This Is the Ugliest State in the U.S.

"America the Beautiful" is a nickname that has stuck around for a reason. The United States has an array of stunning landscapes, from the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains to the windswept coasts. However, not every place can be postcard-perfect. Unfortunately, some states didn't get as lucky in the looks department and lack the natural beauty that others were blessed with. That's why we've crunched the numbers to find out which state is officially the ugliest.

We first gauged how gorgeous the 50 states are based on how much land in each state is dedicated to national and state parks. While some states had hundreds of pristine parks, others had very few. The park acreage was compared to the total acreage of the state to come up with our first ugliness indicator: The lower the percentage of parkland, the worse the state was ranked in terms of looks. Then, we used Wallethub's greenest states ranking to factor in the air and water quality as well as how eco-friendly the average household is in each state. To balance those picturesque traits out, we pulled data from the Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Methane Outreach Program to see how much space in each state contains landfills and how many tons of trash is produced per capita in every state.

After compiling the metrics into a custom algorithm, we created a final score to set the record straight on which states embody those "purple mountain majesties" and which states are just plain ugly. And we're sorry to say, some Midwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic states didn't fare so well.

The state that was deemed the ugliest, however, might not seem like the first place that would come to mind when you think "ugly." Though it does have a solid score on its air and water quality, it's covered with landfills, has a relatively high production of trash, and low coverage of national and state parks, making it the not-so-fairest of them all. To see where your home state stacks up in our ranking from the prettiest to the most hideous states, read on, and for more places people dislike, check out The Most Hated State in America.

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 9.1 percent

WalletHub green score: 49.41

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 30.1 tons

Ugly Score: 0.13

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Percentage of the state that is parkland: 9.41 percent

WalletHub green score: 62.4

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.006 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 28.6 tons

Ugly Score: 0.77

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 7.41 percent

WalletHub green score: 73.89

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0111 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 8.7 tons

Ugly Score: 0.81

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Percentage of the state that is parkland: 7.49 percent

WalletHub green score: 69.4

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0153 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 47.8 tons

Ugly Score: 2.50

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 3.59 percent

WalletHub green score: 66.73

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0013 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 21.9 tons

Ugly Score: 4.98

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 3.93 percent

WalletHub green score: 65.77

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0038 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 28.3 tons

Ugly Score: 5.42

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 4.09 percent

WalletHub green score: 36.91

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0004 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 16.6 tons

Ugly Score: 8.76

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Percentage of the state that is parkland: 6.63 percent

WalletHub green score: 50.15

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0166 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 25.1 tons

Ugly Score: 11.43

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.8 percent

WalletHub green score: 53.27

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0019 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 27.8 tons

Ugly Score: 16.75

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.77 percentae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

WalletHub green score: 68.45

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0007 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 21.4 tons

Ugly Score: 17.67

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.84 percent

WalletHub green score: 76.35

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0026 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 21.8 tons

Ugly Score: 17.70

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.89 percent

WalletHub green score: 73.13

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0028 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 16.7 tons

Ugly Score: 17.98

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 2.16 percent

WalletHub green score: 54.33

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0038 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 33.9 tons

Ugly Score: 18.41

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 4.23 percent

WalletHub green score: 72.53

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0205 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 16.2 tons

Ugly Score: 21.55

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.2 percent

WalletHub green score: 52.44

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0004 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 26 tons

Ugly Score: 21.71

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.95 percent

WalletHub green score: 67.79

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0058 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 47 tons

Ugly Score: 23.97

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.46 percent

WalletHub green score: 75.24

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0019 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 37 tons

Ugly Score: 27.51

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 2.23 percent

WalletHub green score: 63.65

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0079 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 62.4 tons

Ugly Score: 34.20

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.16 percent

WalletHub green score: 58.48

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0008 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 19.7 tons

Ugly Score: 34.25

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.02 percent

WalletHub green score: 59.57

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0039 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 44.6 tons

Ugly Score: 37.82

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.3 percent

WalletHub green score: 65.63

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0016 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 45.7 tons

Ugly Score: 38.48

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.35 percent

WalletHub green score: 67.79

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0079 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 40.9 tons

Ugly Score: 38.94

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.18 percent

WalletHub green score: 51.18

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0013 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 33.3 tons

Ugly Score: 44.98

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.31 percent

WalletHub green score: 50.53

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0016 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 37.6 tons

Ugly Score: 45.68

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.68 percent

WalletHub green score: 54.71

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0095 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 36.8 tons

Ugly Score: 46.13

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.21 percent

WalletHub green score: 37.9

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0007 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 20.3 tons

Ugly Score: 47.00

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.34 percent

WalletHub green score: 57.94

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0046 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 30.1 tons

Ugly Score: 47.74

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.45 percent

WalletHub green score: 60.32

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0119 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 27.5 tons

Ugly Score: 51.12

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 7.28 percent

WalletHub green score: 65.25

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0421 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 29 tons

Ugly Score: 51.83

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.21 percent

WalletHub green score: 52.88

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0045 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 27.4 tons

Ugly Score: 52.05

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.09 percent

WalletHub green score: 75.49

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0146 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 24.5 tons

Ugly Score: 55.01

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.06 percent

WalletHub green score: 50.36

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0032 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 40.6 tons

Ugly Score: 56.29

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.18 percent

WalletHub green score: 40.09

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0035 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 26 tons

Ugly Score: 57.27

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.13 percent

WalletHub green score: 42.8

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0034 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 34.4 tons

Ugly Score: 58.77

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.95 percent

WalletHub green score: 46.67

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0083 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 36.7 tons

Ugly Score: 59.62

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.72 percent

WalletHub green score: 32.23

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0086 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 43.9 tons

Ugly Score: 59.81

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.07 percent

WalletHub green score: 42.69

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0035 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 35.3 tons

Ugly Score: 60.47

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.95 percent

WalletHub green score: 28.77

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0067 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 29.9 tons

Ugly Score: 63.95

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.53 percent

WalletHub green score: 57.39

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0105 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 32.6 tons

Ugly Score: 65.44

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.14 percent

WalletHub green score: 39.99

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0058 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 37.7 tons

Ugly Score: 69.57

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.98 percent

WalletHub green score: 55.22

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0136 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 40.3 tons

Ugly Score: 72.29

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.39 percent

WalletHub green score: 59.51

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.016 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 52.4 tons

Ugly Score: 74.63

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.23 percent

WalletHub green score: 53.89

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0122 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 33.7 tons

Ugly Score: 78.81

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.1 percent

WalletHub green score: 23.96

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0072 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 38.7 tons

Ugly Score: 85.93

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.77 percent

WalletHub green score: 50.87

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0165 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 48.8 tons

Ugly Score: 91.19

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.02 percent

WalletHub green score: 58.08

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0191 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 52.3 tons

Ugly Score: 92.05

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.28 percent

WalletHub green score: 66.6

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0263 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 20.9 tons

Ugly Score: 95.57

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.81 percent

WalletHub green score: 49.18

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0174 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 56.1 tons

Ugly Score: 97.08

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 1.69 percent

WalletHub green score: 63.19

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0399 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 33.7 tons

Ugly Score: 98.61

Percentage of the state that is parkland: 0.84 percent

WalletHub green score: 69

Percentage of the state that is a landfill: 0.0375 percent

Amount of trash per capita: 37.2 tons

Ugly Score: 99.07

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