New Study Says New Jersey Is One Of America’s Most Romantic States

It's time to grab some roses and a glass of champagne. New Jersey is among the most romantic states in America.

There are a lot of things New Jersey has a reputation for having an abundance of, but romance might not be one of them.

New Jersey Is One Of America's Most Romantic States

We have a lot of attitude, we love coffee, pizza, and pork roll, and now the data backs the fact that we are a group of very romantic people in the Garden State.

That's not us saying it, it's a report issued at Bookies.com, and the results reveal that it's not easy to find a state more romantic than New Jersey.

According to the study, this is a result that we've been working toward for the last 5 years.

How Did New Jersey Get Such A High Romance Rating?

The average of the Garden State's romance score over the last 5 years is 93.2, making us the 3rd most romantic state in America.

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At our peak romance in the last half-decade, we scored 100 in 2020, the year the pandemic started.

The data was calculated using Google searches for "Valentine's Day", especially in the days leading up to the holiday itself.

New Jersey Is Top 3 For Romance

When the calculation was done, only Delaware (94.6) and West Virginia (98) had a higher average score than New Jersey.

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The state with the lowest romance score over the last 5 years is Oregon, with an average score of 60.6. Ouch.