It’s time to deck the halls with our favorite holiday decor—everything from a Christmas tree to colorful lights to mistletoe! We use these decorations to invite the spirit of the holidays and make the season a little bit brighter.
At HomeQuestionsAnswered, we wanted to know which decorations were the favorite across the nation. We took a look at what every state’s favorite Christmas decoration is—take a look at the map below to find out which is the most popular in your state!
Interesting Findings & Facts
- Christmas lights are the most popular in the entire nation, taking the top spot for 25 states—nearly half of the country
- Alabama, Hawaii, and West Virginia had ties for their favorite decorations
- Alabama likes lights and stockings
- Hawaii is a split between poinsettias and lights
- West Virginia is torn between ornaments and wreaths
- It’s no surprise that Illinois is a fan of Christmas lights—National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is set in Chicago, which is known for the Griswold home and its over-the-top lights
- Although California’s favorite decoration is lights, it is the top producer of poinsettias in the United States
Methodology
We looked at Google search trends surrounding nine popular types of Christmas decorations to find which is the most popular in each state.
| State | Decoration |
| Alabama | Lights/Stockings |
| Alaska | Poinsettia |
| Arizona | Poinsettia |
| Arkansas | Lights |
| California | Lights |
| Colorado | Lights |
| Connecticut | Christmas Tree |
| Delaware | Garland |
| District of Columbia | Garland |
| Florida | Poinsettia |
| Georgia | Lights |
| Hawaii | Poinsettia/Lights |
| Idaho | Lights |
| Illinois | Lights |
| Indiana | Lights |
| Iowa | Stockings |
| Kansas | Lights |
| Kentucky | Garland |
| Louisiana | Lights |
| Maine | Christmas Tree |
| Maryland | Garland |
| Massachusetts | Christmas Tree |
| Michigan | Lights |
| Minnesota | Lights |
| Mississippi | Mistletoe |
| Missouri | Lights |
| Montana | Poinsettia |
| Nebraska | Garland |
| Nevada | Lights |
| New Hampshire | Christmas Tree |
| New Jersey | Garland |
| New Mexico | Nativity |
| New York | Ornaments |
| North Carolina | Lights |
| North Dakota | Poinsettia |
| Ohio | Lights |
| Oklahoma | Lights |
| Oregon | Lights |
| Pennsylvania | Garland |
| Rhode Island | Christmas Tree |
| South Carolina | Lights |
| South Dakota | Garland |
| Tennessee | Lights |
| Texas | Lights |
| Utah | Nativity |
| Vermont | Stockings |
| Virginia | Garland/Lights |
| Washington | Lights |
| West Virginia | Wreath/Ornaments |
| Wisconsin | Lights |
| Wyoming | Poinsettia |
