Do Fayetteville residents use a lot of profanity? Survey suggests they do.

A survey published in July shows Fayetteville uses more profanity than any other city in North Carolina — at least on one social media platform.

The Word.Tips survey used a sample of 1.7 million English-language, geotagged posts on X to find the percentage of swear words in countries around the world and cities and states around the United States.

Word.Tips is a website that assists with the learning and discovery of vocabulary and grammar.

"Since language is an organic beast, the ruder end of this lexicon has evolved as internet users have given sometimes centuries-old cusses new meanings and associations," the survey states. "Swearing has become fun again, and this time, everyone’s invited."

More: Fayetteville: The most stressed city in North Carolina?

The survey shows the United States uses more profanity than any other English-speaking country in the world, with 41.6 posts out of 1,000 containing a swear word. The United Kingdom is in second place with 28.6 posts out of 1,000 containing profanities, according to the survey.

Maryland was the state that swears the most, according to the survey, with 66.3 posts out of 1,000 containing profanities. The Mid-Atlantic state's numbers are inflated by its most populated city, Baltimore, which uses more profanity than any other American city, with 78.2 posts out of 1,000 using profanities, the survey shows.

South Dakota was recorded as the state that swears the least, with 21 out of 1,000 X posts containing profanity, according to the survey.

The survey shows North Carolina ranks 23rd in profanity use among American states.

City rankings

The WordTips study also shows which cities swear the most in each American state.

The residents of Fayetteville, the city that uses the most profanity in North Carolina, reportedly use profanity in 50.5 out of every 1,000 posts on X.

In addition to Baltimore, Maryland, the top five most profane cities, averaging 78.2 posts out of 1,000, include Jurupa Valley, California; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; South Fulton, Georgia; and Detroit, Michigan.

The study shows that Lexington, Kentucky, is "America's least sweary city." The city averages 20.2 tweets with profanity per 1,000 X posts.

Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Survey: Fayetteville uses more profanity than any other NC city