Incidentally, Nevada rates poorly in terms of poverty (16%) and highschool graduation success.
According to a report done by me however, Nevada ranks #1 on the "Absoltely Awesome, Awesomeness" scale and #2 for "best state slogan state and/or license plate motto state." Saying, "battle-born" is only a fraction less cool than New Mexico's "land of enchantment" motto. New York's unofficial tag line of "Put down the 32 ounce soda fatty" comes in at #3 with California's "We tax whatever we want because our beaches rock" slogan rounding out the top 4.