Pickleball Statistics 2026

Name: U.S. Pickleball Court Statistics
Creator: CourtSource

Every number on this page is computed live from the CourtSource directory of 18,360 U.S. pickleball venues across 55 states & territories — refreshed daily. Last updated September 17, 2026.

National
Cost to Play
By State
Per Capita
Top Metros
Padel
Free Courts
Methodology

What does it cost to play pickleball?

The median drop-in pickleball session in America costs $5. Across the 3,064 venues with a structured, parseable drop-in fee, a quarter charge $3 or less and three-quarters charge $10 or less.

25th pct

Median

$10

75th pct

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Median drop-in pickleball session in the U.S.

Based on 3,064 venues with structured fees

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Pickleball in the U.S. by the numbers

18,360

Venues

77,092

Total courts

26,712 (34.6%)

Indoor courts

49,156 (63.8%)

Outdoor courts

3,435 (18.7%)

Free-access venues

6,216 (33.9%)

Paid-access venues

States + territories

375

Padel venues

2,143

Listed coaches

CourtSource tracks 77,092 pickleball courts at 18,360 venues nationwide — 63.8% outdoor and 34.6% indoor. That's courts already open — plus 748 more courts announced or under construction at 74 venues not yet open to the public.

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77,092

Pickleball courts tracked across the U.S.

18,360 venues open in 55 states & territories, plus 748 courts announced or under construction

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Pickleball courts by state

Top 10 states by total courts.

#	State	Courts	Venues
1	California	6,758	1,457
2	Florida	6,383	1,348
3	Texas	4,678	1,063
4	New York	3,256	886
5	Ohio	2,641	603
6	Illinois	2,555	609
7	Arizona	2,471	415
8	Washington	2,425	652
9	Michigan	2,372	541
10	Wisconsin	2,367	574

Show all 55 states

1	California	6,758 courts	1,457 venues
2	Florida	6,383 courts	1,348 venues
3	Texas	4,678 courts	1,063 venues
4	New York	3,256 courts	886 venues
5	Ohio	2,641 courts	603 venues
6	Illinois	2,555 courts	609 venues
7	Arizona	2,471 courts	415 venues
8	Washington	2,425 courts	652 venues
9	Michigan	2,372 courts	541 venues
10	Wisconsin	2,367 courts	574 venues
11	North Carolina	2,349 courts	641 venues
12	Georgia	2,289 courts	508 venues
13	Virginia	2,282 courts	630 venues
14	Massachusetts	2,215 courts	573 venues
15	Colorado	2,127 courts	509 venues
16	Pennsylvania	2,094 courts	564 venues
17	Minnesota	1,998 courts	446 venues
18	Oregon	1,736 courts	427 venues
19	New Jersey	1,573 courts	342 venues
20	Indiana	1,523 courts	327 venues
21	Maryland	1,507 courts	364 venues
22	Iowa	1,427 courts	403 venues
23	Missouri	1,384 courts	359 venues
24	Utah	1,339 courts	249 venues
25	Tennessee	1,309 courts	307 venues
26	South Carolina	1,208 courts	261 venues
27	Alabama	1,112 courts	227 venues
28	Idaho	920 courts	215 venues
29	Connecticut	909 courts	225 venues
30	Kentucky	733 courts	183 venues
31	Kansas	665 courts	179 venues
32	Nevada	659 courts	140 venues
33	Maine	627 courts	185 venues
34	Nebraska	612 courts	181 venues
35	Vermont	578 courts	186 venues
36	New Hampshire	568 courts	151 venues
37	Hawaii	561 courts	198 venues
38	Oklahoma	526 courts	141 venues
39	New Mexico	513 courts	116 venues
40	Delaware	480 courts	120 venues
41	Louisiana	476 courts	122 venues
42	West Virginia	450 courts	110 venues
43	Arkansas	404 courts	84 venues
44	Alaska	289 courts	76 venues
45	Mississippi	284 courts	73 venues
46	Montana	277 courts	71 venues
47	South Dakota	262 courts	77 venues
48	Wyoming	240 courts	59 venues
49	Rhode Island	224 courts	58 venues
50	North Dakota	146 courts	38 venues
51	District of Columbia	132 courts	36 venues
52	Puerto Rico	120 courts	34 venues
53	Virgin Islands	34 courts	11 venues
54	Guam	14 courts	3 venues
55	Northern Mariana Islands	11 courts	3 venues

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Top 10 states by pickleball courts

State	Courts	Venues
California	6,758	1,457
Florida	6,383	1,348
Texas	4,678	1,063
New York	3,256	886
Ohio	2,641	603
Illinois	2,555	609
Arizona	2,471	415
Washington	2,425	652
Michigan	2,372	541
Wisconsin	2,367	574

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Courts listed on CourtSource per 100k residents

Courts listed on CourtSource per 100,000 residents, by state. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023, July 1, 2023). Vermont ranks highest at 89.27 listed courts per 100k.

Read this as listing density, not a ranking of where the sport is biggest. Small-population states rise to the top here because a modest court count divides into a small denominator — and because directory coverage varies by state. It reflects courts we currently track per resident, not total real-world supply.

#	State	Courts / 100k	Courts
1	Vermont	89.27	578
2	Idaho	46.83	920
3	Delaware	46.52	480
4	Maine	44.92	627
5	Iowa	44.5	1,427
6	Wyoming	41.09	240
7	Oregon	41.01	1,736
8	New Hampshire	40.51	568
9	Wisconsin	40.04	2,367
10	Alaska	39.41	289

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Courts listed on CourtSource per 100k residents (by state)

State	Listed courts / 100k	Courts
Vermont	89.27	578
Idaho	46.83	920
Delaware	46.52	480
Maine	44.92	627
Iowa	44.5	1,427
Wyoming	41.09	240
Oregon	41.01	1,736
New Hampshire	40.51	568
Wisconsin	40.04	2,367
Alaska	39.41	289

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Top metros for pickleball

Ranked by total courts across the metro area.

#	Metro	Courts	Venues
1	Phoenix	1,008	161
2	Dallas–Fort Worth	885	177
3	Houston	798	171
4	Seattle	765	206
5	Miami	721	150
6	Denver	687	161
7	Atlanta	607	147
8	Bay Area	532	120
9	Washington, D.C.	518	144
10	Indianapolis	453	98
11	Chicago	419	93
12	Los Angeles	412	88

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Top metros for pickleball (by courts)

Metro	Courts	Venues
Phoenix	1,008	161
Dallas–Fort Worth	885	177
Houston	798	171
Seattle	765	206
Miami	721	150
Denver	687	161
Atlanta	607	147
Bay Area	532	120
Washington, D.C.	518	144
Indianapolis	453	98
Chicago	419	93
Los Angeles	412	88

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Padel: the fast-follow racquet sport

CourtSource tracks 375 U.S. padel venues — a small but rapidly expanding footprint concentrated in a handful of metros.

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	65
Houston	19
Los Angeles	12
New York City	9
Bay Area	8
Phoenix	7
Dallas–Fort Worth	7
Atlanta	7

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Top U.S. metros for padel

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	65
Houston	19
Los Angeles	12
New York City	9
Bay Area	8
Phoenix	7
Dallas–Fort Worth	7
Atlanta	7

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

Free places to play

3,435 venues offer free public pickleball. Here are the states with the most.

State	Free venues
California	332
Texas	194
Florida	174
North Carolina	153
Ohio	139
Pennsylvania	130
Georgia	128
Virginia	126
Illinois	117
New York	117

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States with the most free pickleball venues

State	Free venues
California	332
Texas	194
Florida	174
North Carolina	153
Ohio	139
Pennsylvania	130
Georgia	128
Virginia	126
Illinois	117
New York	117

Source: CourtSource — live U.S. pickleball court data

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Methodology

What the data is. CourtSource maintains a directory of U.S. pickleball and padel venues. Every statistic on this page is computed directly from that live database at build time and refreshed at least once every 24 hours.

How counts are derived. Venue and court totals include only active, non-deleted venues located in the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia. Court counts sum each venue's recorded court total; indoor/outdoor splits use per-venue indoor and outdoor court fields.

Cost to play. The drop-in cost distribution is computed only from the 3,064 venues whose fee field contains a structured, parseable dollar amount in a plausible drop-in range ($1–$200). Venues listing “free,” “varies,” membership-only, or unparseable fees are excluded — we do not estimate or impute missing prices. Each venue contributes its lowest listed drop-in rate.

Per-capita rankings. Courts per 100,000 residents use resident population from U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023, July 1, 2023). Population is the only external dataset used on this page; all court and venue figures are our own.

Metros. Metro totals aggregate venues in the cities that make up each metro area in the CourtSource near-me metro layer; cross-state metros (e.g. New York and Washington, D.C.) merge their component cities.

Refresh & corrections. Figures update automatically as the directory changes and are reviewed quarterly. Last computed September 17, 2026. Questions or corrections: info@courtsource.us.

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