Which US State does your personality match?

Remember that these are based on the average personalities of people in each state. Of course there is a lot of variability within each state, so there will still be people with a very high openness score in even the most traditional states.

MyPersonality has also drawn maps of how the personalities of different states in the US differ:

Openness

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Agreeableness

Neuroticism

Based solely on your personality trait scores, the closest states for your personality (out of 50 US states and the District of Columbia), ranked from closest to least close, are:

Similarity Ranking	US State	Openness Average	Conscientiousness Average	Extraversion Average	Agreeableness Average	Neuroticism Average
	Your Scores	Very High	Low	High	Average	Low
1	California	High	Low	Average	Average	Low
2	Rhode Island	High	Low	High	Low	Low
3	Virginia	Average	Low	Average	Average	Average
4	Texas	High	Average	Average	Average	Average
5	Illinois	Average	Average	High	Low	Average
6	New Hampshire	Average	Low	High	Average	High
7	North Carolina	Average	Average	Average	Average	High
8	Florida	High	High	High	Average	Average
9	Maryland	High	Low	Average	Low	High
10	Louisiana	High	High	Very High	Average	High
11	Tennessee	Average	Average	High	Average	Average
12	Massachusetts	Average	Low	Average	Low	High
13	Hawaii	High	Very Low	Low	Average	Average
14	Georgia	Average	High	High	Average	High
15	Arizona	High	Average	Low	High	Low
16	Connecticut	Average	Low	Average	Low	Average
17	Ohio	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average
18	New Jersey	Average	Low	High	Very Low	High
19	Pennsylvania	Average	Low	Average	Low	High
20	Oklahoma	Average	High	High	High	Average
21	New Mexico	High	Average	Very Low	Average	Low
22	Colorado	High	High	Low	High	Low
23	Wisconsin	Low	Low	Average	Average	Average
24	Washington	High	High	Low	High	Very Low
25	South Carolina	Average	Average	High	Average	High
26	Indiana	Low	Average	Average	Average	Average
27	Kentucky	Average	Average	High	Average	High
28	New York	High	Low	Average	Very Low	High
29	Oregon	High	Average	Low	High	Very Low
30	Vermont	Average	Low	Low	Average	Average
31	Maine	High	Low	Very Low	Average	Average
32	Michigan	Low	High	High	Low	Average
33	Minnesota	Low	Low	Average	High	Low
34	West Virginia	Average	High	Average	Average	Average
35	Missouri	Low	Average	Average	Average	High
36	Alabama	Low	High	High	Average	High
37	Nevada	High	Very High	Average	High	Low
38	Montana	Average	Very High	Low	High	Low
39	Kansas	Very Low	Average	Average	Average	Average
40	South Dakota	Very Low	Low	Average	High	Low
41	Nebraska	Very Low	Average	Average	Average	Average
42	Iowa	Very Low	Low	Average	Average	Average
43	Arkansas	Low	Low	High	Low	Very High
44	Alaska	Very High	Low	Very Low	High	Very Low
45	Wyoming	Low	High	Low	High	Low
46	North Dakota	Very Low	Low	Average	High	Average
47	Delaware	Average	Low	Very Low	Low	Average
48	Utah	Low	High	Low	Very High	Very Low
49	District of Columbia	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very Low	Very High
50	Mississippi	Low	High	Very High	Average	Very High
51	Idaho	Average	Very High	Very Low	Very High	Very Low

Openness

Openness to Experience describes a dimension of personality that distinguishes imaginative, creative people from down-to-earth, conventional people.

Conscientiousness

Conscientiousness concerns the way in which we control, regulate, and direct our impulses. It distinguishes flexible but sometimes disorganised people from more organised but sometimes perfectionist or pedantic people.

Extraversion

Extraversion (also extroversion) is marked by pronounced engagement with the external world, versus being comfortable with your own company.

Agreeableness

Agreeableness reflects individual differences in concern with cooperation and social harmony. It distinguishes people who prefer competition versus those who prefer co-operation.

Neuroticism

Neuroticism, also known inversely as Emotional Stability, refers to the tendency to experience negative emotions. It distinguishes people who generally feel relaxed but at extremes be described as "emotionally flat" from those who are more in touch with their emotions but consequently sometimes feel stressed and anxious.

Extraversion vs. Introversion

People with a preference for Extraversion draw energy from action: they tend to act, then reflect, then act further. If they are inactive, their level of energy and motivation tends to decline. Conversely, those whose preference is Introversion become less energized as they act: they prefer to reflect, then act, then reflect again. People with Introversion preferences need time out to reflect in order to rebuild energy. The Introvert's flow is directed inward toward concepts and ideas and the Extravert's is directed outward towards people and objects. There are several contrasting characteristics between Extraverts and Introverts: Extraverts desire breadth and are action-oriented, while introverts seek depth and are thought-oriented.

Intuition vs. Sensing

Sensing and iNtuition are the information-gathering (Perceiving) functions. They describe how new information is understood and interpreted. Individuals who prefer Sensing are more likely to trust information that is in the present, tangible and concrete: that is, information that can be understood by the five senses. They tend to distrust hunches that seem to come out of nowhere. They prefer to look for details and facts. For them, the meaning is in the data. On the other hand, those who prefer iNtuition tend to trust information that is more abstract or theoretical, that can be associated with other information (either remembered or discovered by seeking a wider context or pattern). They may be more interested in future possibilities. They tend to trust those flashes of insight that seem to bubble up from the unconscious mind. The meaning is in how the data relates to the pattern or theory.

Thinking vs. Feeling

hinking and Feeling are the decision-making (Judging) functions. The Thinking and Feeling functions are both used to make rational decisions, based on the data received from their information-gathering functions (Sensing or iNtuition). Those who prefer Feeling tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it 'from the inside' and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved. Those who prefer Thinking tend to decide things from a more detached standpoint, measuring the decision by what seems reasonable, logical, causal, consistent and matching a given set of rules.

Judging vs. Perceiving

Types with a preference for Judging show the world their preferred Judging function (Thinking vs. Feeling). So TJ types tend to appear to the world as logical, and FJ types as empathetic. Judging types prefer to have matters settled. Those types ending in P show the world their preferred Perceiving function (Sensing vs. iNtuition). So SP types tend to appear to the world as concrete and NP types as abstract. Perceiving types prefer to keep decisions open.

What the Raw Percentage means

This is your raw score out of 100. Scores higher than 50 percent are not necessarily above average. Your raw percentages are compared to other users' raw percentages, and then the comparative percentiles are given in the description below.