How Fun Is New Jersey for a Visit?

Just how much fun do we have in the Garden State?

According to a new poll of 2022’s Most Fun States to visit in America by Wallethub.com-we sort of know how to party, falling in at 31st place out of 50 states. At least we are more fun than…Alaska?

How can this be? We have beaches, boardwalks, casinos, nightlife, plenty of concert venues to see a show and arenas and a stadium for sporting events.

So who are the party animals? California girls are undeniable, to paraphrase Katy Perry. Rounding out the top 10 most fun states include: Florida, Nevada, New York, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, Texas, Minnesota and Louisiana.

Who are the party poopers? That would be: West Virginia, Mississippi, Delaware, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Vermont, Alabama, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Kentucky.

To arrive at this list, Wallethub judged each state on 26 key indicators of recreation ranging from movie costs to accessibility of national parks to casinos per capita.

Most Fun States to Visit in America

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	Entertainment & Recreation	Nightlife
1	California	63.60	1	3
2	Florida	61.26	2	8
3	Nevada	59.84	4	1
4	New York	56.11	3	7
5	Illinois	55.33	5	4
6	Colorado	51.38	6	10
7	Washington	50.64	8	9
8	Texas	50.27	7	13
9	Minnesota	45.21	11	6
10	Louisiana	44.53	14	2
11	Oregon	43.08	13	11
12	Arizona	42.11	9	22
13	Pennsylvania	41.59	15	14
14	Maryland	41.57	10	25
15	North Carolina	41.14	12	24
16	Missouri	40.80	18	16
17	Ohio	40.59	19	12
18	Wisconsin	39.24	27	5
19	South Carolina	38.86	16	26
20	Georgia	37.82	17	31
21	Tennessee	36.29	28	17
22	Hawaii	36.25	20	40
23	Oklahoma	36.22	26	19
24	New Mexico	35.93	23	32
25	Massachusetts	35.52	25	23
26	Michigan	35.38	24	27
27	Virginia	35.07	22	44
28	Utah	34.68	21	47
29	South Dakota	34.07	33	15
30	Montana	32.81	34	20
31	New Jersey	31.90	32	29
32	Alaska	31.73	30	37
33	Iowa	31.57	38	18
34	Idaho	31.21	31	38
35	Wyoming	31.04	29	45
36	Nebraska	29.77	36	30
37	Kansas	29.71	35	34
38	North Dakota	28.95	40	28
39	Maine	28.76	37	41
40	Indiana	28.65	43	21
41	Kentucky	27.00	41	39
42	New Hampshire	26.80	39	48
43	Connecticut	26.01	42	43
44	Alabama	25.12	44	36
45	Vermont	22.90	47	33
46	Arkansas	22.15	45	49
47	Rhode Island	21.34	48	42
48	Delaware	20.90	46	50
49	Mississippi	17.43	50	35
50	West Virginia	16.65	49	46

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.