States generally like a wide range of tattoos, but cats, zodiac signs, and marine mammals are particularly popular.
Butterfly tattoos are the most commonly searched on the web across the US, with an average 12,100.
Approximently 30% of Americans have tattoos.
The number of people with tattoos in the US has increased by 21% since 2012.
It is more acceptable now than ever to have tattoos in the workplace.
One-third of companies are perfectly fine with visible tattoos. Others exist in a grey area where a small tattoo wouldn’t sway them from their ideal candidate.
As acceptability continues to rise, we’re going to see a lot more ink on the job.
It begs the question, what types of tattoos can we expect to see? Are horoscope tatts still in? What about dubiously foreign tattoos that instead of saying ‘destiny’ say ‘rice cakes’?
We hit the data to find what tattoo is more common in each state than any other tattoo. You can see the interesting choices some states are making and how we figured this out below.
MOST FUN FINDINGS
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Why a fly tattoo, Washington?
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Love is in the air in West Virginia and North Carolina. Well hopefully, because those couple tattoos and wedding band tattoos are pretty permanent.
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Home tattoos, just no “Tennessee“
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New Mexico isn’t so sure about the permanency of tattoos; They’re more likely than any other state to google “fake tattoos.”
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Believe it or not, a surprising amount of people are into tattooing political figures on themselves.
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Oklahoma has no regrets, don’t believe me? Just look at their skin.
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Missourians are more likely than residents of any other state to get a sick Monster energy logo tattoo.
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Want to see a North Dakota tattoo? Go to North Dakota.
HOW WE DETERMINED THIS
Using Google Trends, we determined what tattoo each state gets more than any other state, using search proxy as a way to measure tattoo intent.
Google searches are a great way to learn more about people, because it’s become one of the main ways people do research. In fact, people use it for everything from asking why the sky is blue to figuring out what to get permanently inked on their body.
We looked at a full year of google searches, giving residents of each state full opportunity to show their plans to get Tweety Bird tattooed on their forehead.
Your Tattoos Are Fine…Probably
Tattoos are more common in the workforce than ever.
So your tattoos are less likely to get you “thank you for your interest…” than anytime before.
However, some industries will no doubt still turn their noses up at your Shia Lebouf tattoo– so your tattoo choices should be weighed with your future career goals.
Furthermore, even tattoo-friendly jobs may be inclined to judge you on what you have tattooed on your skin, or where you have chosen to place it. So maybe hold off on the forehead tat.
| State | Tattoo |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Joker Tattoo |
| Alaska | Watercolor Tattoo |
| Arizona | Shia Lebouf Tattoo |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Tattoo |
| California | Portrait Tattoos |
| Colorado | Aztec Tattoo |
| Connecticut | Turnpike Tattoo |
| Delaware | Dragon Tattoo |
| Florida | Yin and yang tattoo |
| Georgia | Dolphin Tattoos |
| Hawaii | Japanese Tattoo |
| Idaho | Boise Tattoo |
| Illinois | Barbed Wire tattoo |
| Indiana | Sheep tattoo |
| Iowa | Pink Elephant Tattoo |
| Kansas | Crow Tattoo |
| Kentucky | Disney Tattoos |
| Louisiana | Saints tattoo |
| Maine | Covid tattoo |
| Maryland | Baltimore tattoo |
| Massachusetts | Taurus tattoo |
| Michigan | Biden tattoo |
| Minnesota | Cat tattoos |
| Mississippi | Trump tattoo |
| Missouri | Monster tattoo |
| Montana | Gun tattoo |
| Nebraska | Finger tattoos |
| Nevada | Gemini tattoo |
| New Hampshire | Spider tattoo |
| New Jersey | New Jersey tattoo |
| New Mexico | Fake tattoo |
| New York | Kids Names tattoo |
| North Carolina | Wedding Band tattoos |
| North Dakota | North Dakota tattoo |
| Ohio | Whale tattoo |
| Oklahoma | No regrets tattoo |
| Oregon | Anime tattoo |
| Pennsylvania | Bernie tattoo |
| Rhode Island | Lion tattoo |
| South Carolina | Clemson tattoo |
| South Dakota | Cat tattoo |
| Tennessee | Home tattoos |
| Texas | Juggalo tattoo |
| Utah | Tattoo eyeliner |
| Vermont | Fortune Teller tattoo |
| Virginia | Chain tattoo |
| Washington | Fly tattoo |
| West Virginia | Couple tattoos |
| Wisconsin | Fox tattoo |
| Wyoming | Coronavirus tattoo |
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Kathy is the head of content at Zippia with a knack for engaging audiences. Prior to joining Zippia, Kathy worked at Gateway Blend growing audiences across diverse brands. She graduated from Troy University with a degree in Social Science Education.
