With Earth Day around the corner and the U.S. having experienced $182.7 billion in damage from weather and climate disasters during 2024, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Greenest States, with Maryland coming in 4th in the country.
In order to showcase the states doing right by Mother Earth, WalletHub compared the 50 states in terms of 28 key metrics that speak to the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness. The data set ranges from green buildings per capita to the share of energy consumption from renewable resources.
Greenness of Maryland (1=Greenest, 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 4th
- 13th – Air Quality
- 20th – Soil Quality
- 18th – Water Quality
- 1st – LEED-Certified Buildings per Capita
- 8th – Energy Consumption per Capita
- 10th – Gasoline Consumption (in Gallons) per Capita
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/greenest-states/11987