It turns out Missourians are filled with a lot of Christmas cheer. The Show-Me State ranked No. 4 for having the most Christmas spirit in the nation, according to a new survey.
The survey conducted by GetCenturyLink looked at two factors to determine a state's overall Christmas spirit: Online activity and area culture.
Online activity was measured based on the state's overall Google searches for Christmas-related things like Christmas movies, music, ornaments, etc. as well as whether or not folks tweeted about Christmas. The area culture looked at how many Christmas farms were in the state and the amount of charity.
The five states with the best Christmas spirit: Washington, South Dakota, Utah, Missouri and Maine.
The five states with the worst spirit: Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, New Jersey and Michigan.
Illinois ranked No. 37 with the worst Christmas spirit.
Below is the overall ranking with No. 1 being the state with the most Christmas spirit and the bottom being the state with the least Christmas spirit:
- Washington
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Missouri
- Maine
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Mississippi
- Rhode Island
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Massachusetts
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Vermont
- Kansas
- Colorado
- New Hampshire
- Maryland
- Connecticut
- New York
- Delaware
- Louisiana
- Illinois
- Texas
- Montana
- Georgia
- New Mexico
- California
- Arizona
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Alaska
