I live in Montana in Great Falls, I couldn't help but laugh when my home state was mentioned. Yes, we don't have a large population, but we have just gorgeous scenery and a lot of farm land here. The tallest building is maybe 10 stories, and when you look out, you can see the sky.
Right! This dude sounds like a valley girl on steroids, and doesnt even have a clue either. so hard besomeone that can give an unimportant an fully undocumented and unknoledgable bit of information. guess hes trying to get hits? But, Nope stay where you all are in those great big stinking cities and robbery, crime ridden places and enjoy!i lived on 50 acres in the Rocky Mtns and now on the grasslands. Never will ever leave Montana. Especially Now that Biden has ruined our country!!!!
I live in Wyoming and I love it. I was born and raised in Southern California and it was extremely overpopulated. Going from that to Wyoming, I absolutely love Wyoming.
What part?I used to live in Gillette wy before moving to Des Moines iowa but let me tell you after revisiting last summer I wouldn’t mind living there again
ALOT of the companies and their employees that are fleeing California's over population, Liberal political policies, high crime and sky high taxes are moving to New Mexico because of the availability of cheap land, low cost of living and tax breaks the state are offering companies and people to relocate there. I bought 25 acres right on the Rio Grande river in Los Lunas (35 miles south of Albuquerque) when I was TDY to Kirkland AFB for 6 months in 2008 for next to nothing to build a cabin and start a Homestead when I retired, I'm moving out there at the end of this year and was there last September to drop off the 25' foot camper I'm going to live in while I build my cabin and I was amazed how to how big the Area had grown, in 2008 there wasn't much around the AFB but now it all built up and the Albuquerque metro has grown several miles past the AFB, while I was there I was talking to my neighbor who moved there in 2021 from Los Angeles when his automotive aftermarket company was moved to South Albuquerque and he was telling me how much cheaper it was for both those workers that agreed to move with the company and the company, they literally cut the starting pay in half for all the employees that they new employees and the employees that moved by 25% and they are living high on the hog, he sold his 1 bedroom apartment in L.A. and bought a 5 acre piece of land and even after he built his house and bought a new car to commute to work and a new car for his wife and even then it barely made a dent in the money he sold his apartment for and he's lived off the money from his apartment for the last 3 years and his paychecks just strait into bank and hasn't been touched, he said his wife stopped working when they moved to New Mexico because they no longer needed her paycheck to barely squeeze by. He said moving New Mexico was the best decision he and his wife ever made.
I live in CA.... all of you are right. It's like CA is its separate totalitarian nation. The constitution is literally non-existant here. It's hard being a Christian here. I may just flee from here soon. I'm tired of the dictatorship.
So many young people, especially young women, escape here to NYC from out in the empty mountain west and great plains! They are usually nice girls! We'll keep taking them
@@Somebody_i_used_2_know the thing about Montana winters is you definitely want to live West of the Continental Divide. I'm 30 miles from Glacier National park and although we get snow we don't get the extreme cold like they do East of the divide. Where is flat, windy and cold!! The coldest I've seen here is -44 without wind chill. But west of the divide isn't so bad. We will get a week or two of below zero temps but it's mild. Just long. Hence why alcoholism is a rather big problem and suicide rates. I hear some small mountain towns in Colorado also have higher sucide rates too. Meth which is everywhere is also a problem. Very minimal crime although that is changing. It used to be we had a murder every 10 yrs or so. That's changing. But to live in Western Montana one needs to be an outdoors person, be able to stand long winters, grizzlies in your yard, mountain lions occasionally, smaller towns and people, and one of the biggest things here for us locals.....be able to help one another in times of need. Ex: if your car broke down on the side of the road for instance. There will be several cars stopping and offering help. We are definitely people who help one another out. If your from California though....don't tell anyone. You will be drawn and quartered 🤣. Oh expect to make way less $$. ....and rent has increased but not crazy like a big city. I pay $550.00 for a 800 sq foot apartment with laundry and parking space. But that's rare. Biggest plus here.....NO WOKE CRAP AND VERY FEW PEOPLE!!!! 😏
I’m a teenager from NYC and I’ve always wanted to visit the less populated states in the USA because it’s more calm and peaceful and there’s an abundance of nature away from the rest of the USA
I truly hope that those less populated places can stay that way. As a lifetime resident of Florida (well over 40 years) its been incredibly sad and disheartening to see the exponential population growth here, with massive suburban sprawl destroying so much green space. The traffic has become unbearable. Many of the natural places I used to go to escape the city are now being filled with houses, apartments, strip malls and business parks. At what point will it stop? Do we have to pave over everything?
9. Maine 0:41 8. Montana 2:02 7. Rhode Island 3:27 6. Delaware 4:17 5. South Dakota 5:37 4. North Dakota 6:51 3. Alaska 8:03 2. Vermont 9:52 Honorable Mentions for video length inserted here to keep people watching in anticipation of #1: 1. New Mexico 11:30 2. Idaho 13:23 3. Nevada 12:04 1. Wyoming 11:30
Despite what this video said about Vermont being affordable, It's incredibly expensive here now, and there is no housing. Driving in a hilly state where the roads are salted during the brutal winters means that cars don't last. That's another huge expense. Living in Vermont is like having a gorgeous spouse that is also cruel and unloving. I love Vermont, but I have to leave. Please visit though, from June through September it's paradise. Especially in June.
I was surprised to see Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont ending up on your list. I would have expected "emptiness" being more related to population density than to absolute population numbers.
Yeah that's incredibly stupid. You're right it should be more related to emptiness because a small population in a small space is incredibly not empty.
@@aspensulphate as a rhode islander I stopped watching at Rhode Island as this is just a lazy piece here. There's a lot of empty space here to put more people so an early line about no room to put more people is just dumb, Rhode Island is bigger than the NYC area by 3+ times but has 7+ million people less so it's factually inaccurate. I suspect this was an AI generated piece or something anyway.
Some of these are perfect states to live for introverts like me! I have no issue with the cold, but it's nice to be mostly away from people and not deal with crowds xD
I have lived in Wyoming for 22 years and love it. Every time I survive a terrible winter, I remind myself that this is what keeps away the people fleeing the West Coast for the most part.
As someone born and raised in Wyoming I can't imagine anywhere else. Grew up in a "town" with a 289 population and they to the saying "It takes a village to raise a child" seriously. After graduating I moved to the "Big City" of Rock Springs and at that time it was quite a surprise the difference. I did move a way twice, different side of the state and different state completely, but always ended up back in Wyoming. I just couldn't imagine raising my kids anywhere else 😊
That's what I love most. People as yourself from places like this, born and raised and just love where they're from. I seen scenery UA-cam videos of Wyoming in drone footage and it's BEAUTIFUL! Definitely look forward visiting eventually. And I'm from NYC, currently living in Miami
@KharelMedia if will definitely be a huge difference for you. I lived in Houston, TX for awhile after I had my second kiddo and the difference between the two places along with the environment for raising kids was completely opposite. Moved back and raised them in the same small town in the home between my dad and Grandparents. We did ended up then in Rock Springs when I married my current husband but wouldn't move away again
@@themiddleone3085 wow sounds amazing. I will say. I was brought up the total opposite. I was born n raised in the city. From San Juan to New York City and Miami. I'm used to the city life, mentality, and lifestyle....But!! I've always had love n respect for the country side. The fresh air, calmness, peace of mind and genuine people. But I can only visit places like this and even getaway for a little while. Then I'll start going crazy lol. I need my city life. But only because it's all I know. Just like yourself. Just the opposite.
I've lived in Alaska for about two years now for work. I can absolutely attest to the isolation, the ridiculously high cost of living, and extreme weather. It is NOT easy living out here and it really takes a toll on ones mental health. Anchorage is nice and there's lots to do and enjoy. It still feels somewhat like a normal small city, and it really helps with keeping some stability in life, but anywhere outside that Alaska is a frozen purgatory you'll be wanting to escape. Glad I'll be leaving soon.
Alaska looks great in photos, buts it's the frontier. The only people I know that like Alaska are outdoor people, hunters, fishermen, convicts on the run. I've yet to meet a woman that likes Alaska.
The Military? I lived in Fairbanks AK for 4 years, when I was a child. Dad was stationed there by the Air Force @ Eilson AFB, but we lived on Ft. Wainwright (army). I started school there- from K-3! Winter was brutal. Started in October , didn't end until late April -early May. 5 hours of daylight- sunrise around 10am, sunset around 2.30-3pm! Lowest temp I recall - 40 below. By contrast, 23 hours of daylight in summer thanks to the midnight sun_ I hated the midnight sun; it would keep me awake... 'sunset' from 3-5am. Of course, you had to survive the mosquito swarms! Temps could get up to 95, but _ no humidity. June was spring, July and August was summer, September was fall; here we go again! I enjoyed our life there, but like I said, I was a kid.
@@networth00 No. residents get a little money from the oil and gas, but by no means can you live off that money alone. And you have to be a resident for at least a year to get that money.
Spot on about North Dakota! As someone who survived my school and high school years there, it was COLD!! They don't even mention the very small country towns there! For example, my whole 6th grade class was 12 students. You learned to put in your car extra blankets, extra food, etc., in case you're stranded on the side of the road by a blizzard. You also learned to either know how to, or bring along someone who knew how to deliver a baby for the same reason. The joke in our small community? "If its 20 ° above zero? Consider it a warm day! If I went back to ND now? My bones could no longer take the cold weather! 😎
I was a military wife for 25 years and stationed in North Dakota Minot Air Force Base. We were there for about 7 or 8 years and the cold there was brutal you're not lying about that! But it wasn't horrible I don't think there's a saying in the military when people get orders. "Why not Minot? Freezing is the reason!?" Lol
@susanlett9632 very interesting. Well, I guess I'll be enjoying my 130 degree weather here in death valley, plus violence, mayhem, and 11% sales tax, no hunting, lockdowns, govern me harder please... govern me harder!!!!
I moved from Georgia to Montana. Yeah the winter is very dry and a lot of snow. But i appreciate the no overflow of traffic and I can get home in less than 15 minutes from my job. It’s just difficult to get from Montana to Georgia by flight.
Actually, has the smallest population in the United States. I used to live up in Alaska I was born there. My family moved to Washington now I live in Nevada after I got the hell out of Washington. I feel so much better in Nevada
Because he named the video poorly. This is a list of the Least Populated States. It is judged by population rather than what it should be by Population Density. Rhode Island is the second most densely populated state here on the list. Delaware, another odd choice, is also the sixth most densely populated.
Heading to a six month job in SD from FL your videos have been invaluable!! Thanks for reassuring me that this trip won't be at all what I thought it would be like. I'm now headed in with excitement and confidence!! Bless you and your hard work 💝
As a person who lives in densely populated Southern California I believe that these are the most beautiful places in America and I hope it stays that way.
Nothing like Southern California. I lived there for many years, and I regret leaving. I understand beauty in places like Montana, but that's for visiting, not living IMO.
I don’t miss most of my home state of California, but I do miss the beaches and the mountains. At least here in Florida we have warm water most of the year to swim in. I grew up in Riverside County in SoCal, and when I visited last, it was unrecognizable to me. So sad. The political hacks have ruined this once great state.
I _did_ get to choose which of these states to live in. Approximately 2 decades ago I realized that as a consultant providing advanced Internet Engineering, everything I did was remote and so I could live anywhere. It was at that point that I chose to live in southern Vermont. I love it here!
I love Vermont too even though I've never lived there, just visited. It's high housing costs, taxes and the price of heating oil discourages many. The winters don't bother me since I spent 10 of them in Ohio.
Howdy from your neighbor in the South.🙋 Its the first major snowstorm in Southeastern Michigan this weekend and the power is out. 🌨️ I can't wait for sunshine again.☀️☀️
If you want wide open space, go drive around West Texas. There is almost nothing but flat open desert and scrub. For miles and miles. Keep your gas tank full.
Tell me about it! I left Colorado because of it. They destroyed Colorado with legalizing dope. I miss the mountains and HATE living in suburbia. I would go to North Dakota, Montana, Whyoming, or something similar. I would love a ton of land to live on. Being this close to neighbors sucks. @@whaaat3632
I was raised on the countryside in a small village, and never understood why people like to live in big, filthy, bad smelling cities, filled with unfriendly people who don't know each other, and detached from reality culture and ideologies. These empty states like Maine or Montana sound like a dream come true.
Having millions more people to create problems and being jerks does not make for "sophistication" and "culture". After 30+ years in city police work the LAST thing I want is be surrounded by hordes of Aholes.
Well, I moved to a tiny rural town in Nebraska from the Atlanta area. The people are SO unfriendly, it smells horrible from feed lot and there's nothing to do here so they just constantly cause drama. It's like living in a trailer park and being stuck in an episode of Jerry Springer.
Did anyone notice it said 9 empty states, and proceeded to list 11 states. Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wyoming.
I live in south Florida, and a friend of mine just moved to Montana, just when winter is coming on. She's never lived farther north than West Palm Beach. This should be interesting.
Ever since I was a little girl, without explaination or reasoning I have always wanted to live in Vermont. My heart has always dreamed of such a wonderful and calming place and each time, Vermont was my view.
Also some of the most beautiful states. As someone who loves nature, space (both kinds), and rural homeownership (and also don't mind the cold), this is actually a pretty handy jumping-off point if I ever feel like relocating 🙂
Growing up and living in Wyoming all my life, I always wanted to leave but now that I have a family, I couldn’t imagine living in a different state. Oh and the weather forecast can change within minutes, he isn’t kidding.
Great video, very informative. I felt like I got a great tour of the USA. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to watching all your current & future videos.
Same wit many western states. USFS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ,ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS US PARKS DEPARTMENT TRIBES,AND DESIGNATED WILDERNESS. It's about 83% of Washington state.
I love your delivery! Makes me want to move to one of those. Great Grandparents started towns in So. Dak. But....my Dad left for California and met my Mom who was visiting there, and refused to even consider living in So Dak. Especially after visiting there.
I love living in the wide open spaces of Wyoming 😊🥰 My late mother-in-law, however, said she felt like she was going to fall off the face of the earth when she visited us here from Upstate New York 😅. It’s not for everyone, which suits us just fine 😁👍
I bet you most if not all 🇺🇸Americans believe the world is OVER-CROWDED. even with no evidence of it. The planet now have low-birth rate because the USA keeps pushing that narrative in the U.N for 50 years.and in their own land its empty AF, Nobody is in Canada.
I am Kenyan, and Wyoming will remain dear to my heart forever. It gave my daughter a chance to realize her life's dream through Western Wyoming Community College. Few people but all so warm and friendly. God bless Wyoming.
I'm proud to say I was born and raised in South Dakota and am extremely glad that is where I was raised. I must confess I got tired of shoveling snow so I traded my snow shovel for a pool net and have no desire to trade back. I would say having lived in Phoenix, AZ the last 31 years I wish we were rich enough to be able to live in South Dakota during the summers and then go back to AZ in the late fall & winter. The people in SD are the best!
At least in SD (or ND) the snowstorm comes & goes in 36 hours, max. Then, brilliant sun and 45 degrees. Try Michigan, babe. An ugly slop storm that never clears, icy roads, and then overcast and 30 degrees for the next 4 weeks.
Obviously you have never lived in SD. There were many times we got our first snow before Halloween & that same snoe was still there come the spring thaw. Also I can't count yhe number of times the temp never got above zero for weeks at a time.
I was born in RC, my family moved to AZ when I was 10. I moved from AZ 10 yrs later. All these yrs later I've thought of going back to SD, but I just can't quite stand the idea of going somewhere colder than where I am now, in CO.
A very apt description of North Dakota, having lived in Rapid City for the last 30 years part of my job often takes me through parts of North Dakota and it’s exactly as you describe.
The military brought me to Rapid City well to Ellsworth Air Force Base to be exact but I retired in Rapid City. Was stationed at Minot Air Force Base for Ohio and it was brutal in the winter
I was born and raised in southeast Kentucky. I raised my children here. I worked here in Kentucky and have retired and continue to live here. I've visited other states but have never wanted to live anywhere else. The only other place I'd live would be a beach. I think we have less than 5 million people? When Kentucky is shown on tv reporters find the worst areas to show. We're not crowded. My county has less than 27 thousand people. We have 2 little towns. Some would call them villages. Most people live up in the creeks and hollers. I live about 2 miles from where Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia meet. You can be in 3 states at the same time. This area is beautiful.
Kentucky is too poor, unless you have money, you have a hard time living there. I know 3 couple who moved back because how poor their healthcare system is. It is also one of poorest.
@@rM-xk9ob ..The cost of living has always been cheaper here until the inflation happened. Where I live there's no groups of homeless people living on the streets in town. Families try to take care of their own. We were doing very well. Coal miners were finally getting the pay they deserved. The Obama-Biden administration got most of the mines shut down. You can holler about the fossil fuels all you want but this country can't go back to the stone age. I just read today about a billion dollars that's been doled out to different environmental groups that are wasting money. Not enough people want electric vehicles. Where are they going to be charged up at? When coal mining took the big hit, not only did miners get out of a job it made stores close. The miners such as some in my family would've worked another 6-8 yrs. As soon as their unemployment ran out they signed them up on disability.
I lived in Cumberland Gap for a couple of years. I was born in VA and lived in VA, KY, and TN a lot when I was younger. Cumberland Gap was a beautiful little town that had a place called the Iron Furnace that had a hiking trail beside it that led to a point where KY, VA, and TN meet. Do you know Cumberland Gap perhaps?!
Interesting topic! Understanding why certain states have low population density is insightful. It's essential to explore the best places to live in the US and understand what attracts people to particular regions.
You need to make a video of how much land in the western states belongs to the federal government. I think most Americans would be surprised at the amount.
@@P2ZipI've lived all over New Mexico. There are many Navajo reservations. Cloud Croft is my favorite place. Hobbs is the less attractive. The petrified Forrest and Carlsbad Caverns are neat.
I live in Wyoming, I love it here. Yes the wind may have destroyed a reinforced flag pole my dad got but that is because we are far north in Wyoming were the wind is worse. I have a love for the outdoors 😀. And the population density is really two people square mile. Great land and a lot of wildlife to hunt.
I live in Northwest Montana. We’re not as empty as we’re used to be, but traffic is still extremely rare. Winter is not that bad, but it’s very long and dark!
i have lived in Alaska my whole life and besides Fairbanks being 6 hours away from Anchorage there is alot of smaller towns who bring the outdoors and cozy vibes to alaska.
I would fall in love with Idaho! I visited there in a little town called Stanley for a wedding and the landscapes were gorgeous! It would be a great place for my line of work and to raise a family. But I would really enjoy spending a LOT of time in Montana and Virginia!
I'm from ND, my sister lived in Stanley for about 5 years, I visited her there a couple timed, it is a pretty area, she's been back in ND for about 10 years now
I was born in California, moved to Kansas, moved to North Dakota, now Canada. I have to say, i enjoyed Kansas most. It isn’t over or under populated in my opinion if you live in a good sized city. North Dakota is rough and freezing and empty and lonely. It feels like a liminal space. Winter lasts over half the year and you kinda go stir crazy being stuck inside all the time. Canada however feels very overpopulated and crowded where i am.
I knew Wyoming was going to be #1. We always are. 😂 I love my state. 41 years living in Wyoming. I love being outdoors. Wyoming isn't for everyone though. It's definitely cold and windy. And yes we drive long distances to go somewhere. Summer is short here. Average elevation is 6,000ft.
@@lunistylz8260 I take too many blood thinners to be living in someplace where if you blink twice you miss summer. It’s even too cold where I’m living now!
I grew up in Wyoming, Most people there like the fact that not many people live there that's one of the many beauties of that state. Also it is cold. I remember one winter it did not get above 0 degrees for about 2 months.
I left the violence and the crime of Oregon for Montana. I love that my town has 1 stop light …..love all the snow and cold weather…..it’s sunny almost every day of the year. People are kind, respectful and giving …..you are connected to a community Gas prices are lower than the west coast and Idaho. You have your freedoms still. The wildlife is amazing Life is slower and laid back.
Don't mention that town. Videos like this have advertised us too much this past decade & counting. MT residents used to act that way about 26 yrs. ago. In recent years, Big Biz Cali has combined Gallatin County into a mini CA. My current town now has squatters and transients living under our Yellowstone River bridge just yards from my home. The cops are under trained and lazy. Our governor's okay with permitting gender changes on teen girls & the ranchers are scarce. I love this state. Unfortunately it's turned into a *tourist attraction* in which few leave once here. I'm part of a community where I reside. It's full of elders as well as families yet even the 7 y.o. kids are noticing the malevolent changes. None are mine, but the children talk to me and tell me exactly how they feel. ~ Covah
Fun Fact: 11:27 - 11:38 -- This clip was filmed at Ghost Ranch and the road leading to the ranch near Abiquiú, NM. I recognized it immediately as I used to go there every summer with my Grandparents.
I love this review! Amazing I can relate to all you are saying because I just took a road trip this past 2023 summer from Houston Tx to North Dakota to complete my 50 US State tour! I did visit Wyoming as well and everything you said about these northern states is true! I loved hearing the stories about the areas from the locals! ❤
If you split the Is down the middle with Texas at the bottom, I have been to every state on the west half. It's an adventure to travel just to see God's creations and miracles.
Idaho is far from empty. It's beautiful and quite and there's plenty to do. It's mostly farms, potato farms. If you want excitement go to into the cities. We like the quietness of the country. We like it just fine.
Also some of the most beautiful states. As someone who loves nature, space (both kinds), and rural homeownership (and also don't mind the cold), this is actually a pretty handy jumping-off point if I ever feel like relocating
I live in the beautiful state of Maine. My ancestors have been here and in Massachusetts since the 1630's. It is safe, clean, and sparsely populated. I think I will stay!!
I love living in Las Vegas. It generally takes me less than 30 minutes to get away from the "charm" of the Strip and into serious wilderness in the Mojave.
Less is best. It’s just the snow that’ll get me. I’m a Florida girl and don’t imagine being in snow but I love love love all the land and grass and trees it’s beautiful
Being fans of Maine Cabin Masters, my wife & I marvel how scenic that state is. We're partial to the western states like CA, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, AZ, Idaho, etc.
Vermont is no longer less expensive to move to. There has been a massive post-covid land grab by wealthy out of staters looking for their second, or third, or fourth or whatever, who have driven housing prices sky high. Also, winters are long, cold, and spring is wet and cold and muddy (it's also called Mud Season)
Well, it's probably more like BLACKROCK gobbling up land there, as they have been all over the country, since they have to convert their huge digital fortune into tangible assets before the banks go belly up! This is a major contributor to the very real housing shortage and also goes with the 2030 agenda to eradicate homeownership so they can "stack and pack" everyone into the 200 sf coffin apartments that will fill the tiny population zones, as stated per their own spokespeople... So you should definitely enjoy your beautiful rural home now, while you can! That's what I would do. I have heard great things about that area, though never had the opportunity to visit in person.
Live in RI and we are surrounded by woods and it only takes 20 minutes to get to a super market and I work 20 minutes away in a small city about 30 minutes from Providence and we are so close to beaches and ocean everywhere also we never have bad weather even though we have all the seasons
5:55 That bull head thing is on I-90 about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls SD. We passed it as usual on our trip to see husband's parents not too far down the road from there. Everyone's got some gimmick to try to attract the scarce (until you get to the Black Hills) tourists to spend their money out there. Most tourists only see the place in summer. Being married to a South Dakotan, I have seen that place in all seasons. Their winters are epic....there's nothing to stop the wind but a couple of barbed wire fences. I live in Wisconsin and though our winters can be nasty, the northern Great Plains has all the ideal ingredients for a brutal winter: Scarce trees. Rolling land. Constant wind. Open to Alberta Clippers (weather phenomenon that brings blizzards that shut down the interstates). And then suddenly a warm chinook wind will come up, melt the snow, then shift the other way and bring in subzero temperatures and refreeze everything in a matter of a few hours at most. The record for fastest temperature rise (2 minutes) is in South Dakota, not surprising. It was -4F (-20C) at 7:30 AM on January 22 1943 and 2 minutes later it was 45F (7C). Of course, the wind changed again around 9 AM. The temperature had risen to 54F (12C) by that time but by 9:27 AM it was back down to -4F.
I left the Bay Area for Idaho 5 and a half years ago. Other than an international airport and a few other things, I do not miss it. The California I grew up in is not the California I left. Idaho is very sparsely populated once you leave the Treasure Valley area in the southwest part of the state. If you love outdoor activities it's a great place to live.
Thank you for the video, it was a topic I found to be very interesting. The states you briefly mentioned at the end, like New Mexico and Idaho, you did not give reasons why they were so sparsely populated, so I was disappointed about that. I would have like to have heard more about them. Still, the states you did cover well, it was really informative and I thank you for that!
Idaho basically has relatively few areas to be inhabitable. The area between the northern panhandle and the Boise region is essentially all rugged mountains and forest. I've only driven through once, but it's gorgeous. New Mexico's geography is determined a lot by water, or lack thereof. It's also another state that has rugged wilderness areas (more desert than forest) where no one is ever going to build big cities. But also amazing to visit.
He does not know why so few live there., Prior to the Europeans arrivoing all the western states had very low numbers of natives. These areas are not suitable to live in without power.
I work on mooselookmaguntic lake 🥰💯 it's so beautiful up here. Getting ready for the planes to fly in from all over, and land on the ice this weekend. It's going to be awesome 😎
Having spent seven ( 7 ) years living in South Dakota, I can honestly tell you it only has Two seasons: Summer, and Winter. While yes it does have spring and fall, both can best be measured in days, not months. Spring lasts ( IF you get very lucky for about three days), Fall lasts for about a week( again, only if very lucky). Wall Drug for all of it's advertising hype has one very big thing going for it, it's the only year round source for water for 60 miles in any direction( this is part of the reason it exists in the first place). The rest of the small to medium sized tows owe their existances to the rail lines which both created as well as fed them.
My family began in Scotland and migrated to Canada. Some of them got tired of all the politeness and migrated to Maine. From there most of them got tired of Mooses and went everywhere else in the US. Maine has a soft drink called Moxie. It tastes like carbonated cough syrup. It was worth leaving just to never drink that mess again. The reason so few people live anywhere other than around the big cities in the western States and Alaska is because the US Govt owns nearly all of the land. This is amazing considering the US Constitution only authorizes 10 square miles.
Time to head back to Scotland Heinz to meet your relations who still were alive there, some of them probably got free board and were well looked after in Health compound getting the fresh air blowing through the fence line away back in the 40's.
I haven’t been to the states you’ve mentioned but I do live in Kentucky and it’s so beautiful here. We have Appalachian mountains in the east and Mammoths Cave and Land between the lakes in the west. I’m happy in the mountains and we have the red River Gorge, and Cumberland Falls.
The remote states are the best ones. I grew up in a small North Dakota town of 1500 people. Moved to Fargo are in my early 20s, which is by far the biggest metro area in the state around 250,000 if you include Moorhead across the river, but i get all the luxuries of city life while only having to drive 10 minutes to be standing driving down a 2 lane highway with nothing but Fields for miles. Im in a sweet spot where I can drive a short distance to do my favorite recreational activities like hunting and fishing, while also living in a metro area big enough to support multiple Walmart's and big box stores for my shopping convenience. on top of that its way cheaper to live here than most of the US, so thats a huge plus too.
Government Land Ownership is Way Too High In All of These States That is Why No one lives There ..I Think I Heard that Nevada was 86 % Owned By The Government ... We Need To Restrict The Government From owning Land in Any State Other Than National Parks or Military Bases ...And Sell that Land to Americans To Pay Off Our National Debt ! That is a Great Idea That Congress should Be Promoting !...American's only !
Which of these states would YOU want to live in the most?
Idaho
Wisconsin
Wyoming, it’s my favorite state in the whole USA. I am known as Wyoming boy in my school with how much I love Wyoming
I’ll go with Wyoming!
Vermont
To all the people who live in these beautiful unpopulated states, isn't it wonderful living in a state that isn't overpopulated!!?
Great place to create
Yes!
I like the open spaces.
Correct! What is so great about metro Denver? Traffic? Crime? 😮
Yes. But you guys keep coming in and won’t stop 😭😭😭
I live in Montana in Great Falls, I couldn't help but laugh when my home state was mentioned. Yes, we don't have a large population, but we have just gorgeous scenery and a lot of farm land here. The tallest building is maybe 10 stories, and when you look out, you can see the sky.
Big Sky Country!! Yeahh!Yeah! I have a cousin from Great Falls.
My son lives there its beautiful.
Used to live in MT. Beautiful country and the best fishing.
Montana is on my bucket list for fishing!
Right! This dude sounds like a valley girl on steroids, and doesnt even have a clue either. so hard besomeone that can give an unimportant an fully undocumented and unknoledgable bit of information. guess hes trying to get hits? But, Nope stay where you all are in those great big stinking cities and robbery, crime ridden places and enjoy!i lived on 50 acres in the Rocky Mtns and now on the grasslands. Never will ever leave Montana. Especially Now that Biden has ruined our country!!!!
I live in Wyoming and I love it. I was born and raised in Southern California and it was extremely overpopulated. Going from that to Wyoming, I absolutely love Wyoming.
What part?I used to live in Gillette wy before moving to Des Moines iowa but let me tell you after revisiting last summer I wouldn’t mind living there again
ALOT of the companies and their employees that are fleeing California's over population, Liberal political policies, high crime and sky high taxes are moving to New Mexico because of the availability of cheap land, low cost of living and tax breaks the state are offering companies and people to relocate there. I bought 25 acres right on the Rio Grande river in Los Lunas (35 miles south of Albuquerque) when I was TDY to Kirkland AFB for 6 months in 2008 for next to nothing to build a cabin and start a Homestead when I retired, I'm moving out there at the end of this year and was there last September to drop off the 25' foot camper I'm going to live in while I build my cabin and I was amazed how to how big the Area had grown, in 2008 there wasn't much around the AFB but now it all built up and the Albuquerque metro has grown several miles past the AFB, while I was there I was talking to my neighbor who moved there in 2021 from Los Angeles when his automotive aftermarket company was moved to South Albuquerque and he was telling me how much cheaper it was for both those workers that agreed to move with the company and the company, they literally cut the starting pay in half for all the employees that they new employees and the employees that moved by 25% and they are living high on the hog, he sold his 1 bedroom apartment in L.A. and bought a 5 acre piece of land and even after he built his house and bought a new car to commute to work and a new car for his wife and even then it barely made a dent in the money he sold his apartment for and he's lived off the money from his apartment for the last 3 years and his paychecks just strait into bank and hasn't been touched, he said his wife stopped working when they moved to New Mexico because they no longer needed her paycheck to barely squeeze by. He said moving New Mexico was the best decision he and his wife ever made.
Highest crime state no water no thx
I live in Texas. LOVE Wyoming!
I live in CA.... all of you are right. It's like CA is its separate totalitarian nation. The constitution is literally non-existant here. It's hard being a Christian here. I may just flee from here soon. I'm tired of the dictatorship.
Sorry folks Montana is closed. The Moose out front should have told you.
So many young people, especially young women, escape here to NYC from out in the empty mountain west and great plains! They are usually nice girls!
We'll keep taking them
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Oh crap I was thinking about moving there after seeing it in Far cry5. But the Moose warned me about the Winters
@@Somebody_i_used_2_know the thing about Montana winters is you definitely want to live West of the Continental Divide. I'm 30 miles from Glacier National park and although we get snow we don't get the extreme cold like they do East of the divide. Where is flat, windy and cold!! The coldest I've seen here is -44 without wind chill. But west of the divide isn't so bad. We will get a week or two of below zero temps but it's mild. Just long. Hence why alcoholism is a rather big problem and suicide rates. I hear some small mountain towns in Colorado also have higher sucide rates too. Meth which is everywhere is also a problem. Very minimal crime although that is changing. It used to be we had a murder every 10 yrs or so. That's changing. But to live in Western Montana one needs to be an outdoors person, be able to stand long winters, grizzlies in your yard, mountain lions occasionally, smaller towns and people, and one of the biggest things here for us locals.....be able to help one another in times of need. Ex: if your car broke down on the side of the road for instance. There will be several cars stopping and offering help. We are definitely people who help one another out. If your from California though....don't tell anyone. You will be drawn and quartered 🤣. Oh expect to make way less $$. ....and rent has increased but not crazy like a big city. I pay $550.00 for a 800 sq foot apartment with laundry and parking space. But that's rare. Biggest plus here.....NO WOKE CRAP AND VERY FEW PEOPLE!!!! 😏
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I am a teenager in wyoming and althkugh it can be boring the peacefulness makes up for it, truly blessed.
Same
Yes but you’re not retired so it’s time to move around and see the world 🌎. Then you go back and retire in your hometown.
do you have a lovelife there?
Yup the women here are awsome
I’m a teenager from NYC and I’ve always wanted to visit the less populated states in the USA because it’s more calm and peaceful and there’s an abundance of nature away from the rest of the USA
I truly hope that those less populated places can stay that way. As a lifetime resident of Florida (well over 40 years) its been incredibly sad and disheartening to see the exponential population growth here, with massive suburban sprawl destroying so much green space. The traffic has become unbearable. Many of the natural places I used to go to escape the city are now being filled with houses, apartments, strip malls and business parks. At what point will it stop? Do we have to pave over everything?
Im moving to Florida soon and ik it’s overpopulated but I only like Florida and California those are the only 2 states I would move to
I am getting the heck out of Florida.. and I am aiming for Montana
Don't come to Sioux falls south Dakota it's definitely overpopulated
Same can be said for your neighbors here in Georgia😢
Nature isn't profitable enjoy your new Starbucks
9. Maine 0:41
8. Montana 2:02
7. Rhode Island 3:27
6. Delaware 4:17
5. South Dakota 5:37
4. North Dakota 6:51
3. Alaska 8:03
2. Vermont 9:52
Honorable Mentions for video length inserted here to keep people watching in anticipation of #1:
1. New Mexico 11:30
2. Idaho 13:23
3. Nevada 12:04
1. Wyoming 11:30
No high paying jobs.😊
Thanks
I always appreciate your quick breakdown
! Doing the work UA-cam creators WON'T DO danka!
My GOD Delaware is overpopulated! I can't stand it! I want to move
I would live in Vermont. It has beautiful scenery.
Despite what this video said about Vermont being affordable, It's incredibly expensive here now, and there is no housing. Driving in a hilly state where the roads are salted during the brutal winters means that cars don't last. That's another huge expense. Living in Vermont is like having a gorgeous spouse that is also cruel and unloving. I love Vermont, but I have to leave. Please visit though, from June through September it's paradise. Especially in June.
I live in the empty north 30 miles from Canada. Winters are long, snowy, and cold, which keeps out the crowds, I like it that way.
Sounds heavenly. I miss that kind of living. Right now I am trapped in suburbia and looking for a way out.
Simple, sell everything you have and give away what no one will buy, then move.
Me too, I pray for harsh winters!
What state?
NE Washington
I was surprised to see Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont ending up on your list. I would have expected "emptiness" being more related to population density than to absolute population numbers.
Same here. Kind of a stupid premise, actually. Quit watching after Delaware.
Yeah that's incredibly stupid. You're right it should be more related to emptiness because a small population in a small space is incredibly not empty.
was born in RI left at 17, checked on line house i grew up in parents paid 7000 in 1963 price today 435,000 not worth it
@@aspensulphate as a rhode islander I stopped watching at Rhode Island as this is just a lazy piece here. There's a lot of empty space here to put more people so an early line about no room to put more people is just dumb, Rhode Island is bigger than the NYC area by 3+ times but has 7+ million people less so it's factually inaccurate. I suspect this was an AI generated piece or something anyway.
Right is was like um they're not empty. They're actually full he literally said there's no space left.
Some of these are perfect states to live for introverts like me! I have no issue with the cold, but it's nice to be mostly away from people and not deal with crowds xD
That’s how my son feels
I have lived in Wyoming for 22 years and love it. Every time I survive a terrible winter, I remind myself that this is what keeps away the people fleeing the West Coast for the most part.
oml fr tho
As someone born and raised in Wyoming I can't imagine anywhere else. Grew up in a "town" with a 289 population and they to the saying "It takes a village to raise a child" seriously. After graduating I moved to the "Big City" of Rock Springs and at that time it was quite a surprise the difference.
I did move a way twice, different side of the state and different state completely, but always ended up back in Wyoming. I just couldn't imagine raising my kids anywhere else 😊
That's what I love most. People as yourself from places like this, born and raised and just love where they're from. I seen scenery UA-cam videos of Wyoming in drone footage and it's BEAUTIFUL! Definitely look forward visiting eventually. And I'm from NYC, currently living in Miami
@KharelMedia if will definitely be a huge difference for you. I lived in Houston, TX for awhile after I had my second kiddo and the difference between the two places along with the environment for raising kids was completely opposite. Moved back and raised them in the same small town in the home between my dad and Grandparents. We did ended up then in Rock Springs when I married my current husband but wouldn't move away again
@@themiddleone3085 wow sounds amazing. I will say. I was brought up the total opposite. I was born n raised in the city. From San Juan to New York City and Miami. I'm used to the city life, mentality, and lifestyle....But!! I've always had love n respect for the country side. The fresh air, calmness, peace of mind and genuine people. But I can only visit places like this and even getaway for a little while. Then I'll start going crazy lol. I need my city life. But only because it's all I know. Just like yourself. Just the opposite.
I wish i lived in one of those cities.
It will not. Climate change will change all of this😊
I've lived in Alaska for about two years now for work. I can absolutely attest to the isolation, the ridiculously high cost of living, and extreme weather. It is NOT easy living out here and it really takes a toll on ones mental health. Anchorage is nice and there's lots to do and enjoy. It still feels somewhat like a normal small city, and it really helps with keeping some stability in life, but anywhere outside that Alaska is a frozen purgatory you'll be wanting to escape. Glad I'll be leaving soon.
Alaska looks great in photos, buts it's the frontier. The only people I know that like Alaska are outdoor people, hunters, fishermen, convicts on the run. I've yet to meet a woman that likes Alaska.
The Military?
I lived in Fairbanks AK for 4 years, when I was a child. Dad was stationed there by the Air Force @ Eilson AFB, but we lived on Ft. Wainwright (army). I started school there- from K-3! Winter was brutal. Started in October , didn't end until late April -early May. 5 hours of daylight- sunrise around 10am, sunset around 2.30-3pm! Lowest temp I recall - 40 below. By contrast, 23 hours of daylight in summer thanks to the midnight sun_ I hated the midnight sun; it would keep me awake... 'sunset' from 3-5am. Of course, you had to survive the mosquito swarms! Temps could get up to 95, but _ no humidity. June was spring, July and August was summer, September was fall; here we go again! I enjoyed our life there, but like I said, I was a kid.
lol I guess there is a reason why they pay ppl to live there
Don't they pay you a few thousand a month to live there? And when you move after so many years you get that money for years?
@@networth00 No. residents get a little money from the oil and gas, but by no means can you live off that money alone. And you have to be a resident for at least a year to get that money.
Spot on about North Dakota! As someone who survived my school and high school years there, it was COLD!! They don't even mention the very small country towns there! For example, my whole 6th grade class was 12 students. You learned to put in your car extra blankets, extra food, etc., in case you're stranded on the side of the road by a blizzard. You also learned to either know how to, or bring along someone who knew how to deliver a baby for the same reason. The joke in our small community? "If its 20 ° above zero? Consider it a warm day! If I went back to ND now? My bones could no longer take the cold weather! 😎
What's so bad about the tax laws in North Dakota. I live in CA and would like to compare the taxes here and in North Dakota.
I was a military wife for 25 years and stationed in North Dakota Minot Air Force Base. We were there for about 7 or 8 years and the cold there was brutal you're not lying about that! But it wasn't horrible I don't think there's a saying in the military when people get orders. "Why not Minot? Freezing is the reason!?" Lol
@susanlett9632 very interesting. Well, I guess I'll be enjoying my 130 degree weather here in death valley, plus violence, mayhem, and 11% sales tax, no hunting, lockdowns, govern me harder please... govern me harder!!!!
I moved from Georgia to Montana. Yeah the winter is very dry and a lot of snow. But i appreciate the no overflow of traffic and I can get home in less than 15 minutes from my job. It’s just difficult to get from Montana to Georgia by flight.
Our biggest state, Alaska, has a smaller population than our smallest state, Rhode Island.
Actually, has the smallest population in the United States. I used to live up in Alaska I was born there. My family moved to Washington now I live in Nevada after I got the hell out of Washington. I feel so much better in Nevada
@@monkeycat48 How do you like liberalism 🤣
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@@edwelndiobel1567dunno how do you like your collectivist authoritarian socialism Republicans love so much ?
Beats conservatism any day of the week@@edwelndiobel1567
How is RI in a list called “emptiest states” while it’s almost full?!!
Rhode Island is one of the most densely populated states. About 1960 RI was the most densely populated state.
It is not an empty state.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Because he named the video poorly.
This is a list of the Least Populated States. It is judged by population rather than what it should be by Population Density.
Rhode Island is the second most densely populated state here on the list. Delaware, another odd choice, is also the sixth most densely populated.
It’s basically just an independent suburb of Boston (which is an extremely densely populated city) with some islands and stuff under it
@@EndTikTokandTwitter
I disagree with that.
Providence is much bigger than you realize to be called a “Independent Suburbia”
Heading to a six month job in SD from FL your videos have been invaluable!! Thanks for reassuring me that this trip won't be at all what I thought it would be like. I'm now headed in with excitement and confidence!! Bless you and your hard work 💝
Welcome to our overpriced progressive city covered in rainbow flags❤
@@nutech1810 😄 I'm actually on the upper east side of the state. No flags here. Only tractors and cows.
Thank you for sharing this video ❤️☺️
As a person who lives in densely populated Southern California I believe that these are the most beautiful places in America and I hope it stays that way.
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Nothing like Southern California. I lived there for many years, and I regret leaving. I understand beauty in places like Montana, but that's for visiting, not living IMO.
I left and moved to North Dakota
@@bobbyrees1914 Peaceful because its cold and mostly normal.
I don’t miss most of my home state of California, but I do miss the beaches and the mountains. At least here in Florida we have warm water most of the year to swim in. I grew up in Riverside County in SoCal, and when I visited last, it was unrecognizable to me. So sad. The political hacks have ruined this once great state.
I _did_ get to choose which of these states to live in. Approximately 2 decades ago I realized that as a consultant providing advanced Internet Engineering, everything I did was remote and so I could live anywhere. It was at that point that I chose to live in southern Vermont. I love it here!
I would definitely live in Vermont.
I love Vermont too even though I've never lived there, just visited. It's high housing costs, taxes and the price of heating oil discourages many. The winters don't bother me since I spent 10 of them in Ohio.
Let those immigrants stay n developed those * empty states *
@@hongkongpong5588you mean ille.gals. They are destr0ying our cities.
These places are where we need to send the illegals. Not to crowded cities
Amazing video! hope to visit these beautiful places in Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Maine, South Dakota etc
Maine is a great place I live in Maine I haven’t been to most of the others but I bet there great to
What a wonderful informative video. Thank you!
I grew up in Montana, spent 12 years in the greater Los Angeles area, more than happy to be out of Southern Cal and back in Big Sky Country.
Leave our states alone!., we love it this way!! ❤❤❤❤
Howdy from your neighbor in the South.🙋 Its the first major snowstorm in Southeastern Michigan this weekend and the power is out. 🌨️ I can't wait for sunshine again.☀️☀️
If you want wide open space, go drive around West Texas. There is almost nothing but flat open desert and scrub. For miles and miles. Keep your gas tank full.
I live in one of those states and I’ll take living there over any big city in America. This country definitely fell from grace.
Absolutely with you 100%! Im from North Dakota and proud of it!
wish Colorado hadn't turned into east Califukitup. 😢
Tell me about it! I left Colorado because of it. They destroyed Colorado with legalizing dope. I miss the mountains and HATE living in suburbia. I would go to North Dakota, Montana, Whyoming, or something similar. I would love a ton of land to live on. Being this close to neighbors sucks. @@whaaat3632
@@whaaat3632So is Western Montana.
LETS GOOO IDAHOOOOO
I was raised on the countryside in a small village, and never understood why people like to live in big, filthy, bad smelling cities, filled with unfriendly people who don't know each other, and detached from reality culture and ideologies. These empty states like Maine or Montana sound like a dream come true.
Wow you sound like you have some issues, as well as really generalized and prejudiced ideas about ALL large cities.
That’s cause everything has its pros and cons and for some people the pros of a city outweighs its cons and vice versa
Having millions more people to create problems and being jerks does not make for "sophistication" and "culture". After 30+ years in city police work the LAST thing I want is be surrounded by hordes of Aholes.
If you think about it, a city is a confinement barn, or a feed lot, built to hold people instead of hogs or cattle.
Well, I moved to a tiny rural town in Nebraska from the Atlanta area. The people are SO unfriendly, it smells horrible from feed lot and there's nothing to do here so they just constantly cause drama. It's like living in a trailer park and being stuck in an episode of Jerry Springer.
Did anyone notice it said 9 empty states, and proceeded to list 11 states. Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wyoming.
Very informative. Great thank you!
Moved from MA to Northern Maine...Love it. No more sitting in traffic jams.
I live in south Florida, and a friend of mine just moved to Montana, just when winter is coming on. She's never lived farther north than West Palm Beach. This should be interesting.
We lived in New Hampshire for 4 years moved from California and Maine is beautiful and the people are very friendly and welcoming ❤❤
Ever since I was a little girl, without explaination or reasoning I have always wanted to live in Vermont. My heart has always dreamed of such a wonderful and calming place and each time, Vermont was my view.
Also some of the most beautiful states. As someone who loves nature, space (both kinds), and rural homeownership (and also don't mind the cold), this is actually a pretty handy jumping-off point if I ever feel like relocating 🙂
Growing up and living in Wyoming all my life, I always wanted to leave but now that I have a family, I couldn’t imagine living in a different state. Oh and the weather forecast can change within minutes, he isn’t kidding.
Im about to move to OK from NYC_but this made Vermont seem like a possible retirement sanctuary! Thanx_ great narration,btw
Great video, very informative. I felt like I got a great tour of the USA. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to watching all your current & future videos.
I am so happy so many people love to live in cities…gives those of us that love solitude more space.
You don't mention that the federal government owns 80% of Nevada
We have the most Mountains and rocks. Uninhabitable in most areas.
2 words - nuclear experiments
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I wonder why?
Same wit many western states. USFS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ,ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS US PARKS DEPARTMENT TRIBES,AND DESIGNATED WILDERNESS. It's about 83% of Washington state.
I loved the way how you presented. Had a good laugh 😂.
I love your delivery! Makes me want to move to one of those. Great Grandparents started towns in So. Dak. But....my Dad left for California and met my Mom who was visiting there, and refused to even consider living in So Dak. Especially after visiting there.
I love living in the wide open spaces of Wyoming 😊🥰 My late mother-in-law, however, said she felt like she was going to fall off the face of the earth when she visited us here from Upstate New York 😅. It’s not for everyone, which suits us just fine 😁👍
I bet you most if not all 🇺🇸Americans believe the world is OVER-CROWDED. even with no evidence of it.
The planet now have low-birth rate because the USA keeps pushing that narrative in the U.N for 50 years.and in their own land its empty AF, Nobody is in Canada.
I am Kenyan, and Wyoming will remain dear to my heart forever. It gave my daughter a chance to realize her life's dream through Western Wyoming Community College. Few people but all so warm and friendly. God bless Wyoming.
I wanted to retire there..its just so Damm expensive now 5 years ago anyone could afford it..but lately no way..
Wyoming has a raw beauty that I cherish. ❤
It is beautiful but that wind is brutal :)
I'm proud to say I was born and raised in South Dakota and am extremely glad that is where I was raised. I must confess I got tired of shoveling snow so I traded my snow shovel for a pool net and have no desire to trade back. I would say having lived in Phoenix, AZ the last 31 years I wish we were rich enough to be able to live in South Dakota during the summers and then go back to AZ in the late fall & winter. The people in SD are the best!
At least in SD (or ND) the snowstorm comes & goes in 36 hours, max. Then, brilliant sun and 45 degrees. Try Michigan, babe. An ugly slop storm that never clears, icy roads, and then overcast and 30 degrees for the next 4 weeks.
Obviously you have never lived in SD. There were many times we got our first snow before Halloween & that same snoe was still there come the spring thaw. Also I can't count yhe number of times the temp never got above zero for weeks at a time.
@@mikezylstra7514 You must live below the Bridge... in Trollville.
Up here in da Swamp dere's 9 months 'a Winter & tree months 'a Bed Sleddin'! 😉
You had me till you said people in SD are the best 😂
I was born in RC, my family moved to AZ when I was 10. I moved from AZ 10 yrs later.
All these yrs later I've thought of going back to SD, but I just can't quite stand the idea of going somewhere colder than where I am now, in CO.
What a great video! Did you film all this incredible footage?
A very apt description of North Dakota, having lived in Rapid City for the last 30 years part of my job often takes me through parts of North Dakota and it’s exactly as you describe.
The military brought me to Rapid City well to Ellsworth Air Force Base to be exact but I retired in Rapid City. Was stationed at Minot Air Force Base for Ohio and it was brutal in the winter
I was born and raised in southeast Kentucky. I raised my children here. I worked here in Kentucky and have retired and continue to live here. I've visited other states but have never wanted to live anywhere else. The only other place I'd live would be a beach. I think we have less than 5 million people? When Kentucky is shown on tv reporters find the worst areas to show. We're not crowded. My county has less than 27 thousand people. We have 2 little towns. Some would call them villages. Most people live up in the creeks and hollers. I live about 2 miles from where Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia meet. You can be in 3 states at the same time. This area is beautiful.
Kentucky is too poor, unless you have money, you have a hard time living there. I know 3 couple who moved back because how poor their healthcare system is. It is also one of poorest.
@@rM-xk9ob ..The cost of living has always been cheaper here until the inflation happened. Where I live there's no groups of homeless people living on the streets in town. Families try to take care of their own. We were doing very well. Coal miners were finally getting the pay they deserved. The Obama-Biden administration got most of the mines shut down. You can holler about the fossil fuels all you want but this country can't go back to the stone age. I just read today about a billion dollars that's been doled out to different environmental groups that are wasting money. Not enough people want electric vehicles. Where are they going to be charged up at? When coal mining took the big hit, not only did miners get out of a job it made stores close. The miners such as some in my family would've worked another 6-8 yrs. As soon as their unemployment ran out they signed them up on disability.
I am looking forward to visiting the creation museum in Kentucky. God bless
The area you’re talking about has some beautiful areas to hike as well❤❤❤
I lived in Cumberland Gap for a couple of years. I was born in VA and lived in VA, KY, and TN a lot when I was younger. Cumberland Gap was a beautiful little town that had a place called the Iron Furnace that had a hiking trail beside it that led to a point where KY, VA, and TN meet. Do you know Cumberland Gap perhaps?!
I tried to live in Maine and found out the state population basically consists of the very rich and very poor.
Isn't that most places nowadays?
Sounds like the south too, but at this point, its the whole country
Seems like most places today, sadly :/
@@RedRoseSeptember22 no
NM is just poor & poorer
That's everywhere
Interesting topic! Understanding why certain states have low population density is insightful. It's essential to explore the best places to live in the US and understand what attracts people to particular regions.
Great video.
I live in South Dakota, we have no state tax, low crime rate, people are friendly, my town is a Major health and Banking center
I told my husband
Sioux Falls is one of the most underrated cities IMO!
If crime is low, that shows meagre economic activities.
But you do have a high property tax.
@@b.3940means low population of the usual suspects genius
You need to make a video of how much land in the western states belongs to the federal government. I think most Americans would be surprised at the amount.
And reveal the reasons that it does
New Mexico is just over 77 million acres of which 55+ million are First Nation reservations.
I think everyone would be surprised how much federal land is owned by the UN.
@@P2ZipI've lived all over New Mexico. There are many Navajo reservations. Cloud Croft is my favorite place. Hobbs is the less attractive. The petrified Forrest and Carlsbad Caverns are neat.
Things like that might require research.
Very informative video. Now know more about USA. Can't wait for future videos like this!
Thank you for this video
I live in Wyoming, I love it here. Yes the wind may have destroyed a reinforced flag pole my dad got but that is because we are far north in Wyoming were the wind is worse. I have a love for the outdoors 😀. And the population density is really two people square mile. Great land and a lot of wildlife to hunt.
What if someone has a medical issue and can't get anywhere for hours?
I live in Northwest Montana. We’re not as empty as we’re used to be, but traffic is still extremely rare. Winter is not that bad, but it’s very long and dark!
The mountains provide a regulating effect so the towns out west don't get too too cold. The east on the other hand...
Yeah I'd never live on the eastern side lol. @@FromHeretoThere
I imgane the Winter is very cold ....or am i wrong
@@stefanlemke4245you’re right. -40 in Whitefish in the winter.
Thats pretty cold ...do you like it?
Excellent geography video! 🙏🌎💫
Very helpful!
i have lived in Alaska my whole life and besides Fairbanks being 6 hours away from Anchorage there is alot of smaller towns who bring the outdoors and cozy vibes to alaska.
16k people go missing in Alaska. Some really bad shit going in there. UFOs, SASQUATCH, SERIAL KILLERS, ANIMALS
I would fall in love with Idaho! I visited there in a little town called Stanley for a wedding and the landscapes were gorgeous! It would be a great place for my line of work and to raise a family.
But I would really enjoy spending a LOT of time in Montana and Virginia!
Stanley and the Sawtooths are GORGEOUS!!
I'm from ND, my sister lived in Stanley for about 5 years, I visited her there a couple timed, it is a pretty area, she's been back in ND for about 10 years now
Idaho is nice.
Northern Idaho yes, but southern Idaho sucks. It is crowded, hot and buggy. I know, I have lived there.@@dm4859
Great, but before you move here, vacation in Montana during January, February or early March.
I was born in California, moved to Kansas, moved to North Dakota, now Canada. I have to say, i enjoyed Kansas most. It isn’t over or under populated in my opinion if you live in a good sized city. North Dakota is rough and freezing and empty and lonely. It feels like a liminal space. Winter lasts over half the year and you kinda go stir crazy being stuck inside all the time. Canada however feels very overpopulated and crowded where i am.
U just sound soft and can’t handle the cold. Winter for over half the year? What u get cold at 55 degrees?? Lmao
@@andrewjones4774lol nah. I actually like the winter up here in Canada. North Dakota is just a sad place to me in almost every way.
Potentially interesting content, but the bar posed by your Valley Girl sing-song cadence is insuperable.
I knew Wyoming was going to be #1. We always are. 😂 I love my state. 41 years living in Wyoming. I love being outdoors. Wyoming isn't for everyone though. It's definitely cold and windy. And yes we drive long distances to go somewhere. Summer is short here. Average elevation is 6,000ft.
You must be tough to live there
I live in rapid City South Dakota and I hate big cities. Rapid is even getting too big for me
glad to hear of any mention of North Dakota. Funny that the only thing we're known for is being pretty isolated from anything, just how we like it
Can’t agree more lol. I love ND because it’s not like CA or NY
South Dakota here shhh
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I take too many blood thinners to be living in someplace where if you blink twice you miss summer. It’s even too cold where I’m living now!
@@lunistylz8260 You get used to it. No big deal. 🤷♀️
Fargoan here .
I grew up in Wyoming, Most people there like the fact that not many people live there that's one of the many beauties of that state. Also it is cold. I remember one winter it did not get above 0 degrees for about 2 months.
I live in Tennessee and it is snowing right now. I love how beautiful the snow looks. But the winters make my limbs ache. I need a warmth climate.
Excellent vid with beautiful visuals. Thank you.
I left the violence and the crime of Oregon for Montana. I love that my town has 1 stop light …..love all the snow and cold weather…..it’s sunny almost every day of the year. People are kind, respectful and giving …..you are connected to a community Gas prices are lower than the west coast and Idaho. You have your freedoms still. The wildlife is amazing Life is slower and laid back.
Don't mention that town. Videos like this have advertised us too much this past decade & counting. MT residents used to act that way about 26 yrs. ago. In recent years, Big Biz Cali has combined Gallatin County into a mini CA. My current town now has squatters and transients living under our Yellowstone River bridge just yards from my home. The cops are under trained and lazy. Our governor's okay with permitting gender changes on teen girls & the ranchers are scarce. I love this state. Unfortunately it's turned into a *tourist attraction* in which few leave once here.
I'm part of a community where I reside. It's full of elders as well as families yet even the 7 y.o. kids are noticing the malevolent changes. None are mine, but the children talk to me and tell me exactly how they feel. ~ Covah
Fun Fact: 11:27 - 11:38 -- This clip was filmed at Ghost Ranch and the road leading to the ranch near Abiquiú, NM. I recognized it immediately as I used to go there every summer with my Grandparents.
Dude you are VERY entertaining!!!! Great video!!
Thanks a ton dude!
I love this review! Amazing I can relate to all you are saying because I just took a road trip this past 2023 summer from Houston Tx to North Dakota to complete my 50 US State tour! I did visit Wyoming as well and everything you said about these northern states is true! I loved hearing the stories about the areas from the locals! ❤
agree
Not all Northern states. New England states are very wealthy except ME .WA and OR very wealthy lots of good paying jobs.
If you split the Is down the middle with Texas at the bottom, I have been to every state on the west half. It's an adventure to travel just to see God's creations and miracles.
@@constancefenton5336totally agree of God's beautiful creation❤
I loved it too. As an armchair traveler, I love to hear the stories of the locals in these beautiful unspoiled locations in the US.
Idaho is far from empty. It's beautiful and quite and there's plenty to do. It's mostly farms, potato farms. If you want excitement
go to into the cities. We like the quietness of the country. We like it just fine.
Potatoes 😊
The united states' is the fourth largest nation in area not third Russia Canada and china has bigger land mass
Also some of the most beautiful states. As someone who loves nature, space (both kinds), and rural homeownership (and also don't mind the cold), this is actually a pretty handy jumping-off point if I ever feel like relocating
It's has been -60 in Minnesota!! It's cold here too but nice summers with Mosquitoes..
I live in the beautiful state of Maine. My ancestors have been here and in Massachusetts since the 1630's. It is safe, clean, and sparsely populated. I think I will stay!!
I love living in Las Vegas. It generally takes me less than 30 minutes to get away from the "charm" of the Strip and into serious wilderness in the Mojave.
Less is best. It’s just the snow that’ll get me. I’m a Florida girl and don’t imagine being in snow but I love love love all the land and grass and trees it’s beautiful
Being fans of Maine Cabin Masters, my wife & I marvel how scenic that state is. We're partial to the western states like CA, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, AZ, Idaho, etc.
Vermont is no longer less expensive to move to. There has been a massive post-covid land grab by wealthy out of staters looking for their second, or third, or fourth or whatever, who have driven housing prices sky high. Also, winters are long, cold, and spring is wet and cold and muddy (it's also called Mud Season)
no the bankers who are hell bent on ruining you have driven house prizes you are very naive
Well, it's probably more like BLACKROCK gobbling up land there, as they have been all over the country, since they have to convert their huge digital fortune into tangible assets before the banks go belly up! This is a major contributor to the very real housing shortage and also goes with the 2030 agenda to eradicate homeownership so they can "stack and pack" everyone into the 200 sf coffin apartments that will fill the tiny population zones, as stated per their own spokespeople... So you should definitely enjoy your beautiful rural home now, while you can! That's what I would do. I have heard great things about that area, though never had the opportunity to visit in person.
It's very expensive to live in Vermont! Has been for a long time
I live in Alaska. Moose have been inside our hospitals and grocery stores. Long winter nights and long summer days. Heavy snowfall, hot summers.
The US is the same as Australia it has vast land areas that are hot and arid with a lack of rainfall.
Live in RI and we are surrounded by woods and it only takes 20 minutes to get to a super market and I work 20 minutes away in a small city about 30 minutes from Providence and we are so close to beaches and ocean everywhere also we never have bad weather even though we have all the seasons
5:55 That bull head thing is on I-90 about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls SD. We passed it as usual on our trip to see husband's parents not too far down the road from there.
Everyone's got some gimmick to try to attract the scarce (until you get to the Black Hills) tourists to spend their money out there.
Most tourists only see the place in summer. Being married to a South Dakotan, I have seen that place in all seasons. Their winters are epic....there's nothing to stop the wind but a couple of barbed wire fences. I live in Wisconsin and though our winters can be nasty, the northern Great Plains has all the ideal ingredients for a brutal winter: Scarce trees. Rolling land. Constant wind. Open to Alberta Clippers (weather phenomenon that brings blizzards that shut down the interstates). And then suddenly a warm chinook wind will come up, melt the snow, then shift the other way and bring in subzero temperatures and refreeze everything in a matter of a few hours at most.
The record for fastest temperature rise (2 minutes) is in South Dakota, not surprising. It was -4F (-20C) at 7:30 AM on January 22 1943 and 2 minutes later it was 45F (7C). Of course, the wind changed again around 9 AM. The temperature had risen to 54F (12C) by that time but by 9:27 AM it was back down to -4F.
I left the Bay Area for Idaho 5 and a half years ago. Other than an international airport and a few other things, I do not miss it. The California I grew up in is not the California I left. Idaho is very sparsely populated once you leave the Treasure Valley area in the southwest part of the state. If you love outdoor activities it's a great place to live.
Welcome to Idaho!
I left Cali too. It has changed so much. I moved to Oregon coast.
Welcome to Idaho IF you don't bring California with you.
*waving from the dry shitties, washington
Retirement is good there if you want a quiet life.
I love northern Maine. I once lived in Caribou, Maine and have ONLY fond memories of the whole area.
WHO IS THE VOICE OVER ARTIST THIS WAS BRILLIANT OMG I LOVED THEIR COMMAND AND WAY OF DELIVERING SPEECH I'M LIKE MASTER TEACH ME AAAAAHHHHHH
yes amazing video & his acting makes his videos more entertaining! we love him.
0:24 Snake River canyon in twin falls Idaho, i recognize it well. Amazing town
Thank you for the video, it was a topic I found to be very interesting. The states you briefly mentioned at the end, like New Mexico and Idaho, you did not give reasons why they were so sparsely populated, so I was disappointed about that. I would have like to have heard more about them. Still, the states you did cover well, it was really informative and I thank you for that!
Idaho basically has relatively few areas to be inhabitable. The area between the northern panhandle and the Boise region is essentially all rugged mountains and forest. I've only driven through once, but it's gorgeous. New Mexico's geography is determined a lot by water, or lack thereof. It's also another state that has rugged wilderness areas (more desert than forest) where no one is ever going to build big cities. But also amazing to visit.
I wrote above about Nevada and why.. check it out…
He does not know why so few live there., Prior to the Europeans arrivoing all the western states had very low numbers of natives. These areas are not suitable to live in without power.
Awesome video... Thanks!
Yes amazing video - very educational & entertaining (his acting with a 2nd voice, so unique)
I work on mooselookmaguntic lake 🥰💯 it's so beautiful up here. Getting ready for the planes to fly in from all over, and land on the ice this weekend. It's going to be awesome 😎
Having spent seven ( 7 ) years living in South Dakota, I can honestly tell you it only has Two seasons: Summer, and Winter. While yes it does have spring and fall, both can best be measured in days, not months. Spring lasts ( IF you get very lucky for about three days), Fall lasts for about a week( again, only if very lucky). Wall Drug for all of it's advertising hype has one very big thing going for it, it's the only year round source for water for 60 miles in any direction( this is part of the reason it exists in the first place). The rest of the small to medium sized tows owe their existances to the rail lines which both created as well as fed them.
My family began in Scotland and migrated to Canada. Some of them got tired of all the politeness and migrated to Maine. From there most of them got tired of Mooses and went everywhere else in the US. Maine has a soft drink called Moxie. It tastes like carbonated cough syrup. It was worth leaving just to never drink that mess again.
The reason so few people live anywhere other than around the big cities in the western States and Alaska is because the US Govt owns nearly all of the land. This is amazing considering the US Constitution only authorizes 10 square miles.
Time to head back to Scotland Heinz to meet your relations who still were alive there, some of them probably got free board and were well looked after in Health compound getting the fresh air blowing through the fence line away back in the 40's.
@@duncancallum nah. I like it warm down here in NC by the ocean.
That's interesting
The govt owning all the land in the west is a huge problem that so many people just don't think about.
You don't exude the aura of factuality.
I haven’t been to the states you’ve mentioned but I do live in Kentucky and it’s so beautiful here. We have Appalachian mountains in the east and Mammoths Cave and Land between the lakes in the west. I’m happy in the mountains and we have the red River Gorge, and Cumberland Falls.
The remote states are the best ones. I grew up in a small North Dakota town of 1500 people. Moved to Fargo are in my early 20s, which is by far the biggest metro area in the state around 250,000 if you include Moorhead across the river, but i get all the luxuries of city life while only having to drive 10 minutes to be standing driving down a 2 lane highway with nothing but Fields for miles. Im in a sweet spot where I can drive a short distance to do my favorite recreational activities like hunting and fishing, while also living in a metro area big enough to support multiple Walmart's and big box stores for my shopping convenience. on top of that its way cheaper to live here than most of the US, so thats a huge plus too.
3:03 was that a pickup truck pulling a big rig 😂
Government Land Ownership is Way Too High In All of These States That is Why No one lives There ..I Think I Heard that Nevada was 86 % Owned By The Government ... We Need To Restrict The Government From owning Land in Any State Other Than National Parks or Military Bases ...And Sell that Land to Americans To Pay Off Our National Debt ! That is a Great Idea That Congress should Be Promoting !...American's only !
THERE IS NO WATER IN THOSE PLACES.
South Dakota has some very beautiful natural wonders with the Black Hills, the Badlands, Needles Highway and the old west town of Deadwood.
Only vacationed there during summer, but loved it. Especially that replica Norwegian church.
Great video here.