20 states in search of life insurance

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To determine where residents are most concerned about life insurance, Beca Life ranked them by monthly online searches for terms related to the product, based on data from Google Keyword Planner. The total number of monthly average searches in each state was compared against its population, to determine the average monthly searches per 100,000 people. 

The top five states have  an average of 852.84 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.

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Rank Location Average monthly searches per 100,000 people
20 West Virginia 608.69
19 New Hampshire 617.01
18 South Dakota 622.65
17 Alabama 629.72
16 North Carolina 631.94
15 Louisiana 634.51
14 New York 652.29
13 South Carolina 663.84
12 New Jersey 667.19
11 Hawaii 688.67
10 Rhode Island 689.04
9 Alaska 694.14
8 Kansas 724.98
7 Georgia 741.58
6 North Dakota 757.72
5 Maryland 814.06
4 Wyoming 835.11
3 Virginia 837.89
2 Vermont 858.22
1 Delaware 918.94
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West Virginia ranked 20th with 608.89 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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New Hampshire ranked 19th with 617.01 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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South Dakota ranked 18th with 622.65 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Alabama ranked 17th with 629.72 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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North Carolina ranked 16th with 631.94 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Louisiana ranked 15th with 634.51 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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New York ranked 14th with 652.59 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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South Carolina ranked 13th with 663.84 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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New Jersey ranked 12th with 667.19 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Hawaii ranked 11th with 688.67 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Rhode Island ranked 10th with 689.04 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Alaska ranked 9th with 694.14 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Kansas ranked 8th with 724.98 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Georgia ranked 7th with 741.58 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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North Dakota ranked 6th with 757.72 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Maryland ranked 5th with 814.06 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Wyoming ranked 4th with 835.11 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Virginia ranked 3rd with 837.89 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Vermont ranked 2nd with 858.22 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.
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Delaware ranked 1st with 918.94 people per 100,000 seeking life insurance via search engine each month.