Potholed Paradise: Ranking America's Road Woes
From scenic highways to suspension-testing potholes, not all roads are created equal.
We ranked all 50 U.S. states (and Washington D.C.) based on road quality, spending, driver satisfaction, bridge safety, and commute efficiency—giving each state an overall score based on weighted data.
Data comes from federal and state transportation agencies, construction reports, and driver surveys—so you’re not just hearing it from the experts, but from the folks dodging the potholes, too.
Get ready to see how your state stacks up! Starting with the best (we saved the worst for last in this case).
1: Washington D.C.
Overall score: 0.888
Percent of roads in poor condition: 6%
Annual spending per mile: $80,774
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.0/10
Bridge safety score: 92/100
Average commute delay: 4.1 minutes
2: West Virginia
Overall score: 0.809
Percent of roads in poor condition: 13%
Annual spending per mile: $89,216
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.0/10
Bridge safety score: 65/100
Average commute delay: 5.6 minutes
Tim Kiser (Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
3: Washington
Overall score: 0.782
Percent of roads in poor condition: 28%
Annual spending per mile: $83,573
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.0/10
Bridge safety score: 87/100
Average commute delay: 6.8 minutes
David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
4: New York
Overall score: 0.777
Percent of roads in poor condition: 22%
Annual spending per mile: $79,099
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.8/10
Bridge safety score: 86/100
Average commute delay: 6.6 minutes
5: Louisiana
Overall score: 0.760
Percent of roads in poor condition: 18%
Annual spending per mile: $78,044
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.1/10
Bridge safety score: 58/100
Average commute delay: 4.1 minutes
Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
6: Georgia
Overall score: 0.760
Percent of roads in poor condition: 12%
Annual spending per mile: $80,994
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.6/10
Bridge safety score: 81/100
Average commute delay: 17.4 minutes
7: Arizona
Overall score: 0.753
Percent of roads in poor condition: 28%
Annual spending per mile: $85,758
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.7/10
Bridge safety score: 69/100
Average commute delay: 6.2 minutes
8: Wisconsin
Overall score: 0.727
Percent of roads in poor condition: 26%
Annual spending per mile: $80,757
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.2/10
Bridge safety score: 98/100
Average commute delay: 10.2 minutes
9: Idaho
Overall score: 0.721
Percent of roads in poor condition: 43%
Annual spending per mile: $75,920
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.2/10
Bridge safety score: 95/100
Average commute delay: 7.0 minutes
10: Arkansas
Overall score: 0.721
Percent of roads in poor condition: 6%
Annual spending per mile: $77,065
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.1/10
Bridge safety score: 95/100
Average commute delay: 18.0 minutes
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
11: Maryland
Overall score: 0.712
Percent of roads in poor condition: 30%
Annual spending per mile: $88,984
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.9/10
Bridge safety score: 71/100
Average commute delay: 14.6 minutes
Kimberlyshorter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
12: Florida
Overall score: 0.704
Percent of roads in poor condition: 47%
Annual spending per mile: $84,974
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.2/10
Bridge safety score: 55/100
Average commute delay: 5.4 minutes
13: Indiana
Overall score: 0.699
Percent of roads in poor condition: 15%
Annual spending per mile: $63,939
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.0/10
Bridge safety score: 62/100
Average commute delay: 4.3 minutes
14: New Mexico
Overall score: 0.697
Percent of roads in poor condition: 29%
Annual spending per mile: $80,397
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.9/10
Bridge safety score: 71/100
Average commute delay: 7.9 minutes
Sahmeditor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
15: Texas
Overall score: 0.695
Percent of roads in poor condition: 23%
Annual spending per mile: $66,531
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.9/10
Bridge safety score: 57/100
Average commute delay: 4.7 minutes
16: Minnesota
Overall score: 0.689
Percent of roads in poor condition: 33%
Annual spending per mile: $88,555
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.1/10
Bridge safety score: 93/100
Average commute delay: 14.1 minutes
AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
17: Kansas
Overall score: 0.679
Percent of roads in poor condition: 31%
Annual spending per mile: $65,851
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.0/10
Bridge safety score: 56/100
Average commute delay: 5.5 minutes
Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
18: North Dakota
Overall score: 0.672
Percent of roads in poor condition: 16%
Annual spending per mile: $72,606
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.2/10
Bridge safety score: 56/100
Average commute delay: 17.1 minutes
19: Massachusetts
Overall score: 0.663
Percent of roads in poor condition: 29%
Annual spending per mile: $79,976
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.5/10
Bridge safety score: 86/100
Average commute delay: 13.7 minutes
20: Mississippi
Overall score: 0.655
Percent of roads in poor condition: 20%
Annual spending per mile: $64,276
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.1/10
Bridge safety score: 77/100
Average commute delay: 14.1 minutes
21: Alabama
Overall score: 0.649
Percent of roads in poor condition: 7%
Annual spending per mile: $53,417
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.7/10
Bridge safety score: 96/100
Average commute delay: 15.1 minutes
22: Pennsylvania
Overall score: 0.649
Percent of roads in poor condition: 19%
Annual spending per mile: $63,247
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.6/10
Bridge safety score: 91/100
Average commute delay: 9.4 minutes
23: Kentucky
Overall score: 0.640
Percent of roads in poor condition: 25%
Annual spending per mile: $66,557
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.2/10
Bridge safety score: 66/100
Average commute delay: 8.1 minutes
OPMaster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
24: California
Overall score: 0.639
Percent of roads in poor condition: 43%
Annual spending per mile: $61,243
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.0/10
Bridge safety score: 80/100
Average commute delay: 5.3 minutes
25: Connecticut
Overall score: 0.637
Percent of roads in poor condition: 13%
Annual spending per mile: $52,185
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.1/10
Bridge safety score: 98/100
Average commute delay: 14.3 minutes
26: Michigan
Overall score: 0.606
Percent of roads in poor condition: 7%
Annual spending per mile: $48,529
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.4/10
Bridge safety score: 87/100
Average commute delay: 15.6 minutes
27: Tennessee
Overall score: 0.603
Percent of roads in poor condition: 25%
Annual spending per mile: $54,541
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.7/10
Bridge safety score: 67/100
Average commute delay: 9.1 minutes
28: Illinois
Overall score: 0.600
Percent of roads in poor condition: 11%
Annual spending per mile: $49,268
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.2/10
Bridge safety score: 73/100
Average commute delay: 18.2 minutes
Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
29: Maine
Overall score: 0.598
Percent of roads in poor condition: 37%
Annual spending per mile: $73,763
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.2/10
Bridge safety score: 93/100
Average commute delay: 14.6 minutes
Jeffrey B. Ferland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
30: Utah
Overall score: 0.598
Percent of roads in poor condition: 19%
Annual spending per mile: $57,159
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.9/10
Bridge safety score: 87/100
Average commute delay: 12.6 minutes
31: Delaware
Overall score: 0.590
Percent of roads in poor condition: 34%
Annual spending per mile: $45,675
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.8/10
Bridge safety score: 86/100
Average commute delay: 5.8 minutes
PookieFugglestein, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
32: Oklahoma
Overall score: 0.588
Percent of roads in poor condition: 48%
Annual spending per mile: $64,300
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.7/10
Bridge safety score: 86/100
Average commute delay: 9.6 minutes
Nicholas J. Klein, Adobe Stock
33: South Carolina
Overall score: 0.586
Percent of roads in poor condition: 6%
Annual spending per mile: $49,692
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.5/10
Bridge safety score: 78/100
Average commute delay: 19.0 minutes
w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
34: Montana
Overall score: 0.584
Percent of roads in poor condition: 48%
Annual spending per mile: $69,127
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.0/10
Bridge safety score: 91/100
Average commute delay: 12.5 minutes
Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
35: Rhode Island
Overall score: 0.577
Percent of roads in poor condition: 25%
Annual spending per mile: $61,271
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.7/10
Bridge safety score: 56/100
Average commute delay: 16.5 minutes
Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
36: Vermont
Overall score: 0.577
Percent of roads in poor condition: 32%
Annual spending per mile: $64,253
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.5/10
Bridge safety score: 82/100
Average commute delay: 18.4 minutes
37: Nevada
Overall score: 0.565
Percent of roads in poor condition: 28%
Annual spending per mile: $59,457
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.4/10
Bridge safety score: 81/100
Average commute delay: 12.2 minutes
38: North Carolina
Overall score: 0.561
Percent of roads in poor condition: 15%
Annual spending per mile: $43,943
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.8/10
Bridge safety score: 60/100
Average commute delay: 14.8 minutes
Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
39: Virginia
Overall score: 0.555
Percent of roads in poor condition: 27%
Annual spending per mile: $41,585
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.1/10
Bridge safety score: 93/100
Average commute delay: 13.5 minutes
40: Wyoming
Overall score: 0.549
Percent of roads in poor condition: 24%
Annual spending per mile: $42,568
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.5/10
Bridge safety score: 78/100
Average commute delay: 6.6 minutes
41: New Hampshire
Overall score: 0.536
Percent of roads in poor condition: 43%
Annual spending per mile: $63,483
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.3/10
Bridge safety score: 79/100
Average commute delay: 14.1 minutes
Mikespenard, Wikimedia Commons
42: New Jersey
Overall score: 0.535
Percent of roads in poor condition: 8%
Annual spending per mile: $48,571
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.3/10
Bridge safety score: 60/100
Average commute delay: 18.4 minutes
43: Iowa
Overall score: 0.534
Percent of roads in poor condition: 48%
Annual spending per mile: $46,873
Driver satisfaction rating: 8.4/10
Bridge safety score: 86/100
Average commute delay: 9.5 minutes
Stevat20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
44: Oregon
Overall score: 0.517
Percent of roads in poor condition: 44%
Annual spending per mile: $51,653
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.0/10
Bridge safety score: 91/100
Average commute delay: 14.3 minutes
45: South Dakota
Overall score: 0.505
Percent of roads in poor condition: 26%
Annual spending per mile: $51,534
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.5/10
Bridge safety score: 57/100
Average commute delay: 12.9 minutes
46: Colorado
Overall score: 0.468
Percent of roads in poor condition: 40%
Annual spending per mile: $41,021
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.7/10
Bridge safety score: 63/100
Average commute delay: 7.6 minutes
47: Alaska
Overall score: 0.451
Percent of roads in poor condition: 41%
Annual spending per mile: $57,262
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.9/10
Bridge safety score: 55/100
Average commute delay: 18.4 minutes
48: Hawaii
Overall score: 0.438
Percent of roads in poor condition: 32%
Annual spending per mile: $42,027
Driver satisfaction rating: 4.5/10
Bridge safety score: 59/100
Average commute delay: 12.8 minutes
Anthony Quintano CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
49: Ohio
Overall score: 0.434
Percent of roads in poor condition: 42%
Annual spending per mile: $41,760
Driver satisfaction rating: 5.5/10
Bridge safety score: 71/100
Average commute delay: 12.8 minutes
50: Missouri
Overall score: 0.426
Percent of roads in poor condition: 42%
Annual spending per mile: $40,161
Driver satisfaction rating: 7.2/10
Bridge safety score: 78/100
Average commute delay: 18.8 minutes
51: Nebraska
Overall score: 0.375
Percent of roads in poor condition: 46%
Annual spending per mile: $41,016
Driver satisfaction rating: 6.1/10
Bridge safety score: 56/100
Average commute delay: 18.4 minutes
Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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