| 100% | ONTARIO | 7 | It borders five U.S. states |
| 66% | IDAHO | 5 | It borders six other U.S. states and Canada |
| 56% | ESSEX | 5 | County name in England and five U.S. states |
| 56% | ATLANTICOCEAN | 13 | It borders the U.S. and Portugal: 2 wds. |
| 55% | OREGON | 6 | One of the five U.S. states without sales tax |
| 54% | IDAHO | 5 | U.S state which is famous for its potatoes |
| 54% | DST | 3 | 48 U.S. states observe it: Abbr. |
| 53% | GEORGIA | 7 | U.S. state that shares its name with a country |
| 52% | ONE | 3 | Number of U.S. states without any straight borders |
| 51% | OHIO | 4 | State where five U.S. presidents are buried |
| 50% | KENTUCKY | 8 | It borders 7 other states |
| 50% | UTE | 3 | Western people from which a western U.S. state gets its name |
| 49% | MISSOURI | 8 | It borders this many other states |
| 49% | PERU | 4 | It borders the state of Amazonas |
| 48% | MAINE | 5 | Border US state |
| 47% | ERIE | 4 | Lake bordering Canada and four U.S. states |
| 47% | UTAH | 4 | US state bordering Nevada |
| 47% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 46% | MAP | 3 | It might display state borders |
| 46% | ERIE | 4 | Lake that borders Ontario and four U.S. states |
| 45% | IDAHO | 5 | US state that borders British Columbia |
| 45% | ALASKA | 6 | US state bordering the Yukon Territory |
| 45% | IDAHO | 5 | US state known for its potatoes |
| 45% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 44% | ARIZONA | 7 | US State with Phoenix as its capital |
| 44% | MAINE | 5 | Northeastern US state bordering Canada |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that borders Ontario and four U.S. states |
| 44% | UTAH | 4 | U.S. state |
| 44% | TEXAS | 5 | U.S. state where one can be legally married by agreeing to it, living together, and telling others you are married |