A new study reveals that New York is the most fashion-obsessed state in America. In research by fashion expert Karen Millen who examined Google
The study reveals that New York is the state most curious about fashion. With a total search score of 940 New York topped the list for the population, having the highest search levels for many fashion terms and items included “fashion”, “jeans”, “leather jacket”. “dress”. “handbag” and “leather”.
The state of New Jersey is the second most obsessed state about fashion with a total search score of 800. New Jersey has the second highest proportion of its population searching for fashion related items such as ”sneakers” placing it seconds in the ranking.
California is third with the second highest number of searches for leather jackets. It has a total search score of 724. Close behind is the state of Connecticut with a score of 721.
Here is a listing of all 50 states. 5 states have the same number search scores. All search scores are next to the name of each state.
1. New York – 940
2. New Jersey – 800
3. California – 724
4. Connecticut – 721
5. Maryland – 714
6. Massachusetts – 698
7. Mississippi – 690
7. Alabama – 690
8. Delaware – 684
9. Georgia – 682
10.Rhode Island – 681
11.Louisiana – 679
12.Pennsylvania – 669
13.Illinois – 666
14.Virginia – 640
15.Tennessee – 636
16.South Carolina – 631
17.Texas – 627
18.Minnesota – 610
18.Michigan – 610
19.Nevada – 608
20.New Hampshire – 606
21.North Carolina- 603
22.Washington – 597
23.Utah – 588
24.Indiana – 587
24.Oregon – 587
25.Florida – 582
25. Vermont – 582
26.Missouri – 581
27.Ohio – 579
28.Kentucky – 578
28.Montana – 578
29.Arkansas – 577
30.Arizona – 574
31.Colorado – 572
32.Maine – 568
33.Wisconsin – 557
34.West Virginia – 553
35.Idaho – 549
36.Kansas – 547
37.Oklahoma – 535
38.New Mexico – 518
39.Nebraska – 517
40.Wyoming – 513
41.Iowa – 508
42.Alaska – 507
43.South Dakota – 494
44.North Dakota – 481
45.Hawaii – 458
POSTSCRIPT: Some of the rankings are very surprising. Certainly, the density of population has a strong influence on the search score. Karen Millen can be reached at: https://www.karenmillen.com/us/
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2022/10/24/which-states-are-most-obsessed-with-fashion/