 | A- | A- | F+ | B+ | B+ |
| 14 | Maryland | 14th | 5 | A- | B | A- | A | A |
| 15 | Illinois | 15th | 5 | D | C | A | C- | D |
| 16 | New Jersey | 16th | 4 | B | B | B+ | B | A |
| 17 | Ohio | 17th | 4 | C | B | B- | C | B |
| 18 | North Carolina | 18th | 4 | B+ | C | C+ | B | B |
| 19 | Tennessee | 19th | 5 | B+ | B+ | B | C+ | C+ |
| 20 | Connecticut | 20th | 5 | B | C+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| 21 | Rhode Island | 21st | 3 | B- | B- | B+ | B | B |
| 22 | Indiana | 22nd | 4 | B | B- | B | B+ | B |
| 23 | Vermont | 23rd | 4 | B- | B | C- | D+ | D- |
| 24 | Georgia | 24th | 3 | D+ | D+ | B- | C- | F |
| 25 | Iowa | 25th | 3 | C- | B+ | D | B | C |
| 26 | Maine | 26th | 3 | C- | C | C- | C | F+ |
| 27 | Hawaii | 27th | 3 | C+ | C | C | B- | B |
| 28 | West Virginia | 28th | 3 | B- | C | C | C | C+ |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 29th | 2 | D- | B | C+ | D- | C+ |
| 30 | Kansas | 30th | 2 | C+ | C+ | B- | D | B- |
| 31 | Arizona | 31st | 2 | C+ | C+ | B | C | D+ |
| 32 | Texas | 32nd | 1 | C | C+ | D- | B+ | B- |
| 33 | Louisiana | 33rd | 2 | C- | D | B+ | C+ | D |
| 34 | Nevada | 34th | 4 | B+ | F+ | B | C- | F |
| 35 | New Mexico | 35th | 4 | D | C | D | C+ | B- |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 36th | 1 | F+ | C- | D+ | D+ | C+ |
| 37 | Kentucky | 37th | 4 | B+ | D- | C- | B- | B- |
| 38 | North Dakota | 38th | 2 | D- | B+ | C+ | C- | C- |
| 39 | Arkansas | 39th | 3 | C | D+ | C | F+ | D |
| 40 | Idaho | 40th | 2 | C- | C | F | D- | C- |
| 41 | Alaska | 41st | 1 | D- | B- | F | F | C- |
| 42 | Montana | 42nd | 1 | B | B | F+ | D | C |
| 43 | South Carolina | 43rd | 2 | F | D | D- | C | C |
| 44 | Alabama | 44th | 2 | C- | F+ | B- | C | D |
| 45 | Missouri | 45th | 2 | C+ | D | D | D- | D |
| 46 | South Dakota | 46th | 1 | C+ | D | C+ | F+ | C- |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 47th | 1 | D+ | D+ | D+ | D | C+ |
| 48 | Mississippi | 48th | 2 | D+ | F | C | C+ | F |
| 49 | Nebraska | 49th | 2 | F+ | F | B | C- | D+ |
| 50 | Wyoming | 50th | 3 | F | B+ | C | F | C |
What correlates with Total Rank?
Pearson r against 2,112 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that rank better on Total Rank tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
- Gun Laws Strength RankStrictest Gun Laws by StateA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.75 · very strong · n = 50
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- Chat GPT Messages per Capita RankChatGPT Usage by StateA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.71 · very strong · n = 50
Opposite directions
Places that rank better on Total Rank tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.73 · very strong · n = 50
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- Republican Vote Share (President, %)Presidential Election Results by State, 2016–2024Plotr = +0.68 · strong · n = 50
- Presidential Margin (Republican minus Democratic, Points)Presidential Election Results by State, 2016–2024Plotr = +0.68 · strong · n = 50
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Quick answers
- Which state ranks first on Total Rank?
- Massachusetts ranks first on Total Rank, at 1st, followed by Oregon (2nd) and Washington (3rd). Rank 1 is the best state.
- Which state ranks last on Total Rank?
- Wyoming ranks last of the 50 US states with data, at 50th.
- Where does this bicycle laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Biking Laws In The United States; Bike League.

















































