The survey conducted by GetCenturyLink looked at two factors to determine a state's overall Christmas spirit: Online activity and area culture.
The State With The Worst Christmas Spirit Is… If you are looking for a little bit of Christmas cheer this holiday season, steer clear of Alaska. According to a new survey which ranked each state on their holiday spirit the country's largest state came in dead last. The survey was based on two major factors: online activity and area culture. The state that ranked the highest was Washington, followed by South Dakota, Utah, Missouri, and Maine. The bottom 5 were Michigan, New Jersey, Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Below is the overall ranking from 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