Charleston Ranks #5 for Instagram Photos Per Population Resident in Latest Study

We conducted an analysis of 29 United States cities known for business, tourism, population and education.  All falling under mid and large sized categories based on U.S. Census data.

We examined the hashtags of each city and how many Instagram photos are tagged to each city.  Then we looked at the July 1, 2017 latest census population data to determine how many pictures are taken per resident of each city.

Based on review of the 29 cities, Charleston ranked as the 5th highest ratio with 23.16 Instagram photos per resident.  We also looked at Charleston County as a whole, combining #Charleston, #NorthCharleston, #MountPleasant, #IsleofPalms, #SullivansIsland and #FollyBeach, and the ranking dropped to #15 with 9.45 Instagram photos per resident.

Here are the full rankings

1. #Orlando – 45.64 Instagram Photos Per Resident
2. #LasVegas – 42.91 Instagram Photos Per Resident
3. #Boston – 23.94 Instagram Photos Per Resident
4. #SanFrancisco – 23.66 Instagram Photos Per Resident
5. #Charleston – 23.16 Instagram Photos Per Resident
6. #Seattle – 21.70 Instagram Photos Per Resident
7. #NewOrleans – 18.33 Instagram Photos Per Resident
8. #Miami – 18.14 Instagram Photos Per Resident
9. #Pittsburgh – 16.01 Instagram Photos Per Resident
10. #SanDiego – 13.60 Instagram Photos Per Resident
11. #Portland – 13.19 Instagram Photos Per Resident
12. #Denver – 12.66 Instagram Photos Per Resident
13. #Cleveland – 12.29 Instagram Photos Per Resident
14. #LosAngeles – 10.65 Instagram Photos Per Resident
15. Charleston County / Lowcounty – 9.45 Instagram Photos Per Resident
16. #Austin – 9.07 Instagram Photos Per Resident
17. #Dallas – 8.76 Instagram Photos Per Resident
18. #WashingtonDC – 8.70 Instagram Photos Per Resident
19. #StLouis – 8.17 Instagram Photos Per Resident
20. #SaltLakeCity – 7.29 Instagram Photos Per Resident
21. #Minneapolis – 6.96 Instagram Photos Per Resident
22. #Houston – 6.40 Instagram Photos Per Resident
23. #Charlotte – 5.97 Instagram Photos Per Resident
24. #Memphis – 5.22 Instagram Photos Per Resident
25. #KansasCity – 4.79 Instagram Photos Per Resident
26. #Philadelphia – 4.36 Instagram Photos Per Resident
27. #Phoenix – 3.40 Instagram Photos Per Resident
28. #Jacksonville – 2.38 Instagram Photos Per Resident
29. #NewYorkCity – 2.25 Instagram Photos Per Resident