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Every state has its own ghost stories that haunt residents, but some of those states have many more "otherworldly" sightings than others.
Treetopia compiled a list of the most haunted states in the country. To do so, the website used data from Ghost Sightings of America and the Shadowlands Haunted Places. The website states, "We looked for not only the most haunted states but also the most haunted city and location within each state. Our main criteria were the number of recorded ghost sightings."
According to the list, California is the second most haunted state in America. The Golden State had a total of 6,888 ghost sightings. The only state that had more was Texas.
The most haunted city in California is Bakersfield with 85 ghost sightings. According to the study, the most haunted location within the city of Bakersfield is the Padre Hotel downtown.
The hotel first opened its doors in 1928 and had several tragic and eerie deaths take place on the premises. It was even featured on Season 2 of Portals To Hell.
According to the list, here are the top 10 haunted states and their total number of ghost sightings:
- Texas- 7,315
- California- 6,888
- Ohio- 2,883
- Michigan- 2,671
- Illinois- 2,496
- Pennsylvania- 2,213
- Indiana- 2,120
- New York- 2,116
- Oklahoma- 1,891
- Virginia- 1,851