Top US States For Online Pornography

Published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, a report released earlier this year entitled "Red Light States: Who Buys Adult Entertainment" highlights where the revenues for pornographic entertainment on the Internet actually come from. According to AVN Media Network, Internet sales are the second largest piece of the $12.6 billion adult entertainment industry, drawing $2.84 billion in 2006.

The study tracked subscriptions for a top-10 seller of online adult entertainment (2006-2008) and using ZIP code data associated with those subscriptions, compared the data with numbers from the FCC that tracks the amount of broadband Internet users in any given state. One of the findings from the study revealed that online subscriptions are "more prevalent in states where surveys indicate conservative positions on religion, gender roles and sexuality."

So, which US States consume the most online pornography? Click ahead to find out!

By Paul Toscano
Posted 14 July 2009

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 2.94
Total Broadband Users (2007): 336,283

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 7,415,862

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 1,286,450

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.05
Total Broadband Users (2007): 292,054

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.12
Total Broadband Users (2007): 653,977

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.21
Total Broadband Users (2007): 971,862

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.61
Total Broadband Users (2007): 584,101

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 4.30
Total Broadband Users (2007): 489,413

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.03
Total Broadband Users (2007): 171,257

Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.47
Total Broadband Users (2007): 996,589

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