Apr 19, 2021 While some folks may not believe in luck, there are plenty of people who do, but could where you live play a role in whether you have any of that luck? Well, a new report suggests that it is possible, and is warning against which state may keep you from having any good luck. Best Life set out to uncover the Unluckiest State in the U.S. They looked at five key metrics to come up with a 100-point Unlucky Index. They looked at each state’s accident mortality rate and accident death rates, number of official natural disasters (since 1953), number of Powerball winners and unemployment rates.