Minnesota's Biggest Phobia Is Aquaphobia, According To Search Trends

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- What makes your heart race, gives you goosebumps or the heebie-geebies? An annual report reveals the biggest phobias by state, based on search data.

Anthropophobia -- the fear of people -- was the biggest overall phobia.

However, in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, aquaphobia (the fear of water) was most searched.

Iowa's search indicates a strong sense of coulrophobia in the state. That's the fear of clowns.

North Dakota and South Dakota are both represented by trypanophobia, the fear of needles.

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