Massachusetts Named One of the Best States For Weddings in 2023
Are you planning a wedding in the new year? First off – congratulations! Secondly – if you’re planning your celebration in the Bay State, fine choice, Massachusetts was just named…
Are you planning a wedding in the new year? First off - congratulations! Secondly - if you're planning your celebration in the Bay State, fine choice, Massachusetts was just named one of the 10 best states for weddings, according to new research by Rare Carat. The study analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data on annual pay and employment across five occupations in the wedding industry and combined that with the overall number of weddings per state to determine the best (and worst) states for weddings.
Here are the results. We'll give you the ranking of each state and how far off each was from the average state score in the study:
#50 (THE Worst State for Weddings)
WEST VIRGINIA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -1.16
#49
MISSISSIPPI
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.90
#48
KENTUCKY
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.75
#47
ALABAMA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.68
#46
NEW MEXICO
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.63
#45
LOUISIANA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.56
#44
SOUTH CAROLINA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.52
#43
ARKANSAS
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.52
#42
KANSAS
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.46
#41
WYOMING
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.44
#40
OKLAHOMA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.42
#39
NORTH CAROLINA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.41
#38
SOUTH DAKOTA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.38
#37
INDIANA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.38
#36
TENNESSEE
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.37
#35
TEXAS
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.35
#34
NEBRASKA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.34
#33
IDAHO
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.28
#32
IOWA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.26
#31
GEORGIA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.21
#30
WISCONSIN
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.20
#29
ARIZONA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.18
#28
NEVADA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.15
#27
OHIO
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.14
#26
DELAWARE
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.11
#25
MISSOURI
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.09
#24
PENNSYLVANIA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.02
#23
MARYLAND
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.02
#22
MINNESOTA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.04
#21
FLORIDA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.05
#20
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.05
#19
MAINE
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.07
#18
ALASKA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.08
#17
MICHIGAN
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.09
#16
MONTANA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.09
#15
VIRGINIA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.10
#14
NORTH DAKOTA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.15
#13
UTAH
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.18
#12
ILLINOIS
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.32
#11
OREGON
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.36
#10
NEW JERSEY
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.44
#9
VERMONT
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.52
#8
COLORADO
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.57
#7
CALIFORNIA
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.61
#6
CONNECTICUT
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.66
#5
HAWAII
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.68
#4
M A S S A C H U S E T T S !
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.69
#3
RHODE ISLAND
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.84
#2
WASHINGTON
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 1.00
#1 THE Best State for Weddings!
NEW YORK
Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 1.11
