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PARTICIPATION RATES
The following are some participation rates.
Soccer Industry Council of America
1997 National Soccer Participation Survey
(Total Participants)
TOP 15 STATE PARTICIPATION
RATES
TOP 10 SOCCER MARKET
PARTICIPATION RATES
TOP 20 SOCCER STATES
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
YOUTH TEAM SPORTS RANKINGS
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Rank
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State
|
Number of Participants
|
Participants Per 100 People
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| 1. |
Utah |
278,000 |
18.4 |
| 2. |
Kansas |
293,000 |
15.6 |
| 3. |
Delaware |
212,000 |
12.3 |
| 4. |
Missouri |
526,000 |
11.8 |
| 5. |
Iowa |
297,000 |
11.5 |
| 6. |
Minnesota |
450,000 |
10.0 |
| 7. |
Indiana |
447,000 |
10.1 |
| 8. |
Connecticut |
241,000 |
9.8 |
| 9. |
Colorado |
307,000 |
9.7 |
| 10. |
Washington |
505,000 |
9.4 |
| 11. |
New York |
1,431,000 |
9.4 |
| 12. |
New Jersey |
641,000 |
8.8 |
| 13. |
Ohio |
962,000 |
8.8 |
| 14. |
Maryland |
611,000 |
8.5 |
| 15. |
California |
2,111,000 |
8.1 |
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| 1. |
Kansas City |
275,000 |
18.7 |
| 2. |
Cincinnati/Hamilton |
255,000 |
12.7 |
| 3. |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
301,000 |
12.2 |
| 4. |
St. Louis |
331,000 |
10.8 |
| 5. |
Houston/Galveston/Brazoria |
477,000 |
10.5 |
| 6. |
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton |
277,000 |
10.0 |
| 7. |
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City |
457,000 |
9.2 |
| 8. |
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County |
1,142,000 |
8.9 |
| 9. |
Portland/Salem |
244,000 |
8.6 |
| 10. |
New York/New Jersey/Connecticut/Pennsylvania |
1,210,000 |
8.3 |
** Compiled as an average of 1994, 1995 and
1996 participation
***Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
© 1997 Soccer Industry Council of America
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| 1. |
California |
2,111,000 |
| 2. |
New York |
1,431,000 |
| 3. |
Texas |
1,276,000 |
| 4. |
Pennsylvania |
1,041,000 |
| 5. |
Ohio |
962,000 |
| 6. |
Michigan |
733,000 |
| 7. |
New Jersey |
641,000 |
| 8. |
Maryland |
611,000 |
| 9. |
Florida |
574,000 |
| 10. |
Missouri |
526,000 |
| 11. |
Washington |
505,000 |
| 12. |
Illinois |
469,000 |
| 13. |
North Carolina |
457,000 |
| 14. |
Minnesota |
450,000 |
| 15. |
Indiana |
447,000 |
| 16. |
Wisconsin |
418,000 |
| 17. |
Oregon |
343,000 |
| 18. |
Colorado |
307,000 |
| 19. |
Iowa |
297,000 |
| 20. |
Kansas |
293,000 |
Total Participants
(US Population, 6 yrs. or older, at least
18,098,000 100%
once per year)
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| Male |
10,858,000 |
60% |
| Female |
7,240,000 |
40% |
| Under 18 |
13,410,000 |
74% |
| 18 and over |
4,688,000 |
26% |
| Northeast |
4,211,000 |
23% |
| North Central |
4,506,000 |
25% |
| South |
5,233,000 |
29% |
| West |
4,148,000 |
23% |
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Frequent Participants
(25 or more days/year) 7,694,000 43%
"Core" Participants
(52 or more days/year) 3,231,000 18%
"Aficionados"
(Soccer is favorite activity) 4,048,000 22%
1. Basketball 12,702
2. Volleyball 8,706
3. Soccer 6,034
4. Football (Tackle) 5,435
5. Softball 5,418
6. Baseball 4,444
7. Ice Hockey 785
Participants 6 - 11 (000)
1. Basketball 9,520
2. Soccer 7,376
3. Baseball 5,047
4. Softball 4,690
5. Volleyball 3,825
6. Football (Tackle) 2,603
7. Ice Hockey 431
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Scott Zettlemoyer
Los Alamitos, CA, USA
USSF D-License
The Soccer Alliance - Board Member
U14-G
Fury Academy - Regional Partner(1/98) http://www.furyacademy.com/
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