Who gets the most spam calls: A ranking of every state

Canva – 11 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 408 — Live voice: 124 (30.4% of total) — Pre-recorded: 144 (35.3% of total) — Text message: 31 (7.6% of total) #23. Ohio Canva – 11 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 1,340 — Live voice: 428 (31.9% of total) — Pre-recorded: 393 (29.3% of total) — Text message: 138 (10.3% of total) #22. Tennessee Nolichuckyjake // Shutterstock – 11 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 805 — Live voice: 264 (32.8% of total) — Pre-recorded: 217 (27.0% of total) — Text message: 86 (10.7% of total) #21. New York GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock – 12 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 2,324 — Live voice: 591 (25.4% of total) — Pre-recorded: 770 (33.1% of total) — Text message: 192 (8.3% of total) #20. Kentucky Canva – 12 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 533 — Live voice: 237 (44.5% of total) — Pre-recorded: 110 (20.6% of total) — Text message: 89 (16.7% of total) #19. Vermont Canva – 12 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 77 — Live voice: 24 (31.2% of total) — Pre-recorded: 31 (40.3% of total) — Text message: 3 (3.9% of total) #18. Florida Canva – 18 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 255 — Live voice: 123 (48.2% of total) — Pre-recorded: 56 (22.0% of total) — Text message: 17 (6.7% of total) #3. Washington DC Sean Pavone // Shutterstock – 20 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 134 — Live voice: 33 (24.6% of total) — Pre-recorded: 45 (33.6% of total) — Text message: 23 (17.2% of total) #2. Illinois DiegoMariottini // Shutterstock – 20 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 2,512 — Live voice: 964 (38.4% of total) — Pre-recorded: 1003 (39.9% of total) — Text message: 161 (6.4% of total) #1. Colorado Canva – 22 spam calls reported for every 100,000 residents – Total spam calls reported so far in 2023: 1,272 — Live voice: 500 (39.3% of total) — Pre-recorded: 376 (29.6% of total) — Text message: 155 (12.2% of total) Data reporting by Elena Cox. Story editing by Jeff Inglis. Copy editing by Kristen Wegrzyn. Photo selection by Abigail Renaud. This story originally appeared on Visible and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.