Halloween Costumes 2018: See Most Popular Ideas In Every State
May 8, 2020 | News | No Comments
Fortnite Halloween costumes are on the top of everyone’s mind this year. The breakout video game is the most popular choice amongst trick-or-treaters this season, according to Google Frightgeist — a list of the 500 most-searched Halloween costumes across the U.S. In addition, the Google tool tracks all of the top trending costumes being searched in every state alongside an interactive map highlighting towns with peak search interest.
Need some last minute Halloween costume ideas? With Fortnite, Spider-Man, unicorn, dinosaur and witch currently rounding out the top spots of the national list, see where they fall locally. There’s a few outliers that may just surprise you. Not to mention, we have local rankings for all the popular candy this season too!
But first, check out the top 3 most-Googled costumes in every state below:
Alabama
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Birmingham, Dothan, Mobile), #2 – Mouse, #3 – Superhero
Alaska
#1 – Mermaid, #2 – pirate, #3 – unicorn (peak search in Anchorage)
Arizona
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma), #2 – Spider-Man, #3 – dinosaur
Arkansas
California
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Eureka, Monterey, San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
Colorado
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Denver, Colorado Springs), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
Connecticut
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Hartford), #2 – unicorn, #3 – dinosaur
District of Columbia
#1 – Spider-man, #2 – Ninja, #3 – The Incredibles
Delaware
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Salisbury), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
Florida
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Naples, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Orlando), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – pirate
Georgia
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Atlanta, Macon), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – Spider-man
Hawaii
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Honolulu), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – Moana
Idaho
#1 – Unicorn, #2 – fairy, #3 – witch (peak search in Twin Falls)
Illinois
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Quincy, Springfield, Peoria), #2 – unicorn, #3 – witch
Indiana
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Indianapolis, Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Lafayette), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
Iowa
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Cedar Rapids), #2 – dinosaur (peak search in Des Moines), #3 – witch
Kansas
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Wichita), #2 – unicorn, #3 – dinosaur
Kentucky
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah), #2 – unicorn, #3 – Spider-man
Louisiana
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Baton Rouge), #2 – unicorn, #3 – princess (peak search in Shreveport)
Maine
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – dinosaur, #3 – Spider-man
Maryland
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Salisbury, Baltimore), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Massachusetts
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Boston), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Michigan
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Grand Rapids, Flint), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Minnesota
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Saint Paul), #2 – dinosaur (peak search in Duluth), #3 – unicorn (peak search in Rochester)
Mississippi
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – superhero, #3 – Harley Quinn (peak search in Greenville)
Missouri
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Kansas City), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Montana
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – dinosaur (peak search in Billings), #3 – Black Panther
Nebraska
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Omaha), #2 – dinosaur (peak search in Lincoln), #3 – mermaid
Nevada
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Las Vegas) #2 – ninja, #3 – Harley Quinn
New Hampshire
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – dinosaur, #3 – ladybug
New Jersey
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – unicorn, #3 – Spider-man
New Mexico
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Albuquerque), #2 – unicorn, #3 – clown
New York
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in NYC, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
North Carolina
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Raleigh-Durham, Greenville, Winston Salem, Charlotte), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – dinosaur (peak search in Wilmington)
North Dakota
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Fargo, Minto-Bismarck), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Ohio
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Columbus, Cleveland, Steubenville, Cincinnati), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Oklahoma
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Tulsa, Oklahoma City), #2 – unicorn, #3 – Spider-man
Oregon
#1 – Dinosaur (peak search in Eugene), #2 – Fortnite (peak search in Oregon), #3 – unicorn
Pennsylvania
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Altoona, Lancaster, Scranton), #2 – unicorn, #3 – Spider-man
Rhode Island
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Providence), #2 – princess, #3 – ghost
South Carolina
#1 – Fortnite, #2 – Spider-man (peak search in Columbia), #3 – Harley Quinn
South Dakota
#1 – Spider-man, #2 – pirate, #3 – dinosaur
Tennessee
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Knoxville, Nashville, Jackson), #2 – Spider-man, #3 – dinosaur
Texas
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Waco, Houston, Austin, Laredo, Lubbock, Midland) #2 – Spider-man (peak search in Abilene), #3 – dinosaur
Utah
#1 – Unicorn, #2 -Fortnite (peak search in Salt Lake City) #3 – Spider-man
Vermont
#1 – Monster, #2 -Rabbit #3 – Wednesday Addams
Virginia
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Roanoke, Richmond, Norfolk), #2 -Spider-man, #3 – unicorn
Washington
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Seattle, Yakima), #2 -Spider-man (peak search in Spokane), #3 – unicorn
West Virginia
#1 – Fortnite (peak search in Charleston), #2 – unicorn, #3 – witch
Wisconsin
#1 – Fortnite (peak search Milwaukee), #2 – dinosaur, #3 – unicorn
Wyoming
#1 – Fortnite (peak searches in Casper, Cheyenne), #2 – Arrow, #3 – unicorn
Data sourced from Google Frightgeist. Lead image credits: Fortnite by Epic Games/Hasbro; Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell by Walt Disney Studios; Mr. Incredible, Sully by Disney/Pixar Studios; Spider-Man by Disney/Marvel Studios; My Little Pony Unicorn by Hasbro; Dinosaur from “Jurassic World” by Universal Pictures; map by Shutterstock
