The most and least expensive states for car insurance:
Rank
State
Avg. Premium
1
Louisiana
$2,510.87
2
Michigan
$2,098.29
3
Oklahoma
$1,869.39
4
Montana
$1,857.96
5
California
$1,774.41
6
South Dakota
$1,772.83
7
Washington, D.C.
$1,753.19
8
Georgia
$1,751.42
9
Illinois
$1,679.15
10
Connecticut
$1,678.90
11
Arkansas
$1,648.80
12
New Mexico
$1,603.65
13
Rhode Island
$1,595.97
14
West Virginia
$1,589.69
15
Alaska
$1,572.21
16
Wyoming
$1,552.98
17
Maryland
$1,550.13
18
Kansas
$1,524.51
19
Kentucky
$1,515.30
20
Colorado
$1,480.97
21
Mississippi
$1,474.94
22
New Jersey
$1,473.73
23
New York
$1,463.21
24
Texas
$1,462.65
25
Florida
$1,453.20
26
Pennsylvania
$1,420.78
27
Delaware
$1,405.80
28
Missouri
$1,390.59
29
Minnesota
$1,381.09
30
Alabama
$1,380.38
31
North Dakota
$1,365.22
32
Hawaii
$1,306.97
33
Indiana
$1,302.51
34
Nevada
$1,282.50
35
Washington
$1,279.84
36
Utah
$1,234.30
37
Virginia
$1,233.36
38
Nebraska
$1,210.74
39
Oregon
$1,194.69
40
Idaho
$1,183.47
41
South Carolina
$1,182.18
42
Tennessee
$1,170.12
43
Arizona
$1,152.50
44
North Carolina
$1,130.45
45
Massachusetts
$1,043.80
46
Iowa
$1,039.04
47
New Hampshire
$1,011.23
48
Wisconsin
$1,010.93
49
Ohio
$999.86
50
Vermont
$968.58
51
Maine
$902.85
Source: Insure.com, from a study commissioned by Insure.com from Quadrant Information Services
http://finance.yahoo.com/insurance/article/109309/where-auto-insurance-is-most-expensive?mod=insurance-autos
Perhaps they tend to have too many storms that damage vehicles.
Perhaps they tend to have too many storms that damage vehicles.
Could be! I was surprised to see them at the top too.


I wonder why Louisiana is in the #1 slot? I would have thought areas like Washington and California would have beat them by a mile.