July 8, 2025

Most and least sports loving states

 SmileHub today released new reports on the Best Charities for Sports & Recreation and the Best States for Sports Lovers in 2025.  To highlight the most sports-loving states, SmileHub compared each of the 50 states based on 20 key metrics. The data set ranges from the number of sports charities per capita to the number of professional team championship wins to revenue from sports betting per capita.

Most Sports-Loving States

 

Least Sports-Loving States

1. Ohio   41. West Virginia
2. New York   42. Georgia
3. Illinois   43. Arkansas
4. California   44. Maine
5. Indiana   45. Alabama
6. Pennsylvania   46. Idaho
7. Colorado   47. Oklahoma
8. Massachusetts   48. New Mexico
9. Iowa   49. Alaska
10. Virginia   50. Hawaii

Key Stats

  • Ohio has the most sports bars per capita 24.2 times more than Alaska, which has the fewest sports bars.
  • Florida has the most sports clubs per capita 12.5 times more than Arkansas, which has the fewest sports clubs.
  • California has the most sporting goods stores per capita 5.4 times more than North Dakota, which has the fewest stores.
The full report 

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