An interesting infographic was released by Ritani, which shows which brides are getting spoiled and which ones are getting duped. (That's a joke.) Obviously, everybody has a budget that they need to stick to when it comes to engagement rings, but it does show some interesting information when looking at the average amount spent per state.
Apologies for the very small copy of the infographic, but essentially, a list of the average for each state is posted below.
It does lead one to wonder: why does the west coast have higher averages (Ahem, the highest averages), while the east coast is only on the middle of the scale? For example, the highest average was Montana, at $9,523, and trailing in second is Nevada with $9,478, with Washington at $9,173 in third place for average spending. On the east coast, Vermont had the lowest spending average, at $2,665 and Maine wasn't much to brag about, at $4,105. South Dakoda won the "cheapo" award, at an average spending of $1,251.
If you think your man might pop the question, maybe you need to think about relocating first? (That's another joke.) What do you think makes a difference in the average spending amounts?
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Here is the comprehensive list of average spending for engagement rings per state:
1. Alabama: $8,062
2. Alaska: $5,353
3. Arizona $6,347
4. Arkansas: $3,176
5. California: $7,991
6. Colorado: $6,938
7. Connecticut: $6,971
8. Delaware: $4,684
9. Florida: $7,128
10. Georgia: $6,099
11. Hawaii: $6,896
12. Idaho: $6,794
13. Illinois: $7,753
14. Indiana: $8,763
15. Iowa: $6,056
16. Kansas: $ 5,955
17. Kentucky: $6,677
18. Louisiana: $5,754
19. Maine: $4,105
20. Maryland: $7,331
21. Massachusetts: $8,574
22. Michigan: $5,605
23. Minnesota: $8,853
24. Mississippi: $6,065
25. Missouri: $6,908
26. Montana: $9,523
27. Nebraska: $3,835
28. Nevada: $9,478
29. New Hampshire: $8,556
30. New Jersey: $8,427
31. New Mexico: $5,131
32. New York: $7,789
33. North Carolina: $6,762
34. North Dakota: $8,616
35. Ohio: $5,546
36. Oklahoma: $4,835
37. Oregon: $5,525
38. Pennsylvania: $5,726
39. Rhode Island: $4,821
40. South Carolina: $4,868
41. South Dakota: $1,251
42. Tennessee: $4,535
43. Texas: $7,233
44. Utah: $4,537
45. Vermont: $2,665
46. Virginia: $6,024
47. Washington: $9,173
48. West Virginia: $5,196
49. Wisconsin: $6,395
50. Wyoming: $6,355