Geography

The belt, state by state

39 states have been home to the belt. Ranked by total days; the animated map shows the same story in motion.

State	Reigns	Programs	Days held	Current holder
New Jersey	10	2	6,890
California	31	4	4,726
Connecticut	7	1	4,704
Pennsylvania	25	15	4,340
Alabama	20	2	4,321
New York	13	6	3,980
Massachusetts	10	1	3,015
Texas	25	6	2,972
Florida	15	4	2,605
Ohio	9	1	1,705
Mississippi	11	3	1,677
Louisiana	10	2	1,635
Illinois	4	3	1,328
Tennessee	9	3	1,281
Indiana	13	2	1,127	Holds it now
Michigan	11	2	1,116
Washington	13	2	980
Maryland	6	2	756
Arizona	9	2	742
Oklahoma	8	3	698
South Carolina	10	2	696
Nebraska	3	1	651
West Virginia	3	2	640
Georgia	9	2	516
Arkansas	5	2	466
North Carolina	5	3	386
Wisconsin	3	1	385
Utah	4	2	357
Colorado	6	3	319
Wyoming	1	1	301
Missouri	1	1	284
Oregon	3	2	84
Virginia	2	2	82
Iowa	2	1	42
Kentucky	2	2	29
Kansas	1	1	21
Rhode Island	2	1	14
Minnesota	1	1	7
New Mexico	1	1	7