New Jersey is the Number 1 State with the Highest Interest in Soccer
There aren’t many kids in New Jersey who haven’t played on a soccer team at one time or another. Soccer is usually the first sport a kid will play because it’s the easiest to learn.
My kids started playing when they were only four or five but didn’t play another organized sport for a few years after that. They all stuck with it through early high school before concentrating on other sports.
New Jersey Number 1 Soccer State
Maybe that’s one of the reasons that it’s so popular. In fact, according to a recent study by the soccer experts at Soccer Expertise, New Jersey is the state with the highest interest in soccer. This may have something to do with the fact that we’re hosting the 2026 World Cup.
Soccer Expertise claims on their website that their “goal is pretty simple. We aim to boost your passion for the game and help you turn yourself into the next Messi or Ronaldo on the field. And if anything less, you are sure to become a soccer encyclopedia.”
According to their analysis of all states, they found that we in New Jersey search for information, ask questions, and are interested in soccer trivia significantly more than New York which landed in seventh place on the list.
New Jersey ranked first. The study reported that we showed our soccer interest in the U.S. with 1,878 searches per 100,000 people. It was supported by over 174,500 monthly searches among our 9.3 million residents.
States Behind New Jersey in Soccer
California places second followed by Florida, Maryland, and Texas. West Virginia was at the bottom of the list at number fifty, following North Dakota and Arkansas respectively.
Whether we’re first or last on the list there is no denying that soccer is a well-loved sport throughout New Jersey and the country. It may not be the most popular spectator sport in America, but according to the experts, it increases its fan base significantly every year.
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