Idaho is No. 1 most-spammed state - again

Symantec Hosted Services released its annual MessageLabs Intelligence special report ranking the most spammed U.S. states and territories. As Idaho is the most spammed state, thought you might be interested in the results. Please find here a quick recap of this year’s findings:

· Most spammed states/territories: The top spammed U.S. states are Idaho, Alabama, and South Carolina, with spam rates above 93 percent, well over the national average of 89.3 percent. These are followed by Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Utah, Washington, New Hampshire and North Carolina. Idaho tops the list for the second year in a row as the state/territory with the most spam.

· Least spammed states/territories: The least spammed states/territories are Puerto Rico, Montana and Louisiana. Puerto Rico returns as the least spammed for the second consecutive year.

· Most spammed U.S. industries: In the U.S., the most spammed industries are engineering, automotive and construction while the least spammed are finance, admin/business support services and public sector.

· SMBs receive more spam than enterprises: Areas with greater populations of small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) are likely to receive the greatest proportion of spam. Similarly, the least spammed areas are often home to some of the largest companies. - from press release sent to Mike Patrick.