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New Jersey takes the noise crown.

A recent study found that New Jersey is the loudest state in the lower 48.

Using metrics including residents and bars per square mile, road and air traffic, construction activity, noise complaint searches, public transit density, and dog ownership, the study weighted 0-to-100 scales for each category to determine overall noise rankings.

A recent study found that New Jersey is the loudest state in the lower 48. raoyang – stock.adobe.com

The Garden State scored a deafeningly high 75.27 for overall noise, drowning out Massachusetts (57.03) and Rhode Island (55.39), which ranked second and third place, respectively.

The top five were rounded out by Maryland and Delaware.

To the surprise of many, New York came in eighth place with a score of 26.03, just behind Connecticut and Florida.

Manhattan Mental Health Counseling conducted the study, which excluded Alaska and Hawaii.

A constellation of factors pushed Jersey to the…