2022 Most Popular Spring Break Family Destinations According to Your State
Spring break provides many American households the perfect opportunity to spend time away from home together, exploring everything from relaxing sun-drenched destinations, to visiting cultural and artistic hubs. From domestic road trips to flying across country borders, many families choose to take advantage of the valuable time off to expose themselves to new cultures, specialty cuisines, indulge in shopping and relaxation, and much more.
As someone who specializes in luxury and family travel, and as an expert and resident of one of these spring break hot-spots in particular (San Diego), I was curious to learn more about which family spring break destinations resonate most with Americans. So, I decided to perform a bit of research on my own, and analyzed a full year of search data to uncover spring break travel habits and trends. Check out the map to see which family spring break destination is each state’s favorite – the results may surprise you!
Interesting Finds
- The Bahamas represented over 58% of all US states’ favorite family spring break destinations.
- The three most-populated states (California, Texas, and Florida) favored Puerto Vallarta and The Bahamas (respectively).
- The three least-populated states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska) favored San Diego, Washington DC, and Honolulu.
- The Grand Canyon, Honolulu, and Washington DC each only had one state list that destination as its favorite.
Methodology
We looked at the 10 most popular family spring break destinations across the nation and analyzed their Google Trends search volume data over the past 12 months to determine each state’s favorite.
For each state, we observed, recorded, and compared the predominance of search activity for the following family spring break destinations:
- Bahamas
- Disneyland
- Grand Canyon
- Honolulu
- Maui
- Puerto Vallarta
- San Diego
- Disneyworld
- Washington DC
- Yosemite
| State | Destination |
| Alabama | Bahamas |
| Alaska | Honolulu |
| Arizona | San Diego |
| Arkansas | Bahamas |
| California | Puerto Vallarta |
| Colorado | Puerto Vallarta |
| Connecticut | Bahamas |
| Delaware | Bahamas |
| District of Columbia | Bahamas |
| Florida | Bahamas |
| Georgia | Bahamas |
| Hawaii | Disneyland |
| Idaho | Disneyland |
| Illinois | Walt Disney World |
| Indiana | Bahamas |
| Iowa | Bahamas |
| Kansas | Bahamas |
| Kentucky | Bahamas |
| Louisiana | Bahamas |
| Maine | Bahamas |
| Maryland | Bahamas |
| Massachusetts | Bahamas |
| Michigan | Walt Disney World |
| Minnesota | Puerto Vallarta |
| Mississippi | Bahamas |
| Missouri | Walt Disney World |
| Montana | Disneyland |
| Nebraska | Bahamas |
| Nevada | Disneyland |
| New Hampshire | Bahamas |
| New Jersey | Bahamas |
| New Mexico | Grand Canyon |
| New York | Bahamas |
| North Carolina | Bahamas |
| North Dakota | San Diego |
| Ohio | Bahamas |
| Oklahoma | Bahamas |
| Oregon | Disneyland |
| Pennsylvania | Bahamas |
| Rhode Island | Bahamas |
| South Carolina | Walt Disney World |
| South Dakota | San Diego |
| Tennessee | Bahamas |
| Texas | Bahamas |
| Utah | Disneyland |
| Vermont | Washington DC |
| Virginia | Bahamas |
| Washington | Puerto Vallarta |
| West Virginia | Bahamas |
| Wisconsin | Bahamas |
| Wyoming | San Diego |
