Is Alaska the most hipster state?

Today, Buzzfeed told the internet that Minnesota was the "most hipster" state in the union. As evidence, the site noted the highest-in-the-country amount of Google searches for the overused term. read more

Also, 9 months of winter (with temperatures sometimes well below zero) prevents you from enjoying skinny jeans - which cannot be worn with longjohns. Hipsters eat buffalo burgers with rosemary aoli, but I'd bet they'd be hard pressed to describe moose stew. If a hipster has been to Alaska, I bet it was only in the summer. read more

Alaska . Spenard (Anchorage) Anchorage is still a fairly "new" city in some respects, since a devastating 1964 earthquake took out much of the town. That means it's had less time to hone the indie sectors, but Spenard has still managed. read more

The Most Hipster State In The US While popular media has portrayed Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood as the home of the hipster, New York is only #2 in terms of overall "hipster" search volume. read more