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Alabama

Emojis have practically become their own language. That said, some very smart brains have crunched the numbers and figured out exactly which emoji each US state favors the most. (For this exercise, we're using Apple's emojis.)

Let's start with Alabama and its latest known fave, the Blowing Kiss.

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Alaska

Thumbs up

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Arizona

Smirk

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Arkansas

Eye roll

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California

Raising hands

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Colorado

Tears of joy

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Connecticut

Blowing kiss

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Delaware

Alas, Delaware didn't offer up enough data to make the list. Sad face. (There are a handful of states' emoji preferences that remain unknown.)

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Florida

Loudly crying

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Georgia

Unamused

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Hawaii

Thumbs up

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Idaho

Not enough data available.

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Illinois

Heart eyes

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Indiana

Tears of joy

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Iowa

Poop

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Kansas

Tears of joy

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Kentucky

Heart eyes

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Louisiana

Smirk

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Maine

Thumbs up

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Maryland

Heart eyes

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Massachusetts

Devouring delicious food

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Michigan

Devouring delicious food

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Minnesota

Heart eyes

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Mississippi

Eye roll

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Missouri

Tears of joy

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Montana

Thumbs up

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Nebraska

Tears of joy

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Nevada

Poop

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New Hampshire

Not enough data available.

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New Jersey

Smirk

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New Mexico

Tears of joy

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New York

See-no-evil monkey

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North Carolina

Tired

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North Dakota

Not enough data available.

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Ohio

Smirk

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Oklahoma

Poop

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Oregon

Heart eyes

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Pennsylvania

Raising hands

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Rhode Island

Thumbs up

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South Dakota

Thumbs up

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Tennessee

Loudly crying

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Texas

Fire

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Utah

Heart eyes

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Vermont

Thumbs up

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Virginia

Tears of joy

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Washington

Loudly crying

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Washington D.C.

Smirk

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West Virginia

Poop

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Wisconsin

Heart eyes

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Wyoming

Not enough data available.

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