It’s a grave new ranking for New York.

The Empire State is officially the most haunted state in America, a spine-chilling new study found.

Researchers from Casino.ca pinpointed the most common spots for phantom sightings by analyzing more than 1.8 million Ghosts of America records — a series of books and related websites for paranormal stories — over the past century, plus reports from social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, X and online forums. 4

New York racked up a hair-raising 160,198 spirit encounters — or about 81 run-ins per 10,000 residents — over the last 100 years, researchers found.

“New York seems to have the perfect mix of history and atmosphere to keep spirits lingering,” said data analyst Katt Rodrigues. “It’s not entirely surprising given the state’s dee

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