--- title: New Map Reveals Each State's Porn Preferences description: PornHub is more than a repository of online erotica — it's also a treasure trove of information about online erotica. canonical: https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/ author: Alex Fitzpatrick article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-26T21:40:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:41.759Z article:section: Business og:title: New Map Reveals Each State's Porn Preferences og:description: PornHub is more than a repository of online erotica — it's also a treasure trove of information about online erotica. og:url: https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Map Reveals Each State's Porn Preferences twitter:description: PornHub is more than a repository of online erotica — it's also a treasure trove of information about online erotica. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Are the Most Popular Porn Searches in Every U.S. State  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Feb 26, 2016 9:40 PM CUT  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Feb 26, 2016 9:40 PM CUT PornHub is more than a massive repository of online pornographic video. It’s also a trove of information _about_ online pornographic video. The adult-oriented company’s [latest data project](http://www.pornhub.com/insights/united-states-top-searches "undefined") is a map of the United States that shows the most popular pornographic searches on the site by state. The map is below. The big takeaway? Even in this time of extreme social and political polarization, Americans across the country seem to agree on at least a few things.  American Porn Map PornHub ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/"},"headline":"These Are the Most Popular Porn Searches in Every U.S. State","datePublished":"2016-02-26T21:40:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:41.759Z","description":"Americans seem to agree on one thing","url":"https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/","keywords":["Tech","Newsfeed","Living","Web"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4239600/most-popular-porn/","name":"These Are the Most Popular Porn Searches in Every U.S. State"}}]}] ```