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Study reveals average penis size by US state and locations where American men exaggerate the most
Everything may be bigger in Texas - except, apparently, the average penis size. A new survey by Bespoke Surgical has ranked states by reported penis length and revealed where men stretch the truth the most.
Over 1,300 men across all 50 states were asked to share their erect penis size, and the results showed surprising regional trends. Alabama topped the list with an average of 7.44 inches, followed by Louisiana (7.15), West Virginia (7.00), Vermont (6.98), and Utah (6.97). Meanwhile, Delaware came in last with an average length of 5.22 inches. Other states at the shorter end included New Mexico (5.36), Maryland (5.50), Georgia (5.69), and Rhode Island (5.83).
But this wasn’t just about raw numbers - the study also measured how honest men were when discussing their size. When asked what they tell partners or dates, some men admitted to adding nearly an inch to the truth.
The most and least honest states revealed
Louisiana, despite being one of the states with the largest reported sizes, also led the country in exaggeration. Men there overstated their length by an average of 0.92 inches. The study found that men in the deep south were most likely to inflate their numbers when speaking to potential partners.
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In total, 38 percent of respondents were less than truthful, with 26 percent admitting to exaggerating by an average of 0.98 inches.
At the other end of the spectrum were the under-reporters. Men in Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, and Alaska were among the few who actually underestimated their size. Rhode Islanders, on average, claimed to be more than an inch smaller than they actually were.
Why averages may not reflect reality
Despite some sources claiming the national average penis length is between 5 and 5.5 inches, Bespoke Surgical’s data put it at 6.41 inches. The researchers suggested that volunteer bias may play a role in this inflation.
“Volunteer bias, in this case, could mean that men with longer penises might be more willing to volunteer for a length survey than men with shorter penises, which skews the data and makes the average seem longer than may actually be true,” they explained.
A separate Stanford University meta-analysis, which reviewed studies spanning 1942 to 2021, found the average erect length had increased 25 percent over the past 30 years - from 4.8 to 6 inches. Researchers warned this rapid change could be linked to environmental factors like chemical exposure, diet, and sedentary lifestyles.
Still, Bespoke Surgical offered a message of acceptance: “Start loving your penis just the way it is. After all, size doesn’t matter, it’s all about how you use it.”