STUDY FINDS SOUTHERN ACCENT IS MOST ATTRACTIVE IN AMERICA

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Study finds Southern accent is most attractive in America. Here are other dialects that made the list

By Monica Galarza • Published April 28, 2024 • Updated 3 hours ago

 

A new dialect specific to South Florida has emerged, containing calques from the Spanish language, French might be the language of love, but did you know the Miami accent was deemed among the most attractive in the country?

 

A study conducted by consumer opinion platform Brandwatch, commissioned by the online casino and sportsbook review website PennStakes.com, asked a large portion of the internet which accents they found the most attractive.

 

A "social listening" research study collected data between Feb. 2023 and Feb. 2024, to find out which accents are the most attractive across the U.S. The "Southern" accent was by far the most attractive with more than 75,000 mentions online. "New York" came in second place and "Californian" came in third.

 

Top 10 most attractive accents in America, according to the study

Southern - 76,950 mentions

New York - 70,460 mentions

Californian - 45,360 mentions

Texan - 42,330 mentions

Boston - 34,110 mentions

Midwestern - 33,000 mentions

Miami - 21,450 mentions

Chicago - 20,990 mentions

Minnesotan - 16,160 mentions

New Orleans - 15,590 mentions

 

The study analyzed the top 50 most common accents in the U.S. and Brandwatch highlighted every time an accent was mentioned online over the course of a year.

 

The data was broken down by how many times an online post praised the accent in some way.

 

Any post mentioning the accent alongside words such as "attractive," "sexy," "charming" or the like was counted to create the final number.

 

The higher the figure, the more attractive the accent.

 

At the bottom of the list, however were Minnesotan with about 16,000 mentions and New Orleans with nearly 15,600 mentions.