Pennsylvania U.S.’s No. 5 ‘most thankful’ state: study

It’s important to maintain a sense of gratitude in one’s life.

Pennsylvanians seem to have this down pat.

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PennStakes.com conducted and published a study which — using Google search data to find how well each states tip and who was buying the most “Thank You” notes where — found the states that were the most thankful in America.

“Now that a debt ceiling default won’t plunge the global economy into chaos and send the stock market crashing like a meteorite, it’s a good day to consider other things we might be thankful for in Pennsylvania,” the study opens up.

After calculating up that search data and dividing it by location, the Keystone State tied for fifth as the most thankful state along with New Hampshire. It should also be noted that Pennsylvania ranked 10th overall when it came to the highest average tips nationwide.

“Pennsylvanians are above average when it comes to tipping and thank you notes, maybe because the American Rescue Plan pumped $6 billion into the state’s economy and saved numerous pension funds from going under,” the study elaborates.

“Perhaps Pennsylvanians are thankful because the Pittsburgh Pirates are better than expected, the Philadelphia 76ers have a new coach (and might no longer have James Harden) and the city of Philadelphia soon will have a new mayor.”

PennStakes.com adds how Pennsylvanians have state-grown beer, Yuengling, to be thankful for, too, as well as a storied history “from the battlefields of Gettysburg, to where Washington crossed the Delaware, to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.”

The top three most thankful states were Maryland; Delaware and Rhode Island (tied for second); and South Carolina.