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Nothing in the world is better than bacon.
The slight curves, the way it melts in your mouth, the crunch. It’s all good. There is nothing that’s truly perfect in this world. But the exception is bacon.
Even vegetarians love bacon, which is why they created vegan bacon. In fact, studies have shown that bacon is the one meat that’s hardest for vegans and vegetarians to stay away from.
And you know Hollywood loves bacon. Maybe Kevin Bacon, but really what’s the difference? Fun fact: A statue of Kevin Bacon made entirely of bacon was auctioned off on eBay 10 years ago.
Bacon is so beloved, it even has a whole day dedicated to it’s crispy deliciousness.
Speaking of fun facts, we have several bacon tidbits below that will make you want to fry up some delicious pork belly. But first, let’s take a look at which states love bacon the most.
States That Love Bacon the Most
While we may not agree, there are some places that don’t favor bacon so much. The thought of someone not liking bacon is actually kind of repulsive.
States That Could Take it or Leave it
While you’re cutting off your ties to these states, you should enjoy these bacon fun facts. Be sure to stick around for some job positions that will be bacon you crazy.
Bacon Facts
How We Determined This
Our data on bacon-loving comes from Ginnys.com. Ginny’s measure bacon enthusiasm by analyzing an impressive (and probably crispy) 64,000 Instagram photos.
The photos were country-wide and tagged #food, #breakfast, #lunch and #dinner. The more of those pictures contained bacon, the more bacon-loving the state.
From there, we used their data to rank each state- the higher the bacon adoration, the higher the state-ranked.
Bringing Home the Bacon
If you’re obsessed with bacon, why not make a job out of it? You’ve got to pay the bills anyhow. You should be able to do that while being surrounded by something you’re passionate about.
- Bacon Brand Assistant
- Ham-Boning Production Team Member
- Food Scientist (particularly for meats)
- Sausage Maker
- Meat Wrapper
- Bacon Sales Manager
Whether you just love bacon enough to eat or you have so much passion for it you want to work alongside bacon every day, we’ve got you covered.
The table below shows how every state ranks when it comes to being obsessed with bacon.
States That Love Bacon the Most (and Least)
| Rank | State | Bacon Love |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 132% |
| 2 | West Virginia | 103% |
| 3 | Iowa | 83% |
| 4 | Colorado | 61% |
| 5 | Connecticut | 60% |
| 5 | Missouri | 60% |
| 7 | Alabama | 54% |
| 7 | Ohio | 54% |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 51% |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 51% |
| 11 | Virginia | 49% |
| 12 | North Carolina | 47% |
| 13 | Delaware | 40% |
| 13 | Maryland | 40% |
| 13 | North Dakota | 40% |
| 16 | Vermont | 38% |
| 17 | South Carolina | 37% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 34% |
| 19 | Alaska | 33% |
| 19 | Oregon | 33% |
| 21 | Maine | 26% |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 25% |
| 23 | Wyoming | 23% |
| 24 | Indiana | 22% |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 22% |
| 24 | South Dakota | 22% |
| 27 | Minnesota | 21% |
| 27 | Montana | 21% |
| 29 | Kentucky | 20% |
| 30 | Michigan | 19% |
| 30 | Texas | 19% |
| 30 | Utah | 19% |
| 33 | Louisiana | 14% |
| 34 | Illinois | 12% |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 9% |
| 36 | Tennessee | 8% |
| 37 | Arkansas | 3% |
| 38 | Arizona | 2% |
| 39 | Georgia | 0% |
| 40 | New Jersey | -4% |
| 40 | Washington | -4% |
| 42 | Idaho | -5% |
| 42 | Mississippi | -5% |
| 44 | Nevada | -7% |
| 45 | New Mexico | -10% |
| 46 | New York | -13% |
| 47 | California | -14% |
| 48 | Florida | -21% |
| 49 | Kansas | -26% |
| 50 | Hawaii | -48% |
Author
Amanda Postma is a writer for the Zippia Career Advice blog with a focus on creating entertaining content to help you through your job search. She received her BA from the University Of Missouri-Columbia.
