Though soccer is the most popular professional sport in the world, Americans have recently developed a soft spot for it as well, while football is the country’s official sport. Which states, however, are home to some of the nation’s most passionate and committed soccer fans?

The number of youth soccer clubs and MLS (Major League Soccer) teams in each state, the number of soccer pubs, and the overall number of Google searches for pertinent soccer terms per state were the four main criteria used by Betway to analyze the states and identify the most popular soccer fandom areas. In this article by igamingnj.com, we will look at these states and find out how passionate their soccer fans are.

With 3 MLS teams, 68 soccer pubs, and 250 soccer kids groups, California is the state with the most passion for soccer, according to the research. New York, Florida, Massachusetts, and Oregon complete the top five. In the meantime, Alabama, Arkansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Idaho are the five states that are least interested in soccer.

Top 10 Soccer States in the U.S.

The US states are ranked in this dataset based on their level of passion for soccer. Four distinct criteria were considered in this process. After the information was gathered, the values per million people were determined by measuring them in conjunction with population data. They were then normalized and assigned a score between 0 and 1. After that, the normalized values were added together to provide a final score out of 4 for each state.

10. In 10th place came New Jersey, with a Google search volume (GSV) of 46,390, 1.92 soccer pubs per million, 0.11 MLS teams per million, 47.51 soccer youth clubs per million, and a total score of 1.074.

9. Then, in 9th place, came Texas, with 117,550 in GSV, 1.92 soccer pubs, 0.11 MLS teams, 9.38 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.080.

8. New Hampshire took 8th place, with a GSV of 3,240, 0.72 soccer pubs, 0 MLS teams, 220.90 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.140.

7. Nebraska took 7th place, with a GSV of 4,950, 5.53 soccer pubs, 0 MLS teams, 30.68 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.143.

6. In 6th place came Kansas, with a GSV of 7,350, 0.34 soccer pubs, 0.34 MLS teams, 20.98 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.170.

5. Oregon came in 5th, with a GSV of 12,920, 2.78 soccer pubs, 0.23 MLS teams, 20.84 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.321.

4. In 4th place came New York, with a GSV of 96,530, 0.34 soccer pubs, 0.05 MLS teams, 20.23 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.339.

3. In 3rd place came Florida, with a GSV of 80,330, 4.03 soccer pubs, 0.09 MLS teams, 9.33 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.390.

2. Massachusetts took 2nd place, with a GSV of 34,770, 4,07 soccer pubs, 0.14 MLS teams, 34.66 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.449.

1. And, in 1st place came California, as we’ve previously mentioned, with the highest GSV of 216,710, 1.70 soccer pubs, 0.08 MLS teams, 6.25 soccer youth clubs, and a total score of 1.541.