A website called Big Seven Travel asked its readers to rank all 50 states according to how friendly people are.  And six of the ten LEAST friendly states are in the Northeast.

New York was named the rudest state in America, followed by Arkansas . . . Delaware . . . Massachusetts . . . New Jersey . . . Washington . . . New Hampshire . . . Nevada . . . Florida . . . and Rhode Island.

No single area of the country dominated the friendliest states list.  But no states in the Northeast made it, either.

According to the results, the friendliest state in America is MINNESOTA.  The rest of the top ten are Tennessee . . . South Carolina . . . Texas . . . Wyoming . . . Indiana . . . Colorado . . . Kansas . . . Oklahoma . . . and Hawaii.

And, at number 14 on the list, was our own, Illinois.  Big 7 Travel described the state as, “The heart of the Midwest, with super friendly locals. Chicago is known for being one of America’s most tourist-friendly cities, knocking NYC out of the water!”

You can check out the full rankings of all 50 states at Big7Travel.com.