21.   The state ranks last in the country in computers per student, he said.

22.   The state ranks in the middle of the pack in terms of most corporate tax measures.

23.   The state ranks well above the national average in just about every category involving cars, death, injury, booze and teen-agers.

24.   Through August, the state ranked third in the nation, after Nevada and Arizona, in the number of residential housing permits issued in proportion to population.

25.   When the IRS numbers are ranked by state, New England is invariably at the bottom.

26.   With IDEA-DATA -- How your state ranks on such measures as pupils per special educator and on percentage of special educators who are fully accredited.

27.   Zacatecas state ranks fourth in the number of emigrants it sends to the United States, but is highest in emigrants per capita.

28.   In nine tournaments across Rio de Janeiro state, she reached the semifinals every time and won once, rising to fifth in the state ranking.

29.   The state ranks third when it comes to the total number of Arabs.

30.   The state ranks among the top in crime and political violence.