Data
Rankings, participation, infrastructure, demographics and market evidence — with reported figures kept separate from estimates and calculations.
Find the number behind your question.
Choose a topic, a geography and the measure you need—or search in plain language. State lookup uses the published 2026 court-infrastructure dataset.
Court counts are listed-directory figures from the dated August 12, 2026 snapshot—not a census of every playable court. Read dataset terms and source limits →
Who ranks where — and when
Current professional rankings are only the first layer. Cosmos preserves dated source snapshots so movement and ranking history can be measured over time.
State of the Game
Our U.S. data work tracks scale, participation and infrastructure with definitions that can be reproduced and updated.
The State of Pickleball in the U.S. 2026
24.3M participants, 7.5M core players, known court infrastructure, changing demographics and a maturing professional ecosystem.
Pickleball Courts by State: 2026 Infrastructure Index
Florida leads in total listed courts. Vermont leads per capita. The full 50-state dataset uses Census population and a preserved court-directory snapshot.
Where Is Court Supply Thin Relative to Population?
California, Texas and New York have the largest absolute gaps below the 50-state court-per-capita benchmark. The calculation is reproducible — and explicitly not a demand forecast.
Which States Concentrate Courts Into Larger Locations?
Arizona leads at 6.18 listed courts per location versus a 4.60 weighted 50-state average. The metric measures concentration, not individual facility quality.
Pickleball vs Tennis Participation
Tennis still led in 2025, 27.3M to 24.3M, but pickleball closed a 17.4M participant gap to 3.0M in five years.
Pickleball Participation Statistics
SFIA counted 24.3M U.S. participants in 2025. See the reported series, CORE-player growth and method notes.
The State of Pickleball in India 2026
Players, courts, leagues, governance and what India's fragmented public evidence can — and cannot — establish.
Methods, terms and source limits
Each data page distinguishes reported figures from Cosmos calculations and preserves the scope of the underlying source material.
Scale and density are different.
Florida: 7,674 listed courts · Vermont: 57.1 courts per 100,000 residents · 50-state aggregate: 25.5 per 100,000.
| Vermont | 57.1 |
| Utah | 47.9 |
| Maine | 44.2 |
| Wyoming | 39.9 |
| Idaho | 39.1 |