Photos: U.S. states that watch the most porn per capita -- and Colorado's top ten finish

Which states rack up the most porn viewership per capita? This question was answered almost incidentally by PornHub.com in a recent post exploring whether Red/Republican or Blue/Democratic states were more likely to click on stuff that's NSFW. But it turns out Colorado toward the very top of the overall per...

By Michael Roberts

May 9, 2014

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Which states rack up the most porn viewership per capita? This question was answered almost incidentally by PornHub.com in a recent post exploring whether Red/Republican or Blue/Democratic states were more likely to click on stuff that's NSFW. But it turns out Colorado toward the very top of the overall per capita numbers -- well into the top ten.

We've got the totals for all fifty states, complete with PornHub.com data and red/blue designation, illustrated by vintage posters that actually should be safe for work...depending upon her likely your boss is to give his or her mouse a workout. Count them down below.

Number 50:

Arkansas: 77 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 49:

Idaho: 80 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 48:

West Virginia: 88 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 47:

South Dakota: 88 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 46:

Wyoming: 89 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 45:

South Carolina: 90 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 44:

Montana: 90 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 43:

Maine: 92 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 42:

New Mexico: 93 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 41:

Utah: 94 pageviews per capital

Red

Continue to keep counting down the U.S. states that watch the most porn per capita -- and Colorado's top ten finish. Number 40:

Alabama: 96 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 39:

Indiana: 101 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 38:

Tennessee: 104 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 37:

Vermont: 106 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 36:

Louisiana: 106 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 35:

Alaska: 106 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 34:

Wisconsin: 113 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 33:

Oregon: 113 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 32:

Mississippi: 113 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 31:

Ohio: 116 pageviews per capita

Red

Continue to keep counting down the U.S. states that watch the most porn per capita -- and Colorado's top ten finish. Number 30:

North Carolina: 116 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 29:

Iowa: 118 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 28:

Kentucky: 121 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 27:

Connecticut: 122 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 26:

North Dakota: 123 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 25:

Pennyslvania: 125 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 24:

Missouri: 125 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 23:

Oklahoma: 126 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 22:

Maryland: 126 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 21:

Florida: 127 pageviews per capita

Blue

Continue to keep counting down the U.S. states that watch the most porn per capita -- and Colorado's top ten finish. Number 20:

Rhode Island: 129 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 19:

New Hampshire: 129 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 18:

Nebraska: 129 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 17:

Delaware: 129 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 16:

Michigan: 130 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 15:

New Jersey: 135 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 14:

Minnesota: 136 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 13:

Texas: 139 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 12:

Arizona: 140 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 11:

Washington: 141 pageviews per capita

Blue

Continue to keep counting down the U.S. states that watch the most porn per capita -- and Colorado's top ten finish. Number 10:

California: 144 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 9:

Georgia: 145 pageviews per capita

Red

Number 8:

Virginia: 146 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 7:

New York: 148 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 6:

Hawaii: 149 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 5:

Massachusetts: 153 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 4:

Colorado: 159 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 3:

Illinois: 161 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 2:

Nevada: 166 pageviews per capita

Blue

Number 1:

Kansas: 194 pageviews per capita

Red

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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