Where You Can Find the Most
Introverts
Psychologist
Jason Rentfrow and his associates at the
University of Cambridge in the UK conducted a
massive, highly interesting
study of the personality traits of the 48
continental US states. (They didn't
have enough data from Hawaii or Alaska.)
Here now, by state, are the scores showing how
introverted its residents are. Average
score is 50; a score below 50 indicates
more introversion and a score above 50 indicates
more extroversion.
The most introverted state
was Vermont; the most extroverted state
was Wisconsin.
| AL -
55.5 |
ME -
44.2 |
OH -
54.6 |
| AZ -
50.6 |
MA -
44.4 |
OK - 39.7 |
| AR -
49.9 |
MD -
44.4 |
OR - 30.9 |
| CA -
51.4 |
MI -
55.2 |
PA - 54.6 |
| CO -
45.3 |
MN -
52.9 |
RI - 43.3 |
| CT -
57.6 |
MS -
56.8 |
SC - 60.0 |
| DE -
47.0 |
MO -
62.9 |
SD - 58.7 |
| FL -
60.9 |
MT -
33.1 |
TN - 51.3 |
| GA -
63.2 |
NE -
60.0 |
TX - 55.9 |
| ID -
40.7 |
NV -
46.4 |
UT - 55.8 |
| IL -
62.5 |
NH -
40.2 |
VT - 26.5 |
| IN -
48.9 |
NJ -
57.6 |
VA - 48.5 |
| IA -
62.8 |
NM -
32.4 |
WA - 30.6 |
| KS -
45.5 |
NY -
47.0 |
WV - 38.5 |
| KY -
43.4 |
NC -
51.0 |
WI - 69.8 |
| LA -
52.2 |
ND -
52.4 |
WY - 46.0 |
Previous Introversion Study
A
previous study by the same researchers found
that the four most introverted states were New
Hampshire, Alaska, Washington and Vermont, while
the four most extroverted states were North
Dakota, Wisconsin, District of Columbia and
Nebraska. This was from 2008.
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