Your State’s Most Loved TV Couple

Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Whether you plan to stuff your face with chocolates or reserve a table at the most romantic restaurant in town, you’re sure to have a perfect Day of Love on your own or with your significant other.

In honor of the big day, we thought it would be fun to look at favorite TV couples from around the US. Does your state favor Ross and Rachel’s clumsy, back-and-forth romance or Jim and Pam’s sincere love? Does the constant push and pull of Carrie and Mr. Big make your heart flutter? No matter which couple you love the most, the ongoing “will they or won’t they?” keeps you tuning in.

Methodology

To calculate each state’s most popular screen couple, the team at USDish.com used Google Trends data from the past five years and looked at twenty-four iconic couples.

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Spellbinding V-Day Finds

  • Jim and Pam from The Office are the most popular couple in eight states.
  • That 70s Show came in second, with popularity in six states, and Friends and Mike & Molly were tied for third with popularity in five states each. But That 70s Show and Friends fans are divided between Eric and Donna and Jackie and Kelso, and Ross and Rachel and Monica and Chandler, respectively.
  • It’s fitting that New York’s favorite TV couple is Carrie and Big, since Sex and the City is set in the Big Apple.
  • Gossip Girl also takes place in New York, which could be why neighboring states Connecticut and New Jersey love Chuck and Blair.
  • That 70s Show takes place in Wisconsin, and Wisconsinites root for Jackie and Kelso the most. (Another interesting fact is that although their characters don’t end up together on the show, their actors, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, are now married with two children.)
  • Monica and Chandler beat out Ross and Rachel in terms of popularity, even though Ross and Rachel are considered Friends’ most iconic couple.
  • The South loves vampires. A number of iconic vampire movies have been filmed or take place in states like Georgia and Mississippi. That could be why those states love TV vampire couple Damon and Elena.

States and Beloved On-Screen Couples

Alabama Damon and Elena The Vampire Diaries
Alaska Mike and Molly Mike & Molly
Arizona Monica and Chandler Friends
Arkansas Jughead and Betty Riverdale
California Jackie and Kelso That ’70s Show
Colorado Hook and Emma Once Upon a Time
Connecticut Chuck and Blair Gossip Girl
Delaware Jim and Pam The Office
Florida Eric and Donna That ’70s Show
Georgia Eric and Donna That ’70s Show
Hawaii Jim and Pam The Office
Idaho Jim and Pam The Office
Illinois Jack and Rebecca This is Us
Indiana Booth and Bones Bones
Iowa Meredith and Derek Grey’s Anatomy
Kansas Jim and Pam The Office
Kentucky Cory and Topanga Boy Meets World
Louisiana Damon and Elena The Vampire Diaries
Maine Jughead and Betty Riverdale
Maryland Randall and Beth This is Us
Massachusetts Claire and Jamie Outlander
Michigan Eric and Donna That ’70s Show
Minnesota Monica and Chandler Friends
Mississippi Damon and Elena The Vampire Diaries
Missouri Monica and Chandler Friends
Montana Mike and Molly Mike & Molly
Nebraska Ross and Rachel Friends
Nevada Ross and Rachel Friends
New Hampshire Jim and Pam The Office
New Jersey Chuck and Blair Gossip Girl
New Mexico Jim and Pam The Office
New York Carrie and Big Sex and the City
North Carolina April and Andy Parks and Recreation
North Dakota Mike and Molly Mike & Molly
Ohio Leslie and Ben Parks and Recreation
Oklahoma Damon and Elena The Vampire Diaries
Oregon Kurt and Blaine Glee
Pennsylvania Lily and Marshall How I Met Your Mother
Rhode Island Jim and Pam The Office
South Carolina Damon and Elena The Vampire Diaries
South Dakota Mike and Molly Mike & Molly
Tennessee Glen and Maggie The Walking Dead
Texas Jackie and Kelso That ’70s Show
Utah Luke and Lorelai Gilmore Girls
Vermont Jim and Pam The Office
Virginia Poussey and Soso Orange is the New Black
Washington Poussey and Soso Orange is the New Black
West Virginia Jughead and Betty Riverdale
Wisconsin Jackie and Kelso That ’70s Show
Wyoming Mike and Molly Mike & Molly

What do you think? Whether you agree with our findings or prefer a different TV couple than the ones found on our list, you can still catch all your favorites with DISH.

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