And all of those states are in the the bottom half (I'd say third, but south carolina is a bit above that for standard of living) of states ranked by standard o

And all of those states are in the the bottom half (I'd say third, but south carolina is a bit above that for standard of living) of states ranked by standard of living, education, and infant mortality. In fact, for infant mortality these 5 states hold the top 4 spots.