Overstock’s Top 10 US States for Bitcoin Spenders

New Hampshire residents are the most likely to pay for Overstock items in bitcoin, according to new data released by the e-commerce giant.
Overstock indicates that the company has seen 131 bitcoin orders per million residents in the Northeastern US state. Utah and Washington, DC, placed second and third in the rankings, with 89 and 85 orders when adjusted for population, respectively.
Rounding out the top five states were Washington (77 orders per million residents) and Vermont (72 orders per million residents). Data represents all purchases since the company began accepting bitcoin in January 2014.
Judd Bagley, general manager of Overstock’s Cryptocurrencies Group, indicated that the research is part of the company’s regular analysis of the habits of its shoppers, a process that includes tracking orders and purchases.

This post was published at Coin Desk on February 12, 2015.