Best US states for stargazing data.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1							0.45	0.3	0.1		0.15
2	State	Number of polygons with Bortle scale 1	Number of polygons with Bortle scale 2	Number of polygons with Bortle scale 3	Total number of polygons	mean cloud cover (km^2 per polygon)	% Bortle 1	% Bortle 2	% Bortle 3	Total Bortle Class 1-3	Average cloud coverage %	Cloud coverage rank	Score
3	Alabama	340	2254	12459	66257	141.8738457	0.51%	3.40%	18.80%	22.72%	13.86%	31.00	4.30
4	Alaska	2212	2901	6154	35498	194.8457973	6.23%	8.17%	17.34%	31.74%	11.30%	7.00	7.64
5	Arizona	920	2129	5949	34062	72.43203538	2.70%	6.25%	17.47%	26.42%	6.70%	1.00	7.37
6	Arkansas	703	2707	11889	59627	141.6857664	1.18%	4.54%	19.94%	25.66%	13.40%	24.00	5.72
7	California	1006	2897	14354	112941	88.19830791	0.89%	2.57%	12.71%	16.17%	8.37%	3.00	5.67
8	Colorado	631	1445	3839	19228	114.5263596	3.28%	7.52%	19.97%	30.76%	10.95%	5.00	6.66
9	Connecticut	9	58	319	10576	158.8907237	0.09%	0.55%	3.02%	3.65%	15.31%	46.00	1.28
10	Delaware	0	0	0	1670	153.4470899	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	13.35%	23.00	0.75
11	Florida	1320	5560	34298	227723	143.3505419	0.58%	2.44%	15.06%	18.08%	15.20%	45.00	3.77
12	Georgia	1096	4641	29217	152153	145.0765977	0.72%	3.05%	19.20%	22.97%	14.15%	35.00	3.83
13	Hawaii	235	361	821	3444	125.4451621	6.82%	10.48%	23.84%	41.14%	14.65%	42.00	6.20
14	Idaho	518	1031	3822	14642	140.9588601	3.54%	7.04%	26.10%	36.68%	11.77%	10.00	6.86
15	Illinois	130	423	4273	28529	162.2308678	0.46%	1.48%	14.98%	16.92%	14.69%	43.00	2.63
16	Indiana	45	77	1683	22316	167.1317058	0.20%	0.35%	7.54%	8.09%	14.45%	40.00	1.30
17	Iowa	156	1100	5228	19314	160.0749636	0.81%	5.70%	27.07%	33.57%	14.11%	34.00	4.96
18	Kansas	1596	2914	8210	36743	127.4603383	4.34%	7.93%	22.34%	34.62%	11.82%	12.00	6.92
19	Kentucky	363	1200	8597	36286	160.6139189	1.00%	3.31%	23.69%	28.00%	15.44%	47.00	3.85
20	Louisiana	750	3585	16885	110127	148.1883283	0.68%	3.26%	15.33%	19.27%	13.67%	29.00	3.95
21	Maine	410	821	2377	6418	169.1092909	6.39%	12.79%	37.04%	56.22%	14.10%	32.00	6.63
22	Maryland	73	348	1974	23286	150.0922926	0.31%	1.49%	8.48%	10.29%	14.10%	33.00	2.21
23	Massachusetts	26	143	752	7430	156.4652631	0.35%	1.92%	10.12%	12.40%	14.25%	37.00	4.26
24	Michigan	687	1601	5306	32450	175.6411237	2.12%	4.93%	16.35%	23.40%	14.27%	38.00	4.91
25	Minnesota	678	1989	9552	38661	160.635321	1.75%	5.14%	24.71%	31.61%	12.52%	18.00	5.07
26	Mississippi	1125	5094	31184	124161	144.8836288	0.91%	4.10%	25.12%	30.12%	13.33%	22.00	5.03
27	Missouri	718	2558	9804	34177	147.5112012	2.10%	7.48%	28.69%	38.27%	13.51%	26.00	5.86
28	Montana	684	966	2581	8603	156.1377491	7.95%	11.23%	30.00%	49.18%	12.30%	15.00	7.51
29	Nebraska	991	1841	4954	19337	130.0637778	5.12%	9.52%	25.62%	40.26%	11.81%	11.00	7.10
30	Nevada	316	622	1516	5508	96.75776163	5.74%	11.29%	27.52%	44.55%	8.95%	4.00	7.34
31	New Hampshire	71	297	1206	3907	174.2049913	1.82%	7.60%	30.87%	40.29%	12.96%	20.00	5.09
32	New Jersey	0	0	0	12487	152.9468621	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	12.76%	19.00	0.81
33	New Mexico	548	1245	5794	24877	83.91876349	2.20%	5.00%	23.29%	30.50%	7.87%	2.00	7.10
34	New York	88	425	3881	27773	174.9658032	0.32%	1.53%	13.97%	15.82%	14.34%	39.00	2.70
35	North Carolina	223	682	8293	77498	143.8736824	0.29%	0.88%	10.70%	11.87%	13.43%	25.00	2.55
36	North Dakota	821	1384	3259	24442	153.9011422	3.36%	5.66%	13.33%	22.35%	12.40%	17.00	7.27
37	Ohio	109	339	3483	53265	174.249355	0.20%	0.64%	6.54%	7.38%	15.64%	48.00	1.51
38	Oklahoma	1593	4636	15777	66409	127.4180763	2.40%	6.98%	23.76%	33.14%	11.92%	13.00	6.08
39	Oregon	454	1089	2701	10982	145.7677858	4.13%	9.92%	24.59%	38.65%	12.31%	16.00	6.97
40	Pennsylvania	83	486	3623	28259	176.0029504	0.29%	1.72%	12.82%	14.83%	15.71%	49.00	2.55
41	Rhode Island	0	0	1	1836	150.3198303	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.05%	14.49%	41.00	0.56
42	South Carolina	76	358	6021	63748	141.0578595	0.12%	0.56%	9.45%	10.13%	13.68%	30.00	2.39
43	South Dakota	1031	1657	3076	10946	144.7693567	9.42%	15.14%	28.10%	52.66%	11.65%	9.00	7.79
44	Tennessee	282	1125	7837	36784	153.8745257	0.77%	3.06%	21.31%	25.13%	13.62%	27.00	3.37
45	Texas	4152	12246	62634	395929	124.0796968	1.05%	3.09%	15.82%	19.96%	12.08%	14.00	5.36
46	Utah	365	795	2564	15446	116.7103238	2.36%	5.15%	16.60%	24.11%	11.09%	6.00	6.46
47	Vermont	115	485	1165	2835	181.0069898	4.06%	17.11%	41.09%	62.26%	16.22%	50.00	5.94
48	Virginia	244	950	7812	69781	144.8854407	0.35%	1.36%	11.20%	12.91%	13.64%	28.00	2.55
49	Washington	591	1194	4106	21799	164.9641076	2.71%	5.48%	18.84%	27.02%	13.31%	21.00	6.06
50	West Virginia	153	656	3536	17309	170.419467	0.88%	3.79%	20.43%	25.10%	15.20%	44.00	4.42
51	Wisconsin	352	1063	6054	38246	168.9910158	0.92%	2.78%	15.83%	19.53%	14.22%	36.00	3.75
52	Wyoming	370	905	2058	7185	131.2387625	5.15%	12.60%	28.64%	46.39%	11.40%	8.00	7.65
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