Pickleball Statistics 2026

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

Every number on this page is computed live from the CourtSource directory of 18,690 U.S. pickleball venues across 51 states & D.C. — refreshed daily. Last updated July 27, 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 3,086 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 3,086 venues with structured fees

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

Pickleball in the U.S. by the numbers

18,690

Venues

79,795

Total courts

29,311 (36.7%)

Indoor courts

49,583 (62.1%)

Outdoor courts

3,541 (18.9%)

Free-access venues

6,390 (34.2%)

Paid-access venues

States + D.C.

384

Padel venues

2,142

Listed coaches

CourtSource tracks 79,795 pickleball courts at 18,690 venues nationwide — 62.1% outdoor and 36.7% indoor.

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79,795

Pickleball courts tracked across the U.S.

18,690 venues in 51 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	7,184	1,533
2	Florida	6,733	1,388
3	Texas	4,886	1,083
4	New York	3,236	882
5	Arizona	2,847	436
6	Illinois	2,644	619
7	Ohio	2,619	605
8	Washington	2,476	664
9	Wisconsin	2,422	582
10	Georgia	2,418	520

Show all 51 states

1	California	7,184 courts	1,533 venues
2	Florida	6,733 courts	1,388 venues
3	Texas	4,886 courts	1,083 venues
4	New York	3,236 courts	882 venues
5	Arizona	2,847 courts	436 venues
6	Illinois	2,644 courts	619 venues
7	Ohio	2,619 courts	605 venues
8	Washington	2,476 courts	664 venues
9	Wisconsin	2,422 courts	582 venues
10	Georgia	2,418 courts	520 venues
11	Michigan	2,404 courts	555 venues
12	North Carolina	2,396 courts	644 venues
13	Virginia	2,330 courts	639 venues
14	Colorado	2,329 courts	535 venues
15	Massachusetts	2,232 courts	577 venues
16	Pennsylvania	2,122 courts	570 venues
17	Minnesota	2,067 courts	458 venues
18	Oregon	1,744 courts	430 venues
19	Indiana	1,610 courts	335 venues
20	New Jersey	1,587 courts	345 venues
21	Maryland	1,518 courts	367 venues
22	Iowa	1,477 courts	412 venues
23	Utah	1,442 courts	255 venues
24	Missouri	1,427 courts	368 venues
25	Tennessee	1,424 courts	317 venues
26	South Carolina	1,224 courts	264 venues
27	Alabama	1,169 courts	234 venues
28	Idaho	971 courts	221 venues
29	Connecticut	950 courts	233 venues
30	Kentucky	725 courts	183 venues
31	Nevada	704 courts	143 venues
32	Kansas	697 courts	181 venues
33	Maine	663 courts	194 venues
34	Nebraska	656 courts	188 venues
35	Vermont	588 courts	187 venues
36	New Hampshire	588 courts	154 venues
37	Hawaii	574 courts	202 venues
38	Oklahoma	542 courts	143 venues
39	New Mexico	518 courts	117 venues
40	Delaware	506 courts	127 venues
41	Louisiana	476 courts	121 venues
42	West Virginia	434 courts	109 venues
43	Arkansas	397 courts	85 venues
44	Montana	306 courts	73 venues
45	Alaska	303 courts	78 venues
46	Mississippi	274 courts	72 venues
47	Wyoming	249 courts	60 venues
48	South Dakota	246 courts	75 venues
49	Rhode Island	205 courts	57 venues
50	District of Columbia	132 courts	36 venues
51	North Dakota	124 courts	34 venues

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Top 10 states by pickleball courts

State	Courts	Venues
California	7,184	1,533
Florida	6,733	1,388
Texas	4,886	1,083
New York	3,236	882
Arizona	2,847	436
Illinois	2,644	619
Ohio	2,619	605
Washington	2,476	664
Wisconsin	2,422	582
Georgia	2,418	520

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 90.82 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	90.82	588
2	Idaho	49.42	971
3	Delaware	49.04	506
4	Maine	47.5	663
5	Iowa	46.06	1,477
6	Wyoming	42.63	249
7	Utah	42.19	1,442
8	New Hampshire	41.94	588
9	Alaska	41.31	303
10	Oregon	41.2	1,744

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

State	Listed courts / 100k	Courts
Vermont	90.82	588
Idaho	49.42	971
Delaware	49.04	506
Maine	47.5	663
Iowa	46.06	1,477
Wyoming	42.63	249
Utah	42.19	1,442
New Hampshire	41.94	588
Alaska	41.31	303
Oregon	41.2	1,744

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	1,345	174
2	Dallas–Fort Worth	933	181
3	Houston	877	176
4	Seattle	792	214
5	Denver	762	171
6	Miami	733	153
7	Atlanta	712	153
8	Bay Area	604	130
9	Washington, D.C.	536	146
10	Indianapolis	518	103
11	Chicago	428	92
12	Los Angeles	411	88

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Top metros for pickleball (by courts)

Metro	Courts	Venues
Phoenix	1,345	174
Dallas–Fort Worth	933	181
Houston	877	176
Seattle	792	214
Denver	762	171
Miami	733	153
Atlanta	712	153
Bay Area	604	130
Washington, D.C.	536	146
Indianapolis	518	103
Chicago	428	92
Los Angeles	411	88

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

Padel: the fast-follow racquet sport

CourtSource tracks 384 U.S. padel venues — a small but rapidly expanding footprint concentrated in a handful of metros.

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	68
Houston	19
Los Angeles	12
New York City	11
Bay Area	9
Phoenix	8
Dallas–Fort Worth	7
Atlanta	7

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Top U.S. metros for padel

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	68
Houston	19
Los Angeles	12
New York City	11
Bay Area	9
Phoenix	8
Dallas–Fort Worth	7
Atlanta	7

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

Free places to play

3,541 venues offer free public pickleball. Here are the states with the most.

State	Free venues
California	364
Texas	195
Florida	186
North Carolina	156
Ohio	142
Georgia	131
Pennsylvania	131
Virginia	127
Illinois	121
Michigan	119

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States with the most free pickleball venues

State	Free venues
California	364
Texas	195
Florida	186
North Carolina	156
Ohio	142
Georgia	131
Pennsylvania	131
Virginia	127
Illinois	121
Michigan	119

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 3,086 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 July 27, 2026. Questions or corrections: info@courtsource.us.

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