For each characteristic, name the pair of bordering US states with the greatest difference. For example, if the characteristic was "most National Parks", the answers would be California (9) and Oregon (1), because 9-1=8, which is larger than the difference for any other pair of bordering states.
All differences are calculated based on difference in actual value
UNLESS indicated by (rank), in which case states are assigned a value based on their rank 1-50
*According to NOAA, which includes Great Lakes coastlines. Landlocked states excluded as answers.