New Hampshire was named the "Most Livable State" in America for the second year in a row in the Morgan Quinto Press annual "State Statistics" publication. While the Granite State narrowly beat Minnesota in 2004 to claim the top spot, the margin of victory was wide this year as New Hampshire blew the other, lesser states out of the water.

"The state performs well across the board, boasting low unemployment, low crime and a well-educated population," said Morgan Quinto president Scott Morgan in a statement that announced New Hampshire's victory last week.

Some of the statistics considered for the ranking include the percent of days that are sunny, the personal bankruptcy rate, the number of books in public libraries and the percentage of the population receiving food stamps. New Hampshire was also voted the second healthiest state in the union.

Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and West Virginia were voted the least livable states.

New Hampshire wasn't the only New England State to receive top honors. Vermont was named the nation's healthiest state and Massachusetts took home the prize for being the country's smartest state.