ATTENDANCE IN THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY STATE

The tables below show the three year comparison of chess activity on a state by state basis for 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00 chess playing year. The information was obtained from the 6 USCF Rating Supplements. The study begins with the August Supplement of 1997 and ends with the most recently published June 2000 Supplement. I am continuing to build this site and will publish more data as it becomes available. The figures do not include National Events run by USCF since many of those events move from state to state and have little impact upon local chess or affiliate activity. The data is broken down into three categories, # of events held, # of players who participated and Average # of players per event (PPE).

My data analysis is limited some by the lack of the ability to separate out Scholastic events from adult only events. Even if it were possible to do this to a certain extent, there are many events held nationwide that have both adults and children playing simultaneously. Events run by the CCA are included in the figures, since for the most part the CCA does run its events in the same cities from one year to the next.

State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Alaska

Year
1997-1998 18 271 15.1
1998-1999 16 231 14.4
1999-2000 23 320 13.9
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Alabama

Year
1997-1998 62 1583 25.5
1998-1999 51 1330 26.1
1999-2000 68 1499 22.0
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Arkansas

Year
1997-1998 46 585 12.7
1998-1999 57 769 13.5
1999-2000 26 400 15.4
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Arizona

Year
1997-1998 255 8,811 34.6
1998-1999 266 7,829 29.4
1999-2000 228 8,882 39.0
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
California

Year
1997-1998 695 22,383 32.1
1998-1999 666 20,016 30.1
1999-2000 622 20,391 32.8
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Colorado

Year
1997-1998 116 2,800 24.1
1998-1999 85 2,689 31.6
1999-2000 82 2,454 29.9
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Connecticut

Year
1997-1998 105 2,114 20.1
1998-1999 114 3,029 26.6
1999-2000 86 3,068 35.7
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
D.C.

Year
1997-1998 73 2,641 36.2
1998-1999 60 2,680 44.7
1999-2000 52 2,310 44.4
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Deleware

Year
1997-1998 18 259 14.4
1998-1999 11 134 12.2
1999-2000 9 118 13.1
State # of Events Held # of players Participating Average # of Players/Event
Florida

Year
1997-1998 223 9,386 42.1
1998-1999 193 7,192 37.3
1999-2000 151 7,637 50.6
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Georgia

Year
1997-1998 290 5,232 18.0
1998-1999 265 5,024 19.0
1999-2000 265 4,616 17.4
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Hawaii

Year
1997-1998 17 404 23.8
1998-1999 32 797 24.9
1999-2000 26 471 18.1
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Iowa

Year
1997-1998 80 1,660 20.8
1998-1999 78 1,885 24.2
1999-2000 70 1,985 28.4
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Idaho

Year
1997-1998 28 626 22.4
1998-1999 32 663 20.7
1999-2000 11 423 38.5
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Illinois

Year
1997-1998 329 13,231 40.2
1998-1999 315 9,948 31.6
1999-2000 314 12,098 38.5
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Indiana

Year
1997-1998 201 7,820 38.9
1998-1999 174 6,199 35.6
1999-2000 180 5,192 28.8
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Kansas

Year
1997-1998 31 775 25.0
1998-1999 32 705 22.0
1999-2000 26 724 27.8
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Kentucky

Year
1997-1998 50 2,646 52.9
1998-1999 41 2,421 59.0
1999-2000 67 3,222 48.1
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Louisiana

Year
1997-1998 130 2,212 17.0
1998-1999 122 1,879 15.4
1999-2000 116 2,094 18.1
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Massachusetts

Year
1997-1998 252 6,973 27.7
1998-1999 240 5,598 23.3
1999-2000 254 6,010 23.7
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Maryland

Year
1997-1998 156 4,976 31.2
1998-1999 195 5,116 26.2
1999-2000 162 3,995 24.7
State #of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Maine

Year
1997-1998 19 728 38.3
1998-1999 18 897 49.8
1999-2000 17 651 38.3
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Michigan

Year
1997-1998 187 7,311 39.1
1998-1999 249 6,411 25.7
1999-2000 232 6,308 27.2
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Minnesota

Year
1997-1998 194 3,555 18.3
1998-1999 164 2,801 17.1
1999-2000 184 2,659 14.5
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Missouri

Year
1997-1998 67 2,431 36.3
1998-1999 76 2,919 38.4
1999-2000 46 2,196 47.7
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Mississippi

Year
1997-1998 25 580 23.2
1998-1999 34 839 24.7
1999-2000 25 698 27.9
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Montana

Year
1997-1998 24 241 10.0
1998-1999 25 266 10.6
1999-2000 48 408 8.5
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
North Carolina

Year
1997-1998 103 4,251 41.3
1998-1999 96 3,950 41.1
1999-2000 122 4,932 40.4
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
North Dakota

Year
1997-1998 7 87 12.4
1998-1999 6 151 25.2
1999-2000 6 213 35.5
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
Nebraska

Year
1997-1998 49 1,493 30.5
1998-1999 52 1,340 25.2
1999-2000 36 971 27.0
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
New Hampshire

Year
1997-1998 33 1,144 34.7
1998-1999 34 894 26.2
1999-2000 27 922 34.1
State # of Events Held # of Players Particpating Average # of Players per Event
New Jersey

Year
1997-1998 313 6,582 21.0
1998-1999 239 5,452 22.8
1999-2000 233 5,243 22.5
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
New Mexico

Year
1997-1998 36 1,904 52.9
1998-1999 35 1,633 46.7
1999-2000 35 2,192 62.6
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Nevada

Year
1997-1998 170 4,519 26.6
1998-1999 127 3,030 23.9
1999-2000 216 3,856 17.9
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
New York

Year
1997-1998 1,245 30,747 24.7
1998-1999 1,229 27,478 22.4
1999-2000 1008 26,684 26.5
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Ohio

Year
1997-1998 369 10,663 28.9
1998-1999 385 9,225 24.0
1999-2000 377 8,753 23.2
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Oklahoma

Year
1997-1998 82 1,403 17.1
1998-1999 46 1,159 25.2
1999-2000 44 1,394 31.7
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Oregon

Year
1997-1998 89 1,519 17.1
1998-1999 52 1,205 23.2
1999-2000 39 1,080 27.7
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Pennsylvania

Year
1997-1998 360 12,099 33.6
1998-1999 368 12,084 32.8
1999-2000 360 11,937 33.2
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
Rhode Island

Year
1997-1998 21 455 21.7
1998-1999 33 720 21.8
1999-2000 28 384 13.7
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
South Carolina

Year
1997-1998 32 659 33.6
1998-1999 41 832 20.3
1999-2000 57 1,106 19.4
State # of Events Held # of Players Participating Average # of Players per Event
South Dakota

Year
1997-1998 57 1,264 22.2
1998-1999 52 1,296 24.9
1999-2000 36 1,222 33.9
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Tennessee

Year
1997-1998 172 7,379 42.9
1998-1999 133 5,906 44.4
1999-2000 140 5,932 42.4
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Texas

Year
1997-1998 742 18,373 24.8
1998-1999 676 18,551 27.4
1999-2000 581 19,995 34.4
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Utah

Year
1997-1998 29 1,416 48.8
1998-1999 20 698 34.9
1999-2000 20 638 31.9
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Virginia

Year
1997-1998 152 6,239 41.0
1998-1999 132 5,461 41.4
1999-2000 124 5,200 41.9
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Vermont

Year
1997-1998 13 689 53.0
1998-1999 12 684 57.0
1999-2000 13 744 57.2
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Washington

Year
1997-1998 130 5,546 42.7
1998-1999 112 3,644 32.5
1999-2000 123 3,672 29.9
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Wisconsin

Year
1997-1998 118 2,744 23.3
1998-1999 103 2,893 28.1
1999-2000 80 2,282 28.5
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
West Virginia

Year
1997-1998 36 788 21.9
1998-1999 39 982 25.2
1999-2000 34 897 26.4
State # of Events Held # of Player Participating Average # of Players per Event
Wyoming

Year
1997-1998 3 84 28.0
1998-1999 7 111 15.9
1999-2000 9 226 25.1

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