- 1New Mexico91.65
- 2Oregon85.93
- 3Arkansas83.67
- 4Vermont81.64
- 5North Dakota76.75
2026 data study
America's Kinkiest States
We ranked all 50 states using adult store density, average weekly sex frequency, NSFW content searches, and kink-related search interest to find where desire, curiosity, and conversation are strongest.
What the data reveals
Search behavior, survey data, and adult-store density point to very different kinds of curiosity across the country. Some states lead through offline access, while others stand out online.
#1
New Mexico
tops the overall ranking with a 91.65 Kink Score.
11.3
Oregon
has the highest adult-store density per 1M adults.
1,291
Vermont
posts the highest kink searches per 10K people.
2.81
Alaska
leads for average sex frequency per week.
The 10 states with the highest Kink Scores
Each card shows the overall Kink Score plus the four metrics used in the index.
Most popular kinks
National and state-level search volume shows which kink categories draw the most curiosity across the country.
United States
Most searched kink categories nationally
By state
Most popular kinks by state
Leaders by metric
Toggle through the inputs to see which states lead different parts of the index, from in-person adult-store access to online search intensity.
Full state ranking
Search by state or sort columns to explore the data behind the campaign.
50 states
| Rank | State | Avg sex frequency | Adult stores per 1M | Kink searches per 10K | NSFW searches per 1K | Kink Score |
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Methodology
The study compares all 50 states using four indicators of sexual activity, adult-oriented access, and kink-related online interest.
Weighted inputs
Adult stores per 1M adults35%
NSFW content searches per 1K people30%
Average sex frequency per week25%
Kink searches per 10K people10%
How the score was built
- Adult-store counts come from OpenStreetMap via the Overpass API, using locations tagged as shop=erotic. Missing state markers were assigned via Nominatim reverse geocoding.
- Average sex frequency comes from the NapLab Sex Survey, based on state-level self-reported data.
- NSFW content and kink search volumes come from Google Keyword Planner, normalized per population.
- Each metric was converted to a percentile rank so states could be compared on the same scale, then combined into a final Kink Score.
- The top kink data reflects a curated seed list and should not be read as a universal representation of all preferences.
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