Also including the District of Columbia because, heck, what does that cost me?
| State Or District Of Columbia | Thickness |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 20,310 ft / 6191 m |
| California | 14,783 ft / 4506 m |
| Washington | 14,417 ft / 4394 m |
| Hawaii | 13,803 ft / 4207 m |
| Nevada | 12,665 ft / 3860 m |
| Arizona | 12,565 ft / 3830 m |
| Idaho | 11,954 ft / 3644 m |
| Utah | 11,354 ft / 3461 m |
| Oregon | 11,249 ft / 3429 m |
| Colorado | 11,123 ft / 3390 m |
| Montana | 11,003 ft / 3354 m |
| Wyoming | 10,709 ft / 3264 m |
| New Mexico | 10,323 ft / 3147 m |
| Texas | 8,751 ft / 2667 m |
| North Carolina | 6,684 ft / 2037 m |
| Tennessee | 6,466 ft / 1971 m |
| New Hampshire | 6,288 ft / 1917 m |
| South Dakota | 6,276 ft / 1913 m |
| Virginia | 5,729 ft / 1746 m |
| New York | 5,343 ft / 1629 m |
| Maine | 5,270 ft / 1606 m |
| Georgia | 4,784 ft / 1458 m |
| Oklahoma | 4,686 ft / 1428 m |
| West Virginia | 4,623 ft / 1409 m |
| Nebraska | 4,587 ft / 1398 m |
| Vermont | 4,300 ft / 1311 m |
| Kentucky | 3,887 ft / 1185 m |
| South Carolina | 3,560 ft / 1085 m |
| Massachusetts | 3,489 ft / 1063 m |
| Kansas | 3,361 ft / 1025 m |
| Maryland | 3,360 ft / 1024 m |
| Pennsylvania | 3,213 ft / 979 m |
| North Dakota | 2,757 ft / 840 m |
| Arkansas | 2,698 ft / 822 m |
| Alabama | 2,413 ft / 736 m |
| Connecticut | 2,379 ft / 725 m |
| New Jersey | 1,803 ft / 550 m |
| Minnesota | 1,700 ft / 518 m |
| Missouri | 1,542 ft / 470 m |
| Michigan | 1,408 ft / 429 m |
| Wisconsin | 1,372 ft / 418 m |
| Iowa | 1,191 ft / 363 m |
| Ohio | 1,094 ft / 333 m |
| Illinois | 955 ft / 291 m |
| Indiana | 937 ft / 286 m |
| Rhode Island | 811 ft / 247 m |
| Mississippi | 807 ft / 246 m |
| Louisiana | 543 ft / 165 m |
| Delaware | 447 ft / 136 m |
| District of Columbia | 408 ft / 124 m |
| Florida | 345 ft / 105 m |
Source: Wikipedia from which I learn there’s only two states that have spots below sea level? That’s weird. Like, I understand Colorado not having any spots below sea level, but there isn’t one rocky crag somewhere in, like, North Carolina that runs below the ocean level? And like how has someone not dug a big cement-lined pit somewhere on Long Island to set it underneath the sea level just to show they can do something pointless like that? You know? Also, I guess mines and stuff don’t count for lowest elevations, which is fair enough, but wouldn’t they start counting if the mine’s ceiling collapsed? It seems like states could totally rig their thickness rankings if they wanted. Plus, like, I know for a fact that New York State claims sovereignty over the seabed of the entire Hudson River; doesn’t that count as the lowest elevation in the state? I’m saying while I give you this list I think there’s a lot of pointless argument to have about what the lowest points of elevation in states such as New York and Delaware are and yes that is because I’m from New Jersey and angry about the implications of colonial-era borders.
You know, you never really think of Kansas as having more of an elevation change than Pennsylvania does. I feel a bit weirdly defensive about it myself.
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