South Carolina has ranked number four in states that have the longest sex, coming in at nearly five minutes. This data comes from an app (of course) called Spreadsheets. The app, "monitors your performance in bed to provide statistical and historical feedback. Find out how many thrusts per minute you’re averaging, how long you go for, and exactly how loud it gets. Keep a record of your encounters, date, time, and performance."

Spreadsheet's site goes on to explain that the app, "monitors data from user’s movement and audio levels through the accelerometer and microphone to provide statistical and visual analysis of their performance in bed." and that it does not record or playback audio or video, noting that that would "be creepy."

Spreadsheets teamed up wit Nerve.com, an online magazine about love, sex, and culture, to breakdown the data collected from the app into the handy map (above). 

Spreadsheets shared the stats of its 10,000 early adopters so we could investigate who has cross-country endurance and who's a one-minute wonder. Averaging the intercourse time of all users in the United States (the app doesn't cover foreplay), we've provided a ranking of duration in minutes for all 50 states and the District of Columbia as a little bonus. While finishing times of under three minutes may surprise you, remember that these are just the averages among two-pump chumps and Lotharios alike. Besides, previous research has shown that, despite the hubbub about hours-long tantric sessions, intercourse itself usually only lasts for about 3 to 13 minutes.

South Carolina's actual average time is 4:48. The most "long lasting" state of the union is New Mexico coming in at 7:01. The state with the least amount of "staying power"? Alaska, with an average of 1:21...you'd think Alaska would do better, wanting to stay warm and all, and the fact that there is nothing to do up there but climb melting glaciers. 

If you would like to help out SC's stats you can download the app here -just don't mess up the curve...

Read the full write-up and what state ranks where over at Nerve.com. 

One commenter over at sploid.gizmodo.com quipped, "Does the 4:48 for South Carolina include the time it takes to restrain the horse?" of course referencing this infamous local story...