Halloween 2023: Here are the most Googled phobias in every US state

From fear of holes to fear of long words, here's the list of phobias people search on the internet the most in the United States

With Halloween right around the corner, it's the perfect time to discover what scares the people most across the United States. Everyone is afraid of something but some more than others. According to research conducted by US Credit Unions, fear of holes or “trypophobia” is the most common phobia in the nation this year, taking the No. 1 spot in 11 states including North Carolina, Mississippi, and Virginia, in the U.S., followed by fear of failure or “atychiphobia,” fear of blood or “hemophobia,” and fear of heights or “acrophobia.” Another bizarre finding is the fear of long words or “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia,” which is ironically the longest-named phobia ever, ranking No. 1 in two states.

Here's what scares people the most in the US (Pixabay)

More commonly searched for phobias include fear of people or “anthrophobia,” in California and New York, “claustrophobia,” or fear of confined spaces in Connecticut, South Dakota, and Kansas, and fear of public speaking or “glossophobia,” in Iowa, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Curious to know more about what gives people the “scaries”? Below is the list of the most searched-for phobias in every U.S. state.

Most Googled phobias across U.S. states

1. Alabama- Fear of failure
2. Alaska- Fear of the dark
3. Arizona- Fear of vomiting
4. Arkansas- Fear of long words
5. California- Fear of people
6. Colorado- Fear of heights
7. Connecticut- Fear of confined spaces
8. Delaware- Fear of holes
9. Florida- Fear of blood
10. Georgia- Fear of holes
11. Hawaii- Fear of failure
12. Idaho- Fear of heights
13. Illinois- Fear of failure
14. Indiana- Fear of needles
15. Iowa- Fear of public speaking
16. Kansas- Fear of confined spaces
17. Kentucky- Fear of long words
18. Louisiana- Fear of heights
19. Maine- Fear of being alone
20. Maryland- Fear of holes
21. Massachusetts- Fear of failure
22. Michigan- Fear of the dark
23. Minnesota- Fear of blood
24. Mississippi- Fear of holes
25. Missouri- Fear of public speaking
26. Montana- Fear of holes
27. Nebraska- Fear of heights
28. Nevada- Fear of being alone
29. New Hampshire- Fear of heights
30. New Jersey- Fear of people
31. New Mexico- Fear of blood
32. New York- Fear of people
33. North Carolina- Fear of holes
34. North Dakota- Fear of people
35. Ohio- Fear of failure
36. Oklahoma- Fear of blood
37. Oregon- Fear of failure
38. Pennsylvania- Fear of public speaking
39. Rhode Island- Fear of holes
40. South Carolina- Fear of vomiting
41. South Dakota- Fear of confined spaces
42. Tennessee- Fear of blood
43. Texas- Fear of needles
44. Utah- Fear of holes
45. Vermont- Fear of holes
46. Virginia- Fear of holes
47. Washington- Fear of blood
48. West Virginia- Fear of needles
49. Wisconsin- Fear of failure
50. Wyoming- Fear of holes