<?php
$listvals=$_POST['x_Assigned_States'];
$n=count($listvals);
echo "User chose $n items from the list.<br>\n";
// for($i=0;$i<count($listvals);$i++){
//echo "Item $i=".$listvals[$i]."<br>\n";}
$csvofstates=implode(",", array_values($listvals));
echo $csvofstates;
?>
If it involves the string values then try this
<?php
if ($_POST['x_Assigned_States']){ $listvals=$_POST['x_Assigned_States'];
$n=count($listvals);
echo "User chose $n items from the list.<br>\n";
for($i=0;$i<count($listvals);$i++){
//echo "Item $i=".$listvals[$i]."<br>\n";}
$listvals[$i]="'".$listvals[$i]."'";}
$csvofstates=implode(",", array_values($listvals));
// echo $csvofstates;
}
?>