state.abb priority region state MA 0.49743 "Northeast" "Massachusetts" NH 0.50099 "Northeast" "New Hampshire" NY 0.50354 "Northeast" "New York" CT 0.50994 "Northeast" "Connecticut" PA 0.51171 "Northeast" "Pennsylvania" RI 0.51269 "Northeast" "Rhode Island" MI 0.51292 "Midwest" "Michigan" CA 0.51385 "West" "California" TN 0.51585 "South" "Tennessee" ME 0.51679 "Northeast" "Maine" IL 0.51722 "Midwest" "Illinois" MD 0.51781 "Northeast" "Maryland" NJ 0.51831 "Northeast" "New Jersey" OH 0.51886 "Midwest" "Ohio" LA 0.51896 "South" "Louisiana" GA 0.52019 "South" "Georgia" SC 0.52024 "South" "South Carolina" WI 0.52052 "Midwest" "Wisconsin" AL 0.52193 "South" "Alabama" HA 0.52196 "West" "Hawaii" MO 0.52275 "Midwest" "Missouri" TX 0.52337 "South" "Texas" MN 0.52350 "Midwest" "Minnesota" OR 0.52400 "West" "Oregon" FL 0.52503 "South" "Florida" IN 0.52577 "Midwest" "Indiana" NE 0.52595 "Midwest" "Nebraska" MS 0.52667 "South" "Mississippi" KY 0.52691 "South" "Kentucky" AZ 0.52724 "West" "Arizona" VA 0.52825 "South" "Virginia" WA 0.52900 "West" "Washington" AR 0.52905 "South" "Arkansas" OK 0.52937 "South" "Oklahoma" NC 0.52970 "South" "North Carolina" CO 0.52970 "West" "Colorado" SD 0.53037 "Midwest" "South Dakota" IA 0.53099 "Midwest" "Iowa" WV 0.53118 "South" "West Virginia" VT 0.53162 "Northeast" "Vermont" NM 0.53291 "West" "New Mexico" KS 0.53370 "Midwest" "Kansas" DE 0.53475 "South" "Delaware" ND 0.53553 "Midwest" "North Dakota" UT 0.53557 "West" "Utah" NV 0.53668 "West" "Nevada" AK 0.53774 "West" "Alaska" MT 0.53969 "West" "Montana" ID 0.54230 "West" "Idaho" WY 0.54669 "West" "Wyoming"