Pickleball Statistics 2026

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

Every number on this page is computed live from the CourtSource directory of 18,445 U.S. pickleball venues across 55 states & D.C. — refreshed daily. Last updated August 14, 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 3,071 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 3,071 venues with structured fees

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

Pickleball in the U.S. by the numbers

18,445

Venues

77,375

Total courts

27,087 (35%)

Indoor courts

49,402 (63.8%)

Outdoor courts

3,439 (18.6%)

Free-access venues

6,267 (34%)

Paid-access venues

States + D.C.

376

Padel venues

2,142

Listed coaches

CourtSource tracks 77,375 pickleball courts at 18,445 venues nationwide — 63.8% outdoor and 35% indoor.

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77,375

Pickleball courts tracked across the U.S.

18,445 venues in 55 states & D.C.

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

Pickleball courts by state

Top 10 states by total courts.

#	State	Courts	Venues
1	California	6,715	1,461
2	Florida	6,401	1,355
3	Texas	4,752	1,076
4	New York	3,247	889
5	Ohio	2,607	602
6	Illinois	2,562	609
7	Arizona	2,490	419
8	Washington	2,441	658
9	Wisconsin	2,389	577
10	Michigan	2,372	541

Show all 55 states

1	California	6,715 courts	1,461 venues
2	Florida	6,401 courts	1,355 venues
3	Texas	4,752 courts	1,076 venues
4	New York	3,247 courts	889 venues
5	Ohio	2,607 courts	602 venues
6	Illinois	2,562 courts	609 venues
7	Arizona	2,490 courts	419 venues
8	Washington	2,441 courts	658 venues
9	Wisconsin	2,389 courts	577 venues
10	Michigan	2,372 courts	541 venues
11	North Carolina	2,371 courts	646 venues
12	Georgia	2,330 courts	511 venues
13	Virginia	2,286 courts	633 venues
14	Massachusetts	2,217 courts	574 venues
15	Colorado	2,141 courts	511 venues
16	Pennsylvania	2,098 courts	567 venues
17	Minnesota	1,998 courts	446 venues
18	Oregon	1,744 courts	429 venues
19	New Jersey	1,569 courts	343 venues
20	Indiana	1,567 courts	331 venues
21	Maryland	1,484 courts	362 venues
22	Iowa	1,427 courts	403 venues
23	Missouri	1,377 courts	360 venues
24	Tennessee	1,344 courts	311 venues
25	Utah	1,332 courts	249 venues
26	South Carolina	1,187 courts	262 venues
27	Alabama	1,118 courts	228 venues
28	Idaho	920 courts	215 venues
29	Connecticut	897 courts	224 venues
30	Kentucky	731 courts	183 venues
31	Nevada	691 courts	144 venues
32	Kansas	680 courts	180 venues
33	Maine	631 courts	186 venues
34	Nebraska	618 courts	184 venues
35	Vermont	579 courts	187 venues
36	New Hampshire	572 courts	152 venues
37	Hawaii	561 courts	198 venues
38	New Mexico	532 courts	118 venues
39	Oklahoma	526 courts	141 venues
40	Delaware	484 courts	121 venues
41	Louisiana	476 courts	122 venues
42	West Virginia	450 courts	110 venues
43	Arkansas	401 courts	85 venues
44	Mississippi	298 courts	74 venues
45	Montana	292 courts	72 venues
46	Alaska	289 courts	76 venues
47	South Dakota	262 courts	77 venues
48	Wyoming	245 courts	60 venues
49	Rhode Island	217 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	6,715	1,461
Florida	6,401	1,355
Texas	4,752	1,076
New York	3,247	889
Ohio	2,607	602
Illinois	2,562	609
Arizona	2,490	419
Washington	2,441	658
Wisconsin	2,389	577
Michigan	2,372	541

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 89.43 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	89.43	579
2	Delaware	46.9	484
3	Idaho	46.83	920
4	Maine	45.21	631
5	Iowa	44.5	1,427
6	Wyoming	41.95	245
7	Oregon	41.2	1,744
8	New Hampshire	40.8	572
9	Wisconsin	40.42	2,389
10	Alaska	39.41	289

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

State	Listed courts / 100k	Courts
Vermont	89.43	579
Delaware	46.9	484
Idaho	46.83	920
Maine	45.21	631
Iowa	44.5	1,427
Wyoming	41.95	245
Oregon	41.2	1,744
New Hampshire	40.8	572
Wisconsin	40.42	2,389
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	1,054	164
2	Dallas–Fort Worth	891	180
3	Houston	852	176
4	Seattle	762	210
5	Miami	750	152
6	Denver	691	162
7	Atlanta	648	150
8	Washington, D.C.	536	146
9	Bay Area	532	122
10	Indianapolis	497	102
11	Chicago	419	92
12	Los Angeles	411	88

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Top metros for pickleball (by courts)

Metro	Courts	Venues
Phoenix	1,054	164
Dallas–Fort Worth	891	180
Houston	852	176
Seattle	762	210
Miami	750	152
Denver	691	162
Atlanta	648	150
Washington, D.C.	536	146
Bay Area	532	122
Indianapolis	497	102
Chicago	419	92
Los Angeles	411	88

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

Padel: the fast-follow racquet sport

CourtSource tracks 376 U.S. padel venues — a small but rapidly expanding footprint concentrated in a handful of metros.

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	66
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	66
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

3,439 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	140
Pennsylvania	131
Georgia	128
Virginia	126
Illinois	118
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	140
Pennsylvania	131
Georgia	128
Virginia	126
Illinois	118
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 3,071 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 August 14, 2026. Questions or corrections: info@courtsource.us.

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