Need a Halloween costume idea? (Or want to know what everyone else in your area will be wearing, so you can avoid it?) Fashion site Boohoo recently analyzed costume-related Google searches to determine which alter egos are likely to be most popular in each state. They divided the results into two categories: Traditional Halloween costumes and those inspired by pop culture. Here's how the results broke down in all 50 states.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Researchers found that skeleton is the most popular traditional Halloween costume in the U.S. this year, as Alabama and 13 other states searched for it most.
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Cruella de Vil
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Gwen Stacy from Spider-Man
While skeleton was the top search nationwide. Arizona was the only state where Gwen Stacy came in #1 for the pop culture category.
Traditional costume: Scarecrow
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Weird Barbie from Barbie
Four states, including California, made Kate McKinnon's character from the blockbuster Barbie movie their top search.
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Barbie is the most popular culture-related costume this year, coming in as the top search in Colorado and 13 other states.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Cat
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
No doubt inspired by the hit Netflix series, Wednesday Addams is the second-biggest pop culture costume search this year, just behind Barbie.
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Witch
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Pirate
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Princess Peach made a strong showing this year—it's the third most popular pop culture costume search nationwide, and nine states including Illinois made it their #1.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Iowa and five other states made zombie their top search for a traditional Halloween costume.
Traditional costume: Clown
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Witch
Pop culture costume: Harley Quinn
Four states, including Kentucky, made Harley Quinn their #1 pop costume search.
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Poison Ivy
Batman fans seem to abound in Louisiana; it was the only state where Poison Ivy came in tops.
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Nine states made ghost costumes their top traditional search, making it the second most popular classic costume choice nationwide.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Weird Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Witch
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Residents of four states, including Michigan, are most likely to choose a witch costume this year.
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Weird Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Dog
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Nebraska and two other states made dog costumes their top traditional costume search.
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Witch
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Wonder Woman
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Angel
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
North Carolina was the only state to search the most for angel costumes.
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Harley Quinn
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Catwoman
Pennsylvania was the only state where Catwoman came in #1 this year,
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Pirate
Pop culture costume: Wonder Woman
Traditional costume: Pirate
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Dog
Pop culture costume: Harley Quinn
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Cat
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Delaware and Utah were the only states to do the most searches for cat costumes.
Traditional costume: Skeleton
Pop culture costume: Wednesday Addams
Traditional costume: Ghost
Pop culture costume: Weird Barbie from Barbie
Traditional costume: Dog
Pop culture costume: Harley Quinn
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros.
Traditional costume: Vampire
Pop culture costume: Cruella de Vil
Alaska and Wisconsin were the two states where the 101 Dalmatians villainess (most recently portrayed by Emma Stone) came in #1.
Traditional costume: Zombie
Pop culture costume: Barbie from Barbie
