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Arizona ranked as most concerned state about toilet paper, tweets show

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Concerned about the stock of toilet paper? So are all of your neighbors.

According to compiled Twitter data, Arizona is the state most concerned about the toilet paper shortage during the spread of coronavirus.

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The data included hashtags and geotagged tweets, analyzed and put together by HealthTrends.com.

More than two million tweets were analyzed, including hashtags like #toiletpaperpanic and #toiletpapercrisis.

The states most concerned about toilet paper were reported to be:

1. Arizona
2. Wyoming
3. Utah
4. Nevada
5. Idaho
6. Hawaii
7. Colorado
8. New Mexico
9. California
10. Maine

The trend shows many western states more concerned than other places in the country.

Many Valley stores are changing hours and putting limits on items in order to better stock and serve shoppers.