No Shave November: Top States for Movember

No Shave November: Top States for Movember

No Shave November, or Movember, has increased in popularity over the years. What began as a fun time for guys to simply grow a mustache has turned into a message.

The website movember.com describes the month as a time to connect.

"Movember is our time to unite," the website states on its home page. "To take on mental health, suicide, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. And you coming along for the ride only makes us stronger."

You can help support men's health causes by donating through the RotoWire Movember team or start your own team and raise funds. Every person who makes any donation to Movember this month will be entered for a chance to win one of several free 3-month subscriptions. Just make your donation and send your receipt to social@rotowire.com to enter.

Today, we will be taking an in-depth look at No Shave November and seeing which states truly participate in it.

States that are all in for "Movember"

In the USA in general, the term "Movember" gets its most traction during mid-to-late October -- and of course, during November. It doesn't receive many search results during the remainder of the year, but it's a hot topic once fall rolls around.

So which states/subregions search for the word the most? The following table breaks down the five states/subregions that most frequently look up the term "Movember." 

Using Google Trends, we gathered data to determine the states/subregions that have been most interested in the term over the past 30 days, past 12 months and past five years.

Past 30 daysPast 12 monthsPast 5 years
1. Vermont1. Massachusetts1. District of Columbia
2. Idaho2. District of Columbia2. Massachusetts
3. Montana3. North Dakota3. Alaska
4. Delaware4. New Hampshire4. New Hampshire
5. Massachusetts 5. Minnesota5. Connecticut

Does everyone in Massachusetts just happen to have a mustache? The state appeared in each list on the table. They check in at number five in terms of Movember interest over the past 30 days but lead the way in interest over the past year.

Over the past five years, only the District of Columbia had more interest in Movember. Speaking of the District, it made two appearances on the list. Movember has been a hot topic over the past year and five years, but perhaps it has cooled over the past month.

Not everyone searches for that specific term though. Let's take a look at searches for "No Shave November."

Top "No Shave November" Searches

Past 30 daysPast 12 monthsPast 5 years
1. South Dakota1. Nebraska1. Alaska
2. Rhode Island2. New Hampshire2. Nebraska
3. District of Columbia3. Idaho3. North Dakota
4. New Hampshire4. Montana4. Connecticut 
5. Delaware5. Mississippi5. New Jersey

Only Delaware made an appearance for both No Shave November and Movember over the past 30 days. There were no repeats from the past 12 months, but Alaska and Connecticut made appearances on both tables for the past five years.

So what does this tell us?

First off, different parts of the country use different terminology not just for this subject, but for many different things. So it is not surprising to see a number of differences between No Shave November and Movember.

It's clear that more central and East Coast states tend to search for these specific terms. Additionally, many smaller states seem to be more invested. California, New York, Texas and Florida did not make any appearances on either table.

To complete our data analysis, since many large states haven't been mentioned, we took a look at the states/subregions with the least amount of web searches for these topics.

States/Subregions with Fewest "Movember" and "No Shave November" Searches

Movember

Past 30 daysPast 12 monthsPast 5 years
1. GeorgiaT1. Mississippi1. Montana
2. North CarolinaT1. MaineT2. Louisiana
3. Ohio2. New MexicoT2. Wyoming
T4. South CarolinaT3. ArkansasT2. Arkansas
T4. FloridaT3. South CarolinaT3. Mississippi/South Carolina

No Shave November

Past 30 daysPast 12 monthsPast 5 years
1. Pennsylvania 1. Utah1. Hawaii
2. California2. West Virginia 2. District of Columbia
T3. Massachusetts T3. NevadaT3. Louisiana
T3. FloridaT3. AlabamaT3. California
T3. TexasT4. Virginia/LouisianaT4. Vermont/Florida/Maryland

It should be noted that these rankings change quite frequently. There are millions of web searches every hour that can scatter the data.

Still, these tables provide us with an understanding of which states/subregions are more and less interested in Movember and No Shave November.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joey Mistretta
Joey Mistretta is a sports media personality with experience in writing, reporting, radio, editing and more. He's from a small town in Southern California and graduated from Biola University in 2020.