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Servers on the left coast are being left out. Newly released data show the two states that tip the least sit alongside the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, the ones in the Ohio Valley have some of the best tippers, but not the best. They live a little further east.<\/p>

By the numbers:<\/p>

The First State is also first in tipping, at least relative to the price of the meal, a new Toast report finds. Delaware (22.1%) is the only state where tips amounted to more than 22% of the cost over the first three months of the year. The report was limited, though, because the payment service company only included customers who paid digitally on its platform.\u00a0<\/p>

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While several other states across the country broke the 20% barrier, the Ohio Valley proved very generous, as five states \u2013 Indiana (20.7%) , Kentucky (20.6%), Ohio (20.7%), Pennsylvania (20.2%), and West Virginia (21.0%) \u2013 landed in the top ten spots.\u00a0<\/p>

The other side:<\/p>

At the other end of the spectrum are California (17.3%) and Washington (17.8%). They were the only two states where tipping was below 18%, Toast found. The District of Columbia (17.5%) did split the pair, though, at the bottom of the list.<\/p>

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See how well each state tips<\/h2>