Top States for Sports Fans
Sports tourism has surged in popularity, and is expected to reach a valuation of $53.5 billion by the end of 2023. There has been a notable 3.25% increase in NFL attendance in 2022 to 69,442 per game, which is the second-highest figure in the last 19 years. With this in mind, Viator sought to uncover the best U.S. states for sports fans to visit as part of their “All-American” index. To accomplish this, the experts created a points-based index system that analyzed various metrics. These included the number of sports venues per state, average stadium capacities, number of male professional sports teams and college football teams, as well as the average attendance to ultimately uncover the best U.S. states for sports tourism.
The top states for sports fans to visit
1. Florida (57 sports venues) 301,269 average college football attendance (9.24 score)
2. Texas (116) 479,127 (9.19)
3. California (72) 260,022 (8.99)
4. Illinois (34) 52,246 (8.82)
5. Massachusetts (19) 68,348 (8.79)
6. North Carolina (42) 242,537 (8.61)
6. Georgia (26) 160,556 (8.61)
8. Colorado (20) 96,664 (8.52)
9. New York (46) 84,985 (8.47)
10. Ohio (52) 233,697 (8.41)