State rankings

[+jeffrae]

I have often wondered how many cachers there were per state, but never found a listing to compare them. I went to cacherstats and compiled this list. These are only the cachers with over 200 finds, but thought the list was interesting. There is probably a program out there somewhere that would tell me this, but I haven't found it yet.

 

1. California 7754

2. Texas 4157

3. Pennsylvania 3770

4. Washington 3652

5. Florida 3518

6. Michigan 3052

7. Ohio 2989

8. New York 2521

9. Oregon 2493

10. Illinois 2304

11. Wisconsin 2290

12. Minnesota 2146

13. Arizona 2142

14. Indiana 1885

15. Colorado 1817

16. Virginia 1805

17. North Carolina 1766

18. Georgia 1710

19. Utah 1492

20. Tennessee 1447

21. Missouri 1327

22. Massachusetts 1175

23. New Jersey 1137

24. Alabama 1014

25. Iowa 1003

26. Maryland 996

27. Idaho 956

28. Nevada 950

29. Kentucky 867

30. South Carolina 823

31. Arkansas 790

32. Oklahoma 756

33. Kansas 741

34. Connecticut 668

35. New Hampshire 654

36. Maine 626

37. Nebraska 579

38. New Mexico 573

39. Mississippi 512

40. West Virginia 474

41. Montana 456

42. Louisiana 429

43. Alaska 377

44. South Dakota 361

45. Vermont 277

46. Hawaii 255

47. Delaware 242

48. Wyoming 239

49. Rhode Island 231

50. North Dakota 142

51. District of Columbia 47

[+Glenn]

Interesting for raw number but far from surprising. The more populous states generally are the ones that have more caches. I wonder what it would like if you took in to account the population of geocachers in each state. The ratio of caches per cacher in each state.

[+Semper Questio]

Interesting for raw number but far from surprising. The more populous states generally are the ones that have more caches. I wonder what it would like if you took in to account the population of geocachers in each state. The ratio of caches per cacher in each state.

 

A per capita stat would be interesting as would a per square mile stat.

 

If you compare the number of caches in PA, for instance, to the number in TX, and it would seem a far denser concentration in PA considering the differing state sizes.

[+edscott]

A per capita stat would be interesting as would a per square mile stat.

 

If you compare the number of caches in PA, for instance, to the number in TX, and it would seem a far denser concentration in PA considering the differing state sizes.

 

No guarantees without actually crunching the numbers, but it looks like Rhode Island has the highest number of cachers/sq mile and Oregon the most per capita.

[Chris737]

Excellent topic! Using the data above (defining active cachers as those who have found >200), this is the rank of percent of the population who are cachers. Pacific NW is in the lead.

 

Rank	State		Cachers	Pop.		% Cachers
1	Oregon		2493	3,899,353	0.064%
2	Idaho		956	1,595,728	0.060%
3	Washington	3652	6,897,012	0.053%
4	Utah		1492	2,855,287	0.052%
5	Alaska		377	731,449		0.052%
6	New Hampshire	654	1,320,718	0.050%
7	Maine		626	1,329,192	0.047%
8	Montana		456	1,005,141	0.045%
9	Vermont		277	626,011		0.044%
10	South Dakota	361	833,354		0.043%
11	Wyoming		239	576,412		0.041%
12	Wisconsin	2290	5,726,398	0.040%
13	Minnesota	2146	5,379,139	0.040%
14	Colorado	1817	5,187,582	0.035%
15	Nevada		950	2,758,931	0.034%
16	Arizona		2142	6,553,255	0.033%
17	Iowa		1003	3,074,186	0.033%
18	Nebraska	579	1,855,525	0.031%
19	Michigan	3052	9,883,360	0.031%
20	Pennsylvania	3770	12,763,536	0.030%
21	Indiana		1885	6,537,334	0.029%
22	New Mexico	573	2,085,538	0.027%
23	Arkansas	790	2,949,131	0.027%
24	Delaware	242	917,092		0.026%
25	Ohio		2989	11,544,225	0.026%
26	Kansas		741	2,885,905	0.026%
27	West Virginia	474	1,855,413	0.026%
28	Tennessee	1447	6,456,243	0.022%
29	Virginia	1805	8,185,867	0.022%
30	Missouri	1327	6,021,988	0.022%
31	Rhode Island	231	1,050,292	0.022%
32	Alabama		1014	4,822,023	0.021%
33	California	7754	38,041,430	0.020%
34	North Dakota	142	699,628		0.020%
35	Oklahoma	756	3,814,820	0.020%
36	Kentucky	867	4,380,415	0.020%
37	Connecticut	668	3,590,347	0.019%
38	Hawaii		255	1,392,313	0.018%
39	Florida		3518	19,317,568	0.018%
40	North Carolina	1766	9,752,073	0.018%
41	Illinois	2304	12,875,255	0.018%
42	Massachusetts	1175	6,646,144	0.018%
43	South Carolina	823	4,723,723	0.017%
44	Georgia		1710	9,919,945	0.017%
45	Mississippi	512	2,984,926	0.017%
46	Maryland	996	5,884,563	0.017%
47	Texas		4157	26,059,203	0.016%
48	New York	2521	19,570,261	0.013%
49	New Jersey	1137	8,864,590	0.013%
50	Louisiana	429	4,601,893	0.009%
51	DC		47	632,323		0.007%

 

Wonder what demographic stat correlates best? Doesn't seem like income. Doesn't seem like urban/rural.

[Chris737]

And if you're curious, cachers per 100 square miles:

 

(I don't think this is really useful; it's extremely skewed by area)

 

Rank	State		Cachers	Area (sq.mi.)	Cachers/100sqmi
1	DC		47	61.4		76.55
2	Rhode Island	231	1,044.93	22.11
3	New Jersey	1137	7,417.34	15.33
4	Massachusetts	1175	7,840.02	14.99
5	Connecticut	668	4,844.80	13.79
6	Delaware	242	1,953.56	12.39
7	Maryland	996	9,773.82	10.19
8	Pennsylvania	3770	44,816.61	8.41
9	Ohio		2989	40,948.38	7.30
10	New Hampshire	654	8,968.10	7.29
11	Florida		3518	53,926.82	6.52
12	Washington	3652	66,544.06	5.49
13	Michigan	3052	56,803.82	5.37
14	New York	2521	47,213.79	5.34
15	Indiana		1885	35,866.90	5.26
16	California	7754	155,939.52	4.97
17	Virginia	1805	39,594.07	4.56
18	Wisconsin	2290	54,310.10	4.22
19	Illinois	2304	55,583.58	4.15
20	Hawaii		255	6,422.62	3.97
21	North Carolina	1766	48,710.88	3.63
22	Tennessee	1447	41,217.12	3.51
23	Vermont		277	9,249.56	2.99
24	Georgia		1710	57,906.14	2.95
25	South Carolina	823	30,109.47	2.73
26	Minnesota	2146	79,610.08	2.70
27	Oregon		2493	95,996.79	2.60
28	Kentucky	867	39,728.18	2.18
29	Maine		626	30,861.55	2.03
30	Alabama		1014	50,744.00	2.00
31	West Virginia	474	24,077.73	1.97
32	Missouri	1327	68,885.93	1.93
33	Arizona		2142	113,634.57	1.88
34	Utah		1492	82,143.65	1.82
35	Iowa		1003	55,869.36	1.80
36	Colorado	1817	103,717.53	1.75
37	Texas		4157	261,797.12	1.59
38	Arkansas	790	52,068.17	1.52
39	Idaho		956	82,747.21	1.16
40	Oklahoma	756	68,667.06	1.10
41	Mississippi	512	46,906.96	1.09
42	Louisiana	429	43,561.85	0.98
43	Kansas		741	81,814.88	0.91
44	Nevada		950	109,825.99	0.87
45	Nebraska	579	76,872.41	0.75
46	South Dakota	361	75,884.64	0.48
47	New Mexico	573	121,355.53	0.47
48	Montana		456	145,552.43	0.31
49	Wyoming		239	97,100.40	0.25
50	North Dakota	142	68,975.93	0.21
51	Alaska		377	571,951.26	0.07

[+DadOf6Furrballs]

Excellent topic! Using the data above (defining active cachers as those who have found >200), this is the rank of percent of the population who are cachers. Pacific NW is in the lead.

 

Rank	State		Cachers	Pop.		% Cachers
10	South Dakota	361	833,354		0.043%

 

Interesting. I would have never guessed SD was that high.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

Excellent topic! Using the data above (defining active cachers as those who have found >200), this is the rank of percent of the population who are cachers. Pacific NW is in the lead.

 

 

That's really that much of a surprise.

 

It is also interesting to look at the number of cachers with over 200 finds by country. The top countries have a 10's of thousands of cachers with more than 200 finds and quickly drops to a dozen or countries with thousands, then hundreds of cachers. Even Italy only has 250 or so cachers with over 200 finds. Probably half or more countries have fewer than 10 cachers with 200+ finds and there are a lot of countries which don't have any.

 

 

[+Anonymike7]

Interesting for raw number but far from surprising. The more populous states generally are the ones that have more caches. I wonder what it would like if you took in to account the population of geocachers in each state. The ratio of caches per cacher in each state.

 

A per capita stat would be interesting as would a per square mile stat.

 

If you compare the number of caches in PA, for instance, to the number in TX, and it would seem a far denser concentration in PA considering the differing state sizes.

 

I've also heard that of all the US states, RI has the greatest density of active hides per square mile. It's a good place to be a cacher

[+Walts Hunting]

Boy my state CA sure took a slide but we do have a bunch of people here.