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The best states for swingers revealed — with a few surprising Southern states taking the top 3 spots

Nypost · · 449 words · By Christopher Edwards
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What to know about The best states for swingers revealed — with a few surprising Southern states taking the top 3 spots

Life is a swing — and these are the best places to enjoy the ride.

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What happened

Life is a swing — and these are the best places to enjoy the ride.

Why it matters

A new list from adult retailer LoveHoney has revealed the best US states for swingers, and a trio of Southern states is on top.

Common ground

“Swinging is all about consent and mutual pleasure.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Rounding out the top 10 are Ohio at number nine and Michigan at number 10.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the rankings of Ohio and Michigan.
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Claim 2: “The list analyzed each US state using nine factors, including Google search interest for swinging-related terms, the number of swingers clubs, swinger-related Reddit activity, bars and hotels per capita, and the percentage of married residents in each state.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly list the same nine factors used for the analysis, including Google search interest, club counts, Reddit activity, bars/hotels per capita, and marriage rates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the entertainment industry, a sleeper hit is a film, television series, music release, video game or other entertainment product that was initially unsuccessful on release, but eventually became a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_hit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth "Betty" Draper Francis (formerly Draper, née Hofstadt) is a fictional character played by January Jones on AMC's television series Mad Men. She begins the show married to protagonist Don Dra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QAnon is a far-right American political conspiracy theory and political movement that originated in 2017. QAnon centers on the fabrications of an anonymous individual or individuals known as "Q Cleara…
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Claim 3: “A new list from adult retailer LoveHoney has revealed the best US states for swingers”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a ranking of the best US states for swingers was published, and the details in subsequent claims align with the content of this specific study.
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web search NEUTRAL — Review us on Trust Pilot trust pilot. Excellent 4.9/5.How this tier list is scored. Warframe has no ranked mode, no ladder, and DE publishes no weapon-performance data — so there is no objective "best…
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to Honey Love Sugar Drama Your daily spoonful of sweet romance – in short form. We serve heart-fluttering stories that feel like warm honey on a cozy afternoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YW4L8jeFNY
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web search NEUTRAL — Here We Go To Koshigaya - Super Smooth Honeypot.05:10. Ultra-kinky manga porn dolls competing on best handjob in Four Way.
https://www.asianpedia.com/?watch=MeSxdKyDXvT&category=asian
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Claim 4: “Texas and Georgia round out the top three.”
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The source 'The Best U.S. States for Swingers' explicitly states that 'Texas and Georgia round out the top three'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Complete Third Crisis: Neon Nights walkthrough for Version 4.10. Learn all main story missions, side quests, rabbit locations, cat locations, railway.
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web search NEUTRAL — Order Online Cheap Veg and Non-veg Food on Running Train & Enjoy Journey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yandex Translate is a free online translation tool that allows you to translate text, documents, and images in over 90 languages. In addition to translation, Yandex Translate also offers a comprehensi…
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Claim 5: “The Lone Star State has the second-highest number of swingers clubs”
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Two separate sources confirm Texas has the second-highest number of swingers clubs (specifically citing 93 clubs in one source).
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web search NEUTRAL — Texas comes in second with 93 swingers clubs, the second-highest total in the country.California also has 41 swingers clubs, the third-highest total nationwide. So while California may not top the ove…
https://madamenoire.com/1686868/swinging-states-study-explai…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sunshine State has the most swingers clubs in the country, with 148 in total, plus strong search interest and a lively swingers Reddit community. Texas and Georgia round out the top three, scoring…
https://www.lovehoney.com/trends-insights/best-states-for-sw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Research on swinging has been conducted in the United States since the late 1960s. One 2000 study, based on an Internet questionnaire addressed to visitors of swinger-related sites, found swingers rep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinging_(sexual_practice)
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Claim 6: “Fourth on the list, Nevada has the highest level of swingers-related search interest”
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Two independent sources confirm Nevada is fourth on the list and has the highest level of swingers-related search interest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fourth on the list, Nevada has the highest level of swingers-related search interest, with searches including “swingers near me” and “swinger clubs.”
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/lifestyle/southern-states-top-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Texas has the second-highest number of swingers clubs, while Georgia performs well across club availability, search interest, and Reddit activity. Nevada is the state with the highest swinger-related …
https://www.lovehoney.com/trends-insights/best-states-for-sw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Картинки. Войти. Google. Расширенный поиск.
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Claim 7: “New York clocked in at number eight on the list, with 30 swingers clubs and 9,000 weekly visitors to Reddit communities associated with swinging.”
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The ranking (8th), club count (30), and Reddit visitors (9,000) for New York are reported in one source. Other provided evidence for New York is irrelevant (townships/films).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One Night Only is a 2026 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Will Gluck from a screenplay by Travis Braun. Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner are the leads, with Maya Hawke, Molly Rin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, singer-songwriter, DJ, and entrepreneur originally from Ma…
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Claim 8: “Florida topped the list, boasting 148 swingers clubs — the most in the country.”
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Multiple sources confirm Florida topped the list and specifically cite the figure of 148 swingers clubs as the most in the country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live perfor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore Robert Bundy (né Cowell; November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls between 1974 and 1978. His modus…
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Claim 9: “California ranked sixth overall, but the Golden State has the largest swingers Reddit community in the country, with 78,000 weekly visitors and 6,800 weekly posts.”
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The specific ranking (6th) and the exact Reddit statistics (78,000 visitors, 6,800 posts) are reported in one detailed source. No second independent source provides these specific numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, film producer, politician, and former professional bodybuilder who served as the 38th governor of Calif…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikki Shamdasani, better known by her stage name, DJ Lady Tribe, is a retired DJ, graffiti artist, actress, reality television star and model, of Hispanic, Indian and Japanese descent. She is best kno…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California…
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Claim 10: “Delaware came in dead last on the list.”
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Claim 11: “LoveHoney was unable to find a single active swingers community for the state [Delaware] on Reddit.”
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Claim 12: “Louisiana — home of Nawty N’Awlins in New Orleans — only made it to the No. 13 spot.”
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While web results confirm the existence of the 'Nawty N'Awlins' convention in New Orleans, the specific ranking of Louisiana at No. 13 is not explicitly corroborated by the provided snippets, though the state's inclusion in the list is mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — A new ranking reveals the best states for swingers, and Louisiana made the list. See where Louisiana landed and which Southern states ranked highest.
https://k945.com/ixp/33/p/louisiana-best-state-swingers/
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web search NEUTRAL — At the time of the convention, New Orleans allowed a maximum of 100 people to attend an indoor event as long as they wore face masks and practiced social distancing. Events were required to obtain per…
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web search NEUTRAL — The host of a "Naughty N'awlins" swingers convention says the event led to a dangerous...Holding a swingers' convention amid a raging pandemic is one idea that won't end well, and it didn't in New Orl…
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