Minnesota and Wisconsin Rank in Top 10 of Bicycle-Friendly States

It's no secret to people that live in Minnesota and Wisconsin that both states offer plenty of bicycle opportunities for road/trail style and mountain bike riders. That said, how do they rank compared to the rest of the country? The League of American Bicyclists released their 2015 report card for bike friendliness, and Minnesota and Wisconsin both scored pretty well.

Washington grabbed the top spot on the report card, with Minnesota coming in second and Wisconsin following at ninth best in the country. Using key metrics like bike-friendly legislation, political support, trails/other infrastructure, and bike education, Minnesota posted a score of 63 out of 100 possible points, and Wisconsin posted a 52 out of 100. For the record, neither of these are far off from Washington's score of 66.

Here is the full list of states by rank on the 2015 report card:

1. WASHINGTON
2. MINNESOTA
3. DELAWARE
4. MASSACHUSETTS
5. UTAH
6. OREGON
7. COLORADO
8. CALIFORNIA
9. WISCONSIN
10. MARYLAND
11. NEW JERSEY
12. PENNSYLVANIA
13. VIRGINIA
14. ILLINOIS
15. MAINE
16. OHIO
17. VERMONT
18. MICHIGAN
19. ARIZONA
20. TENNESSEE
21. IDAHO
22. CONNECTICUT
23. NORTH CAROLINA
24. FLORIDA
25. GEORGIA
26. RHODE ISLAND
27. NEW HAMPSHIRE
28. IOWA
29. NEW YORK
30. TEXAS
31. NEVADA
32. MISSISSIPPI
33. LOUISIANA
34. MISSOURI
35. WYOMING
36. ARKANSAS
37. INDIANA
38. SOUTH DAKOTA
39. NORTH DAKOTA
40. NEW MEXICO
41. ALASKA
42. WEST VIRGINIA
43. HAWAII
44. SOUTH CAROLINA
45. OKLAHOMA
46. MONTANA
47. NEBRASKA
48. KANSAS
49. KENTUCKY
50. ALABAMA