- Tennessee ranked first with 81.1% of the population using the internet for social media.
- Iowa came second at 80%, whilst North Dakota and South Dakota came joint third with 79.1%.
- Hawaiireported the lowest proportion of its population using the internet for social media, at 67.9%.
A new study has revealed that Tennessee has the highest percentage of its population using the internet for social media out of every state.
QR Code Generator analyzed data from the NTIA Internet Use Survey to determine the percentage of each state’s population aged 15 or over using the internet for social media in 2021. These results were then compared to one another and ranked from highest to lowest to show which states used social media the most.
Tennessee came first with 81.1% of the population using the internet for social media.An estimated 3.77 millionresidentsaged 15 or over reportedly used the internet to access social media in 2021. This was an increase of 8.4 percentage points from 2015, when 72.7% of the population said they used the internet for social media.
Iowa ranked second with 80% of the population using the internet for social media.A reported 1.88 million individuals aged 15 or overwereestimated to use the internet to access social media. 71.3% of the population responded positively to the same survey six years prior, resulting in an 8.7 percentage point increase.
North Dakota came joint third with 79.1% of the population using the internet for social media. Around 419,000residentsaged 15 or over said they used the internet for social media at the time. This was a10 percentage point increase over six years from 2015, when 69.1% of the population said they used the internet for social media.
South Dakotaalso ranked third with 79.1% of the population using the internet for social media. Around 519,000residentsaged 15 or over said they used social media on the internet. 71.5% of the population responded positively to the same survey six years prior, resulting in a7.6 percentage point increase.
Alabama came fifth with 78.3% of the population using the internet for social media. 2.48 millionresidents aged 15 or over said they used the internet for social media at the time. This was a four percentage point increase since 2015, when 74.3% of the population said they used the internet for social media.
Other states in the top ten include Mississippi, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Nebraska.
Hawaiireported the lowest proportion of its population using the internet for social media, at 67.9%. Approximately 572,000residentsaged 15 or over said they used the internet for social media in 2021.
Marc Porcar, CEO of QR Code Generator commented on the findings:
“This study offers a perspective on the increasing use of social media across the United States and how much of the population uses the internet to access these platforms. It has become essential to have some sort of online presence to communicate with other users worldwide and remain up to date on global events.
“Whilst these results do not highlight which social media platforms were used in each state, it could be suggested that the release of TikTok in 2016 may have a significant impact on the number of social media users between 2015 and 2021. The number of people using TikTok skyrocketed during this period, especially among teenagers.
“It would be interesting to see whether these percentages and population figures have continued to increase across the United States in recent years, especially with the US senate now attempting to limit access to TikTokwith a countrywide ban.”
States ranked by percentageof population aged 15+ using social media online per state in 2021
