NFL Teams by State
California has the highest Official Number of NFL Teams in State (3), followed by Florida (3) and New York (3). District of Columbia has the lowest (1).
Official Number of NFL Teams in State
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 3 | 3 | Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams+1 |
| 1 |  Florida | 3 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins+1 |
| 1 |  New York | 3 | 1 | Buffalo Bills, New York Giants (official home)+1 |
| 4 |  Texas | 2 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys| Houston Texans |
| 4 |  Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 |  Ohio | 2 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals| Cleveland Browns |
| 7 |  Illinois | 1 | 1 | Chicago Bears |
| 7 |  Georgia | 1 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 |  North Carolina | 1 | 1 | Carolina Panthers |
| 7 |  Michigan | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions |
| 7 |  Washington | 1 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 7 |  Arizona | 1 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 7 |  Tennessee | 1 | 1 | Tennessee Titans |
| 7 |  Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots |
| 7 |  Indiana | 1 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 7 |  Missouri | 1 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 7 |  Maryland | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens| Washington Commanders (home stadium) |
| 7 |  Colorado | 1 | 1 | Denver Broncos |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 7 |  Louisiana | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 |  Nevada | 1 | 1 | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 7 |  District of Columbia | 1 | — | Washington Commanders (official home) |
| — |  New Jersey | — | 2 | New York Giants (HQ and home games)| New York Jets (HQ and home games) |
What correlates with Official Number of NFL Teams in State?
Pearson r against 2,142 other state metrics sharing at least 14 states, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Official Number of NFL Teams in State tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Official Number of NFL Teams in State tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Official Number of NFL Teams in State?
- California has the highest Official Number of NFL Teams in State, at 3, followed by Florida (3) and New York (3).
- Which state has the lowest Official Number of NFL Teams in State?
- District of Columbia has the lowest Official Number of NFL Teams in State, at 1.
- What is the median Official Number of NFL Teams in State across US states?
- The median is 1 across the 23 US states with data.
- Where does this nfl teams by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: NFL Teams - NFL; New York NFL Teams - Gotta Love New York; Do the Giants and Jets Play in the Same Stadium? - Pro Football Network.