{"id":116432,"date":"2026-02-23T10:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=116432"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:25:50","slug":"the-us-states-with-the-most-diverse-movie-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/casino\/the-us-states-with-the-most-diverse-movie-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. States with the Most Diverse Movie Taste"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":116463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[788],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino"],"acf":{"brief_description":"A new study has revealed which U.S. States have the most diverse taste in movies.","auto_update_sportal365":true,"property_type":["","run_ads","","","",""],"main_image":116464,"authors":[116152],"properties":{"ads_enabled":true,"adult_content":false,"important":false,"live":false},"live_url":"","type_of_redirect":"permanent","body":[{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>As streaming services continue to go from strength to strength, it\u2019s never been easier to watch different genres of movies with the click of a button.<\/p>\n<p>With choice, however, comes taste, and new research from our <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/betway.com\/g\/en\/casino\">online casino<\/a><i> <\/i>has revealed which states have the most diverse taste in movies.<\/p>\n<p>Data was collected by using Google search technology and results show the below states stand out for their even spread across genres:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Wyoming <\/strong>ranks as #1 as the state with most even spread of searches for each genre \u2013 a deviation of just 7.6%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>North Dakota <\/strong>is second best with a keen interest across all genres \u2013 horror is most popular however with 31.5% of the search share.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Vermont<\/strong>\u2019s deviation of 8.2% makes the state the 3rd most diverse consumers of movies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<h2>Top Ten Diverse Movie States:<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>#<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>% Comedy<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>% Horror<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>% Thriller<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>% Romance<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>% Documentary<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>Deviation<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">1<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Wyoming<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">18.8%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">31.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.8%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">15.1%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">23.1%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">7.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>84.9<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">2<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">North Dakota<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">17.5%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">31.5%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">14.5%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">23.8%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">7.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>84.6<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">3<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Vermont<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">18.4%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">31.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.0%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.9%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">25.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">8.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>83.5<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">4<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">South Dakota<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">18.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">31.8%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">24.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">8.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>83.5<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">5<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Montana<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">18.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">31.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">13.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">25.1%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">8.4%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>83.3<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">6<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Idaho<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">16.8%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">34.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">13.0%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">24.1%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">9.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>80.8<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">7<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Nebraska<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">15.5%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">34.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.6%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.5%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">25.9%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">9.9%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>80.2<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">8<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">Kansas<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">15.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">34.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.0%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">12.2%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">27.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">10.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>79.5<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">9<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">New Hampshire<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">15.9%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">33.7%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">11.9%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">10.4%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">28.1%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">10.3%<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\"><strong>79.3<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><mark class=\"pen\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 30); background-color: inherit;\">10<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>Mississippi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>14.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>36.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>11.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>12.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>23.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p>10.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p><strong>79.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The top five states all show remarkably similar viewing patterns, with horror leading but not dominating and every other genre maintaining a meaningful share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyoming<\/strong> ranks first with a score of 84.9 and the lowest deviation at 7.6%, making it the most balanced state overall. Horror accounts for 31.2% of searches, documentaries 23.1%, comedy 18.8%, romance 15.1% and thriller 11.8%, meaning no genre drops into single digits and the spread between highest and lowest is under 20 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Dakota<\/strong> follows closely in second place with a score of 84.6 and a deviation of 7.7%. Horror again leads at 31.5%, but documentary holds 23.8% and comedy 17.5%. Romance sits at 14.5% and thriller at 12.7%, creating a very similar distribution to Wyoming and reinforcing the state\u2019s broad viewing habits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vermont <\/strong>ranks third with a score of 83.5 and a deviation of 8.2%. Horror takes 31.3% of searches while documentary reaches 25.3%, one of the highest shares in the top five. Comedy makes up 18.4%, with romance at 12.9% and thriller at 12%, keeping all genres relatively close together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Dakota<\/strong> also scores 83.5, with a deviation of 8.3%. Horror leads at 31.8%, followed by documentary at 24.7% and comedy at 18.2%. Romance and thriller are almost identical at 12.6% and 12.7%, maintaining one of the tightest spreads across all five genres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Montana,<\/strong> meanwhile,<strong> <\/strong>rounds out the top five with a score of 83.3 and a deviation of 8.4%. Horror accounts for 31.6% of searches, documentaries 25.1% and comedies 18.3%. Romances sit at 13.7% and thrillers at 11.3%, again showing no single genre overwhelming the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, across the top five states, horror ranges only from 31.2% to 31.8% and documentary from 23.1% to 25.3%, highlighting just how consistent their viewing mixes are.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<h2>States by Genre<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>While the most diverse states keep a balanced mix, some states clearly favour one genre. Colorado has the highest share for <strong>comedy<\/strong> at 24.9%, followed by Delaware at 21.4% and Maine at 20.6%.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware leads the country when it comes to <strong>horror <\/strong>at 47.1%, followed by Georgia at 46.2% and Maine with 45.6%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thriller<\/strong> is most popular in Maine at 14.5%, with Georgia at 13.1%, North Dakota and South Dakota (both 12.7%) following behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romance <\/strong>really stands out in Delaware (16.8%), Wyoming (15.1%) and Maine at 14.6%, while <strong>Documentary movies<\/strong> are strongest in Massachusetts at 32.4%, followed by Connecticut at 29.7%. and then New York (29.4%).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<h2>Canadian City Analysis<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p><strong>Canada<\/strong> was instead analysed on a city-by-city basis and this research saw <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> emerge as the most diverse consumers of film:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>#<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% Horror<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>% Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;Deviation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ottawa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">36.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">13.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">20.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>83.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">16.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">36.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">13.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">22.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>81.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Edmonton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">39.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">14.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>63.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">16%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">39.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">14.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">19.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>58.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toronto<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">16%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">40.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">18.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>50.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Similar to the United States, horror movies emerged as the most searched genre, with <strong>Toronto <\/strong>especially obsessed, as shown by a staggering 40.9% of the city\u2019s movie searches angling for something scary.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, <strong>Edmonton <\/strong>emerged as the country\u2019s most romantic city with 14.2% of searches seeking out romance movies!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<h2>Methodology<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>Keyword data technology was used to find the number of searches for each movie genre in U.S. States and Canadian cities.<\/p>\n<p>Each genre\u2019s search count was then calculated as a percentage of total searches.<\/p>\n<p>The standard deviation tells readers how far those genre percentages are from their average value.<\/p>\n<p>The final score rewards the states with lower standard 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