State rankings
Most Popular Sport by State
Most Popular Sport by State: compare 51 US states on 3 metrics.
Most Popular Sport - PrimePutt 2023
14 values across 51 entries
Most Popular Sport - Sea of Blue 2023
6 values across 50 entries
Most Popular Sport - MyProtein 2021
6 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | American Football | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Alaska | Swimming | NHL Hockey | NFL Football |
 Arizona | Golf | NBA Basketball | NFL Football |
 Arkansas | Baseball | College Football | NCAA Football |
 California | Swimming | MLB Baseball | MLB Baseball |
 Colorado | Swimming | NBA Basketball | NBA Basketball |
 Connecticut | Soccer | MLB Baseball | MLB Baseball |
 Delaware | American Football | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 District of Columbia | Tennis | — | MLB Baseball |
 Florida | Tennis | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Georgia | Tennis | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Hawaii | Swimming | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Idaho | Motorsports | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Illinois | Golf | MLB Baseball | MLB Baseball |
 Indiana | Basketball | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Iowa | Basketball | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Kansas | American Football | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Kentucky | Bowling | College Basketball | NCAA Basketball |
 Louisiana | Baseball | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Maine | Ice Hockey | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Maryland | Lacrosse | NFL Football | MLB Baseball |
 Massachusetts | Soccer | NHL Hockey | NHL Hockey |
 Michigan | Golf | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Minnesota | Golf | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Mississippi | Baseball | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Missouri | Swimming | NHL Hockey | NHL Hockey |
 Montana | Motorsports | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Nebraska | Volleyball | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Nevada | Boxing | NHL Hockey | NHL Hockey |
 New Hampshire | Ice Hockey | NHL Hockey | NHL Hockey |
 New Jersey | Soccer | MLB Baseball | MLB Baseball |
 New Mexico | Swimming | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 New York | Tennis | MLB Baseball | MLB Baseball |
 North Carolina | Swimming | College Basketball | NFL Football |
 North Dakota | Rugby | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Ohio | Swimming | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Oklahoma | American Football | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Oregon | Swimming | NBA Basketball | NBA Basketball |
 Pennsylvania | Swimming | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Rhode Island | Soccer | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 South Carolina | Golf | College Football | NCAA Football |
 South Dakota | American Football | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 Tennessee | American Football | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Texas | Swimming | NFL Football | MLB Baseball |
 Utah | Swimming | NBA Basketball | NBA Basketball |
 Vermont | Ice Hockey | NHL Hockey | NHL Hockey |
 Virginia | Swimming | NFL Football | MLB Baseball |
 Washington | Swimming | NFL Football | NFL Football |
 West Virginia | American Football | College Football | NCAA Football |
 Wisconsin | Lacrosse | NFL Football | NBA Basketball |
 Wyoming | Motorsports | NFL Football | MLB Baseball |
Quick answers
- Where does this most popular sport by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Stars and Sports: A Dive Into America’s Favorite Sports - My Protein; Favorite sports of the 50 states - A Sea of Blue; 2023’s Most Sports-Obsessed States in the US - PrimePutt; Most popular sport in each of the 50 states - Yahoo Sports.