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Buyer Beware: Your Deliveries Are More Likely to Get Lost If You Live in These 10 States

Published November 16, 2023•Updated May 13, 2024

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As we head full-tilt into the holiday season, complete with lots of gift buying and Black Friday madness, it’s important to keep track of our packages. Many of us are buying so many things, that it’s hard to keep track of what we have coming, but you don’t want to make the mistake of relying on carrier services to follow through. There are plenty of lost package incidents to be aware of — not to mention porch pirates — and some states are more prone than others. 

Location intelligence experts Logate analyzed Google searches in every state, dialing in on search terms like “lost package” and related phrases to determine which states seem to have more lost packages than others.

Here are the states where your packages are most likely to end up in some sort of courier abyss.

1. Maryland

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 609,688

Searches per 100,000 people: 9,890

Population: 6,164,660

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2. Kansas

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 271,333

Searches per 100,000 people: 9,238

Population: 2,937,150

3. Nevada

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 254,485

Searches per 100,000 people: 8,008

Population: 3,177,772

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4. Oklahoma

A delivery man under a mild stress looking for a certain package at the back of his car, worries about the delivery time
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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 320,148

Searches per 100,000 people: 7,964

Population: 4,019,800

5. South Carolina

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 418,363

Searches per 100,000 people: 7,920

Population: 5,282,634

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6. Pennsylvania

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 963,858

Searches per 100,000 people: 7,430

Population: 12,972,008

7. Missouri

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 449,393

Searches per 100,000 people: 7,274

Population: 6,177,957

8. Connecticut

Confused angry woman having problem with phone, sitting on couch at home, unhappy young female looking at screen, dissatisfied by discharged or broken smartphone, reading bad news in message
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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 247,755

Searches per 100,000 people: 6,832

Population: 3,626,205

9. Indiana

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 459,220

Searches per 100,000 people: 6,721

Population: 6,833,037

10. Arkansas

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Monthly searches related to lost packages: 201,733

Searches per 100,000 people: 6,624

Population: 3,045,637

Meet the Writer


Rachel Schneider

Rachel is a Michigan-based writer who has dabbled in a variety of subject matter throughout her career. As a mom of multiple young children, she tries to maintain a sustainable lifestyle for her family. She grows vegetables in her garden, gets her meat in bulk from local farmers, and cans fruits and vegetables with friends. Her kids have plenty of hand-me-downs in their closets, but her husband jokes that before long, they might need to invest in a new driveway thanks to the frequent visits from delivery trucks dropping off online purchases (she can’t pass up a good deal, after all). You can reach her at [email protected].

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