Pickleball Statistics 2026

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

Every number on this page is computed live from the CourtSource directory of 18,317 U.S. pickleball venues across 55 states & territories, recomputed from the live directory when the page is requested after its 24-hour cache expires. Figures last computed November 1, 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 3,091 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 3,091 venues with structured fees

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

Pickleball in the U.S. by the numbers

18,317

Venues

76,555

Total courts

27,526 (36%)

Indoor courts

47,799 (62.4%)

Outdoor courts

3,441 (18.8%)

Free-access venues

5,730 (31.3%)

Paid-access venues

8,555 (46.7%)

Public, fee unconfirmed

587 (3.2%)

Restricted-access venues

States + territories

333

Padel venues

2,143

Listed coaches

Access buckets are based on each venue’s recorded access type. “Public, fee unconfirmed” venues are listed as public or municipal, but no fee status has been confirmed. “Restricted-access” venues are private clubs or open to residents or guests only; venues where anyone can buy a membership or pay a fee count as paid. 4 venues have no usable access type and are not in any bucket. The five buckets are exhaustive; percentages are shares of all 18,317 listed venues.

CourtSource tracks 76,555 pickleball courts at 18,317 venues nationwide - 62.4% outdoor and 36% indoor. That's courts already open, plus 37 more courts announced or under construction at 91 venues not yet open to the public.

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76,555

Pickleball courts tracked across the U.S.

18,317 venues open in 55 states & territories, plus 37 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	6,633	1,449
2	Florida	6,207	1,341
3	Texas	4,596	1,057
4	New York	3,226	886
5	Ohio	2,613	598
6	Illinois	2,517	606
7	Arizona	2,478	416
8	Washington	2,442	654
9	Michigan	2,410	542
10	Wisconsin	2,377	576

Show all 55 states

1	California	6,633 courts	1,449 venues
2	Florida	6,207 courts	1,341 venues
3	Texas	4,596 courts	1,057 venues
4	New York	3,226 courts	886 venues
5	Ohio	2,613 courts	598 venues
6	Illinois	2,517 courts	606 venues
7	Arizona	2,478 courts	416 venues
8	Washington	2,442 courts	654 venues
9	Michigan	2,410 courts	542 venues
10	Wisconsin	2,377 courts	576 venues
11	North Carolina	2,359 courts	642 venues
12	Georgia	2,289 courts	507 venues
13	Virginia	2,254 courts	628 venues
14	Massachusetts	2,199 courts	572 venues
15	Colorado	2,128 courts	511 venues
16	Pennsylvania	2,077 courts	562 venues
17	Minnesota	1,988 courts	443 venues
18	Oregon	1,742 courts	429 venues
19	New Jersey	1,560 courts	339 venues
20	Indiana	1,515 courts	326 venues
21	Maryland	1,488 courts	362 venues
22	Iowa	1,411 courts	399 venues
23	Missouri	1,358 courts	356 venues
24	Tennessee	1,348 courts	309 venues
25	Utah	1,338 courts	248 venues
26	South Carolina	1,206 courts	262 venues
27	Alabama	1,108 courts	226 venues
28	Idaho	916 courts	215 venues
29	Connecticut	885 courts	223 venues
30	Kentucky	733 courts	183 venues
31	Nevada	660 courts	138 venues
32	Kansas	648 courts	178 venues
33	Maine	627 courts	185 venues
34	Nebraska	612 courts	181 venues
35	New Hampshire	576 courts	152 venues
36	Vermont	576 courts	187 venues
37	Hawaii	575 courts	199 venues
38	Oklahoma	526 courts	141 venues
39	New Mexico	509 courts	115 venues
40	Delaware	476 courts	119 venues
41	Louisiana	472 courts	122 venues
42	West Virginia	450 courts	110 venues
43	Arkansas	404 courts	84 venues
44	Mississippi	294 courts	74 venues
45	Alaska	289 courts	76 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	136 courts	36 venues
52	Puerto Rico	116 courts	33 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	6,633	1,449
Florida	6,207	1,341
Texas	4,596	1,057
New York	3,226	886
Ohio	2,613	598
Illinois	2,517	606
Arizona	2,478	416
Washington	2,442	654
Michigan	2,410	542
Wisconsin	2,377	576

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 2025, July 1, 2025). Vermont ranks highest at 89.35 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	89.35	576
2	Idaho	45.13	916
3	Delaware	44.91	476
4	Maine	44.31	627
5	Iowa	43.57	1,411
6	Oregon	40.76	1,742
7	Wyoming	40.76	240
8	New Hampshire	40.7	576
9	Hawaii	40.13	575
10	Wisconsin	39.8	2,377

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

State	Listed courts / 100k	Courts
Vermont	89.35	576
Idaho	45.13	916
Delaware	44.91	476
Maine	44.31	627
Iowa	43.57	1,411
Oregon	40.76	1,742
Wyoming	40.76	240
New Hampshire	40.7	576
Hawaii	40.13	575
Wisconsin	39.8	2,377

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	1,019	163
2	Dallas–Fort Worth	890	173
3	Houston	794	172
4	Seattle	789	211
5	Denver	693	163
6	Miami	619	146
7	Atlanta	609	147
8	Bay Area	523	120
9	Washington, D.C.	512	143
10	Indianapolis	453	98
11	Chicago	407	92
12	Los Angeles	386	86

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Top metros for pickleball (by courts)

Metro	Courts	Venues
Phoenix	1,019	163
Dallas–Fort Worth	890	173
Houston	794	172
Seattle	789	211
Denver	693	163
Miami	619	146
Atlanta	609	147
Bay Area	523	120
Washington, D.C.	512	143
Indianapolis	453	98
Chicago	407	92
Los Angeles	386	86

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

Padel: the fast-follow racquet sport

CourtSource tracks 333 U.S. padel venues: a small but rapidly expanding footprint concentrated in a handful of metros. That is 747 confirmed courts at 333 venues (145 venues’ court counts not yet confirmed).

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	58
Houston	17
Los Angeles	11
New York City	10
Bay Area	8
Phoenix	6
Denver	6
Atlanta	6

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Top U.S. metros for padel

Metro	Padel venues
Miami	58
Houston	17
Los Angeles	11
New York City	10
Bay Area	8
Phoenix	6
Denver	6
Atlanta	6

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

Free places to play

3,441 venues offer free public pickleball. Here are the states with the most.

State	Free venues
California	331
Texas	205
Florida	172
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	331
Texas	205
Florida	172
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 and recomputed when the page is requested after its 24-hour cache expires (the date shown is when the figures were last computed).

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 3,091 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 2025, July 1, 2025). 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 November 1, 2026. Questions or corrections: info@courtsource.us.

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