Yeezy's are the Most Popular Sneaker Brand in North Carolina

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Each country has its own particular preference, with Nike booming in Belgium (amongst many others), New Balance hot in Hong Kong, and Adidas on top in Turkey. But what about the United States?

A new report from the The Sole Supplier analyzed the most popular sneaker brand and silhouette in the U.S. and every state. revealing each state's favorite sneaker and brand as well as the state's searching for sneakers the most.

Interestingly, Kanye West's Yeezy brand is the most popular sneaker brand in 13 states including North Carolina, Alabama, and Hawaii. Adidas is the favorite in 8 states including Florida, Kansas, and North Dakota. My favorite Vans, are most popular in 3 states including Colorado, Montana, and Washington.

Jordan is most popular in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma while New Balance reigns supreme in Maryland and Mississippi. Californians are searching for sneakers the most with over 135,000 for Nike Air Force 1s making it the state's all-time favorite sneaker.

Just behind are Texans with 74,000 searches for their favorite sneakers, Nike Air Max 270, and in third place in Pennsylvania with 60,500 searches for Air Jordan 1's. Nike is the most popular brand across the states with the report revealing that a huge 22 states including Arizona, New York, and Texas favor the brand over its competitors.

State	Favorite Brand	Favorite Sneaker	Number of Google Searches
Alabama	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	12,100
Alaska	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	590
Arizona	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	18,100
Arkansas	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	5400
California	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	135,000
Colorado	VANS	Vans Slip Ons	12,100
Connecticut	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	9,900
Delaware	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	3,600
Florida	ADIDAS	Adidas Ultra Boost	49,500
Georgia	YEEZY	Yeezy Boost 350	49,500
Hawaii	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	2,400
Idaho	NIKE	Nike Blazer	36,00
Illinois	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	40,500
Indiana	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	12,100
Iowa	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	5,400
Kansas	ADIDAS	Adidas nmd	5,400
Kentucky	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	6,600
Louisiana	YEEZY	Yeezy Boost 350	14,800
Maine	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	1,900
Maryland	NEW BALANCE	New Balance 990	27,100
Massachusetts	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	18,100
Michigan	YEEZY	Yeezy Boost 350	18,100
Minnesota	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	9,900
Mississippi	NEW BALANCE	New Balance 574	8,100
Missouri	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	9,900
Montana	VANS	Vans Slip Ons	1,300
Nebraska	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	4,400
Nevada	YEEZY	Yeezy Boost 350	8,100
New Hampshire	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	2,400
New Jersey	NIKE	Nike Dunk	27,100
New Mexico	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	49,500
New York	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	60,500
North Carolina	YEEZY	Yeezy Slides	27,100
North Dakota	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	1,000
Ohio	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	22,200
Oklahoma	JORDAN	Air Jordan 1	3,600
Oregon	YEEZY	Yeezy 700	8,100
Pennsylvania	JORDAN	Air Jordan 1	60,500
Rhode Island	YEEZY	Yeezy Boost 350	2,400
South Carolina	NIKE	Nike Air Max 97	12,100
South Dakota	NIKE	Nike Blazer	1,300
Tennessee	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	12,100
Texas	NIKE	Nike Air Max 270	74,000
Utah	NIKE	Nike Blazer	9,900
Vermont	ADIDAS	adidas Ultra Boost	880
Virginia	NIKE	Nike Blazer	22,200
Washington	VANS	Vans Old Skool	14,800
West Virginia	YEEZY	Yeezy 700	22,200
Wisconsin	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	9,900
Wyoming	NIKE	Nike Air Force 1	720

It is clear to see why sneaker giants Nike are the world’s favorite sneaker brand when their Air Force 1’s are ranked the world’s most popular silhouette based on the total number of online searches in 2021. The sneaker totaled 772,990 searches across the U.S. alone with California leading those statistics with a whooping 135,000 searches and New York in second place with 60,500.

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