Homes For The Undead

Paranormal Hotspots: America's Most Haunted States

America is renowned for its love of all things haunted, with more than two in five Americans believing in demons (43%) and ghosts (41%). But which US state is actually the most haunted?

Intrigued by the supernatural, BonusFinder analyzed an eerie array of factors: the amount of cemeteries, reported ghost sightings, haunted locations, and the amount of paranormal investigators in each state to uncover America’s most haunted states.

According to BonusFinder’s report, West Virginia is one of the most haunted states, with 7.6 on their haunted score chart. Maryland is practically ghost free, with a score of 1.6 on their chart. West Virginia is home to the most cemeteries per 100,000 people, which may have made it a better spot for seeing the undead this past Halloween.

But for those curious about the top score, Texas is the most haunted state in the US, boasting a whopping 13,710 cemeteries - that’s equivalent to 451.8 cemeteries per 100,000 residents! Texans have the highest number of ghost sightings overall (7,517) as well as per 100,000 people (247.7), and the highest number of haunted locations per 100,000 people (30.5). In addition, there are 5.21 paranormal investigators per 100,000 people, all culminating in a whopping haunted city score of 9.8/10.

See the full research, visit https://www.bonusfinder.com/about-us/blog/most-haunted-state-america and https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ifhGCW86WoCzi1eN7kiY74PNmSC6wRGx/edit#gid=1039053567.