These Are The Most-Googled Household Fears in Each State

By Emily Lee

September 28, 2018

An interesting new study conducted by A Secure Life reveals the most-Googled household fear in every state. The most common fear amongst all fifty states is that of mold, which makes sense. Nobody wants to discover mold running rampant in their homes. Carbon monoxide poisoning is also well feared by many of the states, as well. Some other common fears include robbery, peeping toms, and fall prevention. Only one state feared something supernatural. Can you guess which one is it?

Here's the full list from A Secure Life:

Alabama: Foreclosure

Alaska: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Arizona: Pool safety

Arkansas: Mold

California: Is my house earthquake safe

Colorado: Asbestos testing

Connecticut: Robbery

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Delaware: Robbery

Florida: Hurricane preparation

Georgia: Someone is in my house

Hawaii: Cockroaches

Idaho: Mold

Illinois: Neighborhood history

Indiana: Signs of bed bugs

Iowa: Peeping tom

Kansas: Mold

Kentucky: Mold

Louisiana: Fall prevention

Maine: Radon testing

Maryland: Living alone

Massachusetts: Peeping tom

Michigan: Spiders in my house

Minnesota: Gun safety

Mississippi: Sex offenders in my neighborhood

Missouri: Mold

Montana: Mold

Nebraska: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Nevada: Eviction

New Hampshire: Mold

New Jersey: Robbery

New Mexico: Carbon monoxide poisoning

New York: Fall prevention

North Carolina: Signs of tornado

North Dakota: Stalkers

Ohio: Bugs in my house

Oklahoma: Peeping tom

Oregon: Property value

Pennsylvania: Home sinking

Rhode Island: Mold

South Carolina: Robbery

South Dakota: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Tennessee: Ghost in-house

Texas: Evictions near me

Utah: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Vermont: Mold

Virginia: Wi-Fi hacking

Washington: Baby-proof

West Virginia: Black mold

Wisconsin: Mold

Wyoming: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Do you agree with this list? Are you afraid of the same thing as everybody else in your state?

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