Preliminary findings
How screwed is your state?
We are scoring all fifty states on how they would actually hold up during the zombie apocalypse. Three outbreak scenarios. Twenty-five survival factors. One number out of a hundred. Real geography, real farmland, real groundwater. Fake zombies.
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Tap or hover a lit state to preview its score, then open the full report.
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The three tests
Not all zombies are the same problem
A state that survives a slow shambling outbreak can get flattened by a fast one. So every state gets scored three times, and the headline number blends all three.
Slow & relentless
Nobody sprints. Rivers, marshes, fences and distance all work. Terrain and time are on your side, so long-term food and water decide who is still standing in year two.
Model: The Walking Dead
Fast & everywhere
The outbreak outruns the evacuation. Flat ground, dense cities and single-bridge escape routes turn lethal in hours. Very few states do well here.
Model: World War Z
Slow collapse
Escaping the first wave is the easy part. This one is decided by farmland, wells, fishing, climate and whether you can build something that lasts a decade.
Model: The Last of UsYes, we know they're not technically zombies. The comments section can stand down.
Personal assessment
How screwed are you, personally?
Your ZIP, your supplies, your plan. You get a personalized Zombie Survival Index score and a full readiness report by email.
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Florida · 62 / 100
Method
Twenty-five factors, every state, same scale
Each factor is scored 1–10 using real public data — census, USDA agriculture figures, state environmental agencies, climate offices, emergency management. The weighting shifts depending on the scenario, because a mountain range matters more against sprinters than against shamblers.
Personal assessment
How screwed are you, personally?
Your ZIP, your supplies, your plan. You get a personalized Zombie Survival Index score and a full readiness report by email.
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The full national ranking
Every state, ranked one through fifty, with the grade bands and the tie-break rules that decided the order.