Geography
States with the fastest report growth
Where published reports increased most compared with the previous year, using the same archive rules throughout.
How this was calculated
Growth is a simple 2026 versus 2025 comparison using report dates. States with very small counts can move quickly, so this is a directional view rather than a population-adjusted rate.
Only approved, non-demo reports with a known city and state are included. Placeholder locations such as “Location not reported,” “Online,” and “N/A” are excluded. Duplicates and pending submissions are excluded. This is descriptive archive data, not a survey of all U.S. businesses.
What stands out
CO leads the change table with 5 reports in 2026 versus 1 in 2025. It should be read as a change in this archive, not a statewide prevalence estimate.
This is an editorial reading of the current archive, not a causal claim. As more reports arrive or corrections are made, the takeaway can change.
| state | current year | prior year | reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| NY | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| WA | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| IL | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| MA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MI | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| UT | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CA | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| TX | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| MD | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SC | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MO | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NH | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NY / NJ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quintana Roo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FL | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| LA | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NJ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What this page can and cannot tell you
It can show how the published archive is distributed by place, time, setting, and prompt details. It cannot estimate the true rate of tipping requests across all businesses, prove that a business-wide policy exists, or replace the original source. Use the links above to inspect individual reports before repeating a statistic.
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