As the days get shorter this time of year, and the Cowboys sadly fade from playoff contention, people living in states like Texas need some positivity, which just may tie into the rate that residents are getting hitched in the year’s colder months.
Occurring between November through Valentine’s Day, there is a period where experts estimate around 40% of all proposals happen. At BetTexas.com - the top source for Texas sports betting news - we wanted to see in what states you are most likely to get proposed to during this engagement season.
Using Google Trends, we combined the search interest scores for “engagement ring” and “proposal ideas." The search period was a 30-day search conducted on November 20, 2024. We then ranked the top 15 states most likely to get proposed to based on the combined search interest scores. Here’s what we found out nationally and where Texas ranks when it comes to engagement season.
States Most Likely To Get Proposed To This Engagement Season
Rank | State | Total Score |
1 | Alaska | 200 |
2 | Massachusetts | 170 |
3 | Pennsylvania | 165 |
4 | New Jersey | 162 |
5 | North Carolina | 153 |
6 | New York | 150 |
7 | West Virginia | 96 |
8 | Texas | 90 |
T-9 | Georgia | 86 |
T-9 | Kentucky | 86 |
11 | South Carolina | 85 |
T-12 | Florida | 84 |
T-12 | Illinois | 84 |
T-12 | Virginia | 84 |
15 | Rhode Island | 83 |
Texas Cracks Top 10
While the Lone Star State falls short of engagement season leaders like Alaska (200 points), Massachusetts (170 points) and Pennsylvania (165 points), Texas’ total score of 90 points did net the region the eighth highest total nationally.
Texas finished directly behind seventh ranked West Virginia, which had 96 points in total, while placing directly ahead of Georgia and Kentucky (86 each), South Carolina’s total score of 85 points, with Florida, Illinois and Virginia all having 84 points apiece to rank in a tie for 12th. Rhode Island closed out the list with 83 points to finish 15th overall.
So cheer up Cowboys fans, as love is in the air this holiday season, even if a Super Bowl run is not.
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USA Today photo by Bryan Terry.
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