Diamond and Jewelry Ranking
the sparkle rundown
WP Diamonds, the nation’s leading online buyer and partner for retailer buy-back of diamonds , jewelry and watches, is excited to announce the launch of America’s Diamond and Jewelry Ranking. The company’s last 15,000 consumer inquiries and data have informed these findings, covering all 50 states.
America’s Diamond and Jewelry Ranking is the first report of its kind that directly analyzes ownership across the United States.
- Click here to see where America’s most valuable diamonds are coming from
- Click here to see which states have the biggest diamonds
- Click here to see which states own the most valuable secondhand jewelry
- Click here to see which diamond shapes are the most popular in which states
- Click here to see what the most popular diamond shapes in America are
Although plenty of reports have been issued by authorities regarding the mine-to-market process, rough diamonds, bridal and retail sales statistics, this is the first report that analyzes data based on what consumers already own. State-by-state, a feel for diamond and jewelry preferences and taste can be deduced, with surprising results.
Answering an important question for the diamond-curious and jewelry enthusiasts across America…where does your state rank?
quality not quantity
which states have the
best quality diamonds?
The Diamond Index is a Quality Indicator of Diamonds by State,
with the states in Gold expressing the highest average value
per carat of diamond.
- Washington
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- Oregon
- Arizona
- Texas
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire
- South Dakota
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Arkansas
- Nevada
- Rhode Island
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Idaho
- Delaware
- South Carolina
- Wyoming
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Maine
- Vermont
- New Mexico
- West Virginia
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
size matters
which states have
the biggest diamonds?
These are the top ten states, in order, that have the largest diamonds. Data analyzed
includes loose stones, rings, as well as jewelry, with only the largest diamond per piece
being compared for data. The number listed is the average carat size for each top ten state.
- 1. Maryland at 1.75 ct.
- 2. Michigan at 1.69 ct.
- 3. Illinois at 1.59 ct.
- 4. Alaska at 1.49 ct.
- 5. New York at 1.47 ct.
- 6. Texas at 1.47 ct.
- 7. Florida at 1.47 ct.
- 8. Virginia at 1.44 ct.
- 9. Arkansas at 1.41 ct.
- 10. California at 1.40 ct.
Average Carat Size
Diamonds draw to scale
pre-own it
which states have
the most expensive
secondhand jewelry?
Because the data surveyed by WP Diamonds reflects those looking to sell their diamonds and fine jewelry, it is an outstanding indicator of values across states for secondhand jewelry pricing.
The ten states listed show which states have the highest average secondhand jewelry values.
- California
- Florida
- North Dakota*
- North Carolina
- New Mexico*
- New Jersey
- Rhode Island*
- Connecticut
- South Dakota*
- Arizona
Highest Value per Jewelry Item
* Number of inquiries less than 0.5% of total
usa trendsetting
where is each diamond
shape the most popular?
With so many fabulous cuts for diamonds available, it is interesting to see which cuts
appeal to different states. Nine diamonds shapes are shown below,
followed by a list of the top five states where each is most popular.
ROUND The most popular shape in America, the classic round brilliant maximizes the fire of a diamond.
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PRINCESS The most popular of the fancy shapes, the princess cut diamond works well within any setting and is a prime choice for engagement rings.
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CUSHION Pillowy in shape, the dreamy cushion cut is a great option for maintaining the illusion of a large stone.
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EMERALD Perfect for showing off a diamond with exceptional color and clarity, the angular, step-cut emerald cut is a hallmark in art deco diamond jewelry.
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HEART Sentimental and endearing, hearts are a universal symbol of love in jewelry, popularized in pendants.
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MARQUISE Chic and elongating, the marquise cut is universally flattering, lengthening the fingers.
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OVAL The illusion of a larger size is achieved in an oval cut diamond, which also elongates the hand’s shape.
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PEAR A modification of the round and the marquise, the tapered point of the pear faces the wearer for a style as stunning and unique as its wearer.
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RADIANT Combining step-cuts and triangular faceting in one, the radiant cut is particularly successful in showcasing color in fancy colored diamonds.
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coming back full circle
what are the most
popular shapes in america?
America’s Diamond and Jewelry Ranking is a direct reflection of today’s taste in fine jewelry.
How will diamonds “shape up” comparatively long-term? When looking at America on the whole, round currently rules….but what will the next big thing to change the face of diamond jewelry be?
Ranking | State | Average Carat Size |
---|---|---|
1 | MD | 1.75 |
2 | MI | 1.69 |
3 | IL | 1.59 |
4 | AK | 1.49 |
5 | NY | 1.47 |
6 | TX | 1.47 |
7 | FL | 1.47 |
8 | VA | 1.44 |
9 | AR | 1.41 |
10 | CA | 1.40 |
11 | NJ | 1.39 |
12 | NV | 1.38 |
13 | OK | 1.37 |
14 | MA | 1.36 |
15 | CT | 1.36 |
16 | GA | 1.36 |
17 | SD | 1.35 |
18 | WA | 1.35 |
19 | PA | 1.35 |
20 | IN | 1.35 |
21 | AZ | 1.33 |
22 | LA | 1.33 |
23 | MS | 1.31 |
24 | NC | 1.31 |
25 | CO | 1.31 |
26 | WV | 1.30 |
27 | UT | 1.29 |
28 | MT | 1.28 |
29 | MO | 1.28 |
30 | OR | 1.26 |
31 | TN | 1.26 |
32 | SC | 1.26 |
33 | MN | 1.26 |
34 | OH | 1.25 |
35 | HI | 1.24 |
36 | RI | 1.24 |
37 | WI | 1,24 |
38 | AL | 1.23 |
39 | KY | 1.23 |
40 | NH | 1.23 |
41 | KS | 1.22 |
42 | NE | 1.22 |
43 | ID | 1.21 |
44 | ME | 1.19 |
45 | IA | 1.19 |
46 | WY | 1.18 |
47 | ND | 1.18 |
48 | DE | 1.18 |
49 | NM | 1.18 |
50 | VT | 1.03 |
Ranking | State |
---|---|
1 | CA |
2 | FL |
3 | ND |
4 | NC |
5 | NM |
6 | NJ |
7 | RI |
8 | CT |
9 | SD |
10 | AR |
11 | NY |
12 | GA |
13 | MD |
14 | CO |
15 | ME |
16 | AZ |
17 | TX |
18 | WA |
19 | LA |
20 | TN |
21 | AK |
22 | KS |
23 | HI |
24 | WY |
25 | IN |
26 | PA |
27 | MS |
28 | OK |
29 | SC |
30 | NH |
31 | MO |
32 | VT |
33 | NE |
34 | OR |
35 | WI |
36 | KY |
37 | WV |
38 | OH |
39 | UT |
40 | MN |
41 | MA |
42 | AL |
43 | MI |
44 | IA |
45 | DE |
46 | IL |
47 | MT |
48 | VA |
49 | ID |
50 | NV |
Asscher | Baguette | Cushion | Emerald | European | Heart | Marquise | Old European | Old Miner | Oval | Pear | Princess | Radiant | Round | Trilliant | Trillion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MI | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.22% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.44% | 0.00% | 13.33% | 2.22% | 73.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MT | 0.00% | 1.67% | 8.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 11.67% | 1.67% | 70.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TN | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.25% | 2.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.08% | 0.00% | 14.58% | 2.08% | 68.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MS | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.33% | 6.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.33% | 0.00% | 66.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
KY | 0.32% | 0.00% | 5.11% | 4.47% | 0.00% | 0.96% | 2.56% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.56% | 2.88% | 17.25% | 2.24% | 61.66% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ID | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.73% | 3.73% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 3.05% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.37% | 1.69% | 21.69% | 3.39% | 60.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SC | 0.00% | 4.00% | 8.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 0.00% | 16.00% | 8.00% | 60.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IL | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.47% | 4.41% | 0.00% | 1.47% | 10.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.47% | 19.12% | 2.94% | 58.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NM | 0.25% | 0.12% | 6.36% | 6.61% | 0.12% | 0.50% | 2.99% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.24% | 2.87% | 17.21% | 2.00% | 58.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
OH | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.45% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3,.45% | 31,.03% | 3,.45% | 58.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
CA | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.91% | 4.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.99% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.76% | 4.30% | 15.05% | 1.08% | 58.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
GA | 0.00% | 0.53% | 3.19% | 3.72% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.72% | 0.53% | 0.00% | 1.60% | 0.53% | 25.00% | 2.66% | 57.98% | 0.00% | 0.53% |
UT | 0.92% | 0.00% | 1.83% | 3.67% | 0.00% | 1.83% | 4.59% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.92% | 2.75% | 18.35% | 7.34% | 57.80% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SD | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.45% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 26.76% | 2.82% | 57.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
WA | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.86% | 4.88% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 4.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.05% | 3.46% | 20.53% | 1.83% | 57.52% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
AK | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.94% | 5.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.36% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.57% | 0.79% | 28.35% | 0.79% | 56.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ME | 0.20% | 0.14% | 5.35% | 3.79% | 0.07% | 0.54% | 4.20% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 2.64% | 2.03% | 21.33% | 3.25% | 56.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
HI | 0.23% | 0.00% | 5.79% | 6.02% | 0.00% | 0.23% | 4.86% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 2.78% | 1.62% | 19.44% | 2.55% | 56.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
WY | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.91% | 4.84% | 0.00% | 1.08% | 4.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.03% | 3.23% | 17.74% | 2.15% | 56.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NY | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.29% | 3.44% | 0.00% | 0.79% | 5.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.0% | 2.38% | 20.37% | 2.38% | 55.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
OK | 0.00% | 0.65% | 4.58% | 4.58% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.58% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 1.96% | 22.88% | 4.58% | 55.56% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
PA | 1.01% | 0.00% | 4.04% | 4.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.02% | 1.01% | 28.28% | 0.00% | 55.56% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NJ | 0.35% | 0.00% | 3.48% | 3.48% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 5.23% | 0.35% | 0.00% | 2.44% | 2.44% | 21.95% | 4.53% | 55.40% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
OR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.07% | 5.36% | 0.00% | 1.53% | 2.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.30% | 4.21% | 22.99% | 3.45% | 54.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
VA | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 2.50% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 7.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.50% | 3.50% | 23.00% | 3.00% | 54.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MO | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.47% | 4.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.47% | 1.47% | 25.00% | 4.41% | 54.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
RI | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.17% | 25.00% | 0.00% | 54.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
AL | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.35% | 4.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.17% | 0.00% | 26.98% | 1.59% | 53.97% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
FL | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.04% | 1.01% | 0.00% | 2.02% | 4.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.03% | 1.01% | 30.30% | 1.01% | 53.54% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MA | 0.18% | 0.00% | 4.36% | 4.18% | 0.00% | 1.09% | 5.09% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.91% | 3.64% | 22.00% | 3.09% | 53.45% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NH | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.40% | 4.19% | 0.00% | 1.32% | 4.74% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 3.20% | 2.65% | 21.94% | 2.98% | 53.36% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
AR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.02% | 2.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.61% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.82% | 3.61% | 20.48% | 6.02% | 53.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
WI | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.41% | 1.47% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.41% | 0.00% | 30.88% | 0.00% | 52.94% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.94% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.94% | 0.00% | 35.29% | 0.00% | 52.94% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
LA | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.35% | 0.00% | 13.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 30.43% | 0.00% | 52.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
VT | 0.83% | 0.00% | 4.38% | 4.17% | 0.21% | 0.63% | 5.,21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.29% | 3.75% | 23.33% | 3.33% | 51.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
MD | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.91% | 8.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.65% | 0.58% | 0.00% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 23.84% | 3.49% | 51.74% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
AZ | 0.00% | 0.68% | 4.11% | 3.42% | 0.00% | 0.68% | 3.42% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.37% | 1.37% | 31.51% | 2.05% | 51.37% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
CO | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.06% | 4.24% | 0.00% | 0.61% | 7.27% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.64% | 3.64% | 19.39% | 4.24% | 50.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IN | 0.31% | 0.62% | 5.28% | 3.73% | 0.00% | 1.24% | 8.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.11% | 1.24% | 23.29% | 1.55% | 50.62% | 0.31% | 0,00% |
NC | 0.00% | 0.50% | 6.50% | 6.50% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 2.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 2.50% | 25.00% | 3.00% | 50.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
ND | 0.22% | 0.00% | 5.22% | 4.13% | 0.00% | 0.44% | 5.77% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 3.05% | 3.16% | 24.92% | 2.39% | 50,49% | 0,00% | 0,11% |
DE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.62% | 2.94% | 0.00% | 2.21% | 3.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.94% | 2.94% | 26.47% | 2.94% | 49.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
IA | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.16% | 4.65% | 0.00% | 1.16% | 6.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.16% | 29.07% | 6.98% | 48.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
NV | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.84% | 3.23% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.23% | 30.65% | 4.84% | 48.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
CT | 0.24% | 0.00% | 4.29% | 3.33% | 0.00% | 0.95% | 5.48% | 0.48% | 0.24% | 2.38% | 4.52% | 25.71% | 3.57% | 48.33% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
MN | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.90% | 6.34% | 0.00% | 1.95% | 3.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.88% | 2.44% | 23.90% | 4.88% | 48.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
KS | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.08% | 12.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 32.65% | 0.00% | 46.94% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
WV | 0.54% | 0.00% | 4.86% | 9.19% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.32% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.62% | 4.32% | 24.86% | 7.03% | 43.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
TX | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.79% | 10.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.90% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.79% | 5.19% | 24.68% | 1.30% | 38.96% | 0.00% | 0.00% |