Prairie State Wire

Illinois came in 22nd among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in a new study by a sales agent of the telecommunications firm CenturyLink, showing which states are most inundated with the Christmas spirit in 2022.

The Prairie State improved its position in the Christmas spirit ranking this year after coming in 36th in 2021 and 33rd the year before. This year marks GetCenturyLink.com’s fifth annual ranking on Christmas cheer nationwide. 

The study measured Christmas spirit by examining 10 metrics in two primary categories: Christmas-themed online activity over the past year and Christmas-related cultural markers. The first category included Google searches for the terms “Christmas movies” and “Gingerbread houses,” while the cultural markers included Christmas tree farms per capita and charitable giving by state residents.

The company also employed Pollfish, a marketing tool, to survey 1,000 Americans about their activities and attitudes about celebrating Christmas in 2022. 

New Hampshire claimed the No. 1 spot in the ranking for two years in a row, while Washington, D.C., finished last for three years in a row, the study said. 

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Which States Have the Most Christmas Spirit?

2022 Ranking	State	2021 Ranking	2020 Ranking
1	New Hampshire	1	22
2	Wisconsin	16	3
3	Utah	7	1
4	West Virginia	10	9
5	Pennsylvania	20	15
6	Ohio	24	23
7	Kentucky	4	30
8	Indiana	33	24
9	New Jersey	29	39
10	Delaware	12	45
11	Vermont	6	20
12	Michigan	22	26
13	Alaska	44	40
14	Massachusetts	8	19
15	North Dakota	30	8
16	Nebraska	14	7
17	South Dakota	35	12
18	Maine	2	13
19	Rhode Island	42	21
20	Connecticut	5	17
21	Arizona	37	43
22	Illinois	36	33
23	Montana	3	38
24	Minnesota	27	25
25	Hawaii	9	49
26	South Carolina	32	5
27	North Carolina	34	4
28	Idaho	13	2
29	Missouri	11	14
30	Kansas	19	31
31	Louisiana	40	36
32	Washington	28	32
33	Tennessee	26	6
34	California	31	44
35	Texas	23	42
36	Iowa	15	29
37	New Mexico	25	48
38	Arkansas	43	10
39	Georgia	45	37
40	Colorado	21	47
41	Maryland	46	34
42	Florida	38	50
43	Virginia	47	18
44	Oklahoma	39	28
45	Nevada	41	46
46	Wyoming	18	35
47	Mississippi	49	16
48	New York	50	41
49	Oregon	17	27
50	Alabama	48	11
51	District of Columbia	51	51

Source: GetCenturyLink.com