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Testing out the assumption that our streaming habits are influenced by where we live, HighSpeedInternet.com just released its second annual map of the most popular shows streamed on Netflix in each state.
To do so, the site analyzed Google Trends data over the past year and shed light on some interesting findings. Given that, according to Netflix's own previously released data, users of the platform have streamed a total of one billion hours of programming per week in 2017 alone (yes, that's a lot), the following highlights are clearly reflective of our current culture.
Before browsing through a state-by-state list below (more of a visual person? Check out the map above), here are some interesting highlights from the study:
- Orange is the New Black is the nation's preferred Netflix show (last year's was Scandal), topping the list in fifteen different states. It is followed by American Vandal (the top choice in five states). No other program on the list was deemed a favorite among more than three states.
- Most states seem to have unique tastes: 14 areas are associated to shows that no other state deemed a favorite.
- Viewing habits have changed since last year. Only one state, Arizona, remained loyal to the same favorite Netflix show as last year—Orange is the New Black.
Each state's favorite Netflix show:
Alabama: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Alaska: Star Trek: Discovery
Arizona: Orange Is the New Black
Arkansas: Orange Is the New Black
California: Ingobernable
Colorado: Star Trek: Discovery
Connecticut: Marvel's The Defenders
Washington, D.C.: 3%
Delaware: Big Mouth
Florida: Orange Is the New Black
Georgia: Orange Is the New Black
Hawaii: Black Mirror
Idaho: Travelers
Illinois: American Vandal
Indiana: Orange Is the New Black
Iowa: Mindhunter
Kansas: American Vandal
Kentucky: Orange Is the New Black
Louisiana: Orange Is the New Black
Maine: Marvel's The Defenders
Maryland: The Keepers
Massachusetts: American Vandal
Michigan: The Confession Tapes
Minnesota: American Vandal
Mississippi: Orange Is the New Black
Missouri: Ozark
Montana: Orange Is the New Black
Nebraska: Friends from College
Nevada: Riverdale
New Hampshire: Friends from College
New Jersey: Orange Is the New Black
New Mexico: Riverdale
New York: Orange Is the New Black
North Carolina: Orange Is the New Black
North Dakota: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ohio: Orange Is the New Black
Oklahoma: Mindhunter
Oregon: Star Trek: Discovery
Pennsylvania: The OA
Rhode Island: GLOW
South Carolina: Orange Is the New Black
South Dakota: Fuller House
Tennessee: 3%
Texas: Ingobernable
Utah: Stranger Things
Vermont: Dear White People
Virginia: Narcos
Washington: Friends from College
West Virginia: Orange Is the New Black
Wisconsin: American Vandal
Wyoming: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life