What to Know
- 50 United States accents have been ranked, and two tri-state accents came in dead last, while the Texan accent ranked the 'sexiest'
- The Long Island accent was ranked the least sexy accent in the United States, and the New Jersey accent was ranked second-worst
- The study was conducted among a sample from a travel website's 1.5 million social media followers
The sexiest -- and least sexy -- accents in the United States have been ranked, and Boston fared surprisingly well.
In a survey run by travel company Big 7 across its 1.5 million social media followers, the Boston accent was ranked the second sexiest in the country.
"One of America’s most imitated and parodied accents, Boston almost comes out on top of the country’s sexiest accents. And yes, just like Mahhhhk Wahlberg, locals really do say 'pahk yuh cahr in hahvuhd yahd'." Big 7 said in its rankings.
Other New England accents that made the list included Maine (4th), Connecticut (22nd) and Providence (38th).
"Want to talk Rhode Island? The Boston-meets-Brooklyn accent is hard to mimic, but clearly distinct. Listen to any episode of Jersey Shore with Pauly D and you’ll understand instantly what it sounds like," Big 7 said.
The Texan accent was voted the most desirable, with New York (3rd) and Chicago (5th) rounding out the top five.
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The "general American" accent was ranked 32nd on the list, with Big 7 defining it as the one you're most likely to hear on television -- Stephen Colbert being a prime example.
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50th. Long Islander
49th. New Jersey
48th. Minnesotan
47th. Alaskan
46th. California Valley
45th. Southern Ohioan
44th. Floridian
43rd. Pittsburgh
42nd. Cincinnati
41st. Pennsylvania Dutch
40th. Appalachian
39th. Colorado
38th. Providence
37th. Tallahassee
36th. Ozark
35th. “Hoi Toider”
34th. San Francisco
33rd. Hudson Valley
32nd. General American
31st. Atlanta
30th. New Mexican
29th. Milwaukee
28th. Western
27th. Charleston
26th. Kentucky
25th. New Orleans
24th. Oklahoma
23rd. Cleveland
22nd. Connecticut
21st. Kansas
20th. Tennesseean
19th. Virginia Piedmont
18th. Baltimorese
17th. Alabama
16th. Midwestern
15th. Cajun
14th. Yooper
13th. Miami
12th. Chicano
11th. Northwestern
10th. Californian
9th. St. Louis
8th. Philadelphia
7th. Hawaiian
6th. Mississippi
5th. Chicago
4th. Mainer
3rd. New York
2nd. Bostonian
1st. Texan
