Which U.S. States Play The Most Disc Golf?

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Alex WilliamsonWriter, Editor
Jul 14 • 4 min read

With over 60% of the world's 16,000-plus disc golf courses, the United States has by far more places to play disc golf than any other country. Unsurprisingly, more total rounds of disc golf are played there per year than anywhere else.

But where in the U.S. is disc golf most popular? Here's where you can find out.

Discover below which U.S. states (plus D.C.) logged the most rounds of disc golf per capita and in general with the UDisc app, the sport's most popular method for scorekeeping, course-finding, and much more.

Map of the U.S. showing disc golf grounds per capita with darker blues representing higher totals
The darker a state is, the more disc golf rounds per capita were recorded there in 2024 with the UDisc app.

What Stuck Out

At UDisc, we love stats and the stories they tell (just take a look at our latest Disc Golf Growth Report if you don't believe us). Here's what stuck out to us from the numbers you'll find in the rankings later on:

  • A Maine-stay at #1
    The last time we published these rankings was back in 2022 using round counts from 2021. While every state that made the top five in rounds per capita then is also top five here, only one of them has the exact same rank – Maine, which is still in the #1 spot. Despite harsh winters and the fact that the vast majority of courses in the state are pay-to-play, Mainers appear to consistently enjoy more rounds of disc golf per person than any other state's population.
  • Jumping for joy of disc golf
    The state that had the biggest growth in rounds when comparing 2021 to 2024 stats is Michigan, with over 187,000 more rounds recorded. Nebraska made the largest leap in the rounds-per-capita rankings, jumping 10 spots from 29th to 19th.
  • General growth
    The average 2021 to 2024 difference in rounds recorded in states was an increase of 32,823 rounds, and 46 of the 50 states saw positive change.
  • Everything's bigger...
    Texas – the second-largest U.S. state by population after California – was the only state to have over 1 million rounds recorded with UDisc in 2024. 

About the Stats 

Here are things you should know about the stats used to make the rankings of which U.S. states play the most disc golf:

  • Round counts – Why UDisc rounds are a good measuring stick
    The round totals refer to rounds recorded with the UDisc app from January 1-December 31, 2024. Since UDisc is the sport's most popular form of mobile scorekeeping, it's extremely likely that where there are the most UDisc rounds, there are also the most rounds in general. 
  • Round counts – The actual numbers are much higher
    Though UDisc round counts are the best measurement in the sport for showing disc golf's popularity, far from every round is recorded with UDisc. Bear in mind that as impressive as the round counts are, the real numbers are likely thousands, tens of thousands, or, in some cases, hundreds of thousands more.
  • Population
    Population totals come from estimates for 2024 from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  • Not exactly "per capita"
    Stat aficianados will notice that the "Rounds Per 100 Residents" figure we use under the "Per Capita" header isn't exactly "per capita" (though, importantly, the rankings would stay the same even if we had used a strict interpretation). This is a conscious choice we made to help readers better understand the numbers as well as find them if they look for them.

Which U.S. States Play the Most Disc Golf Per Capita?

Rank State Disc Golf Rounds Per 100 Residents 2024 with UDisc Disc Golf Rounds 2024 with UDisc Population
1 Maine 12.83 180,307 1,405,012
2 Vermont 11.47 74,391 648,493
3 New Hampshire 9.39 132,279 1,409,032
4 Kansas 8.91 264,552 2,970,606
5 Minnesota 8.50 492,208 5,793,151
6 Colorado 8.06 480,045 5,957,493
7 Oregon 7.77 331,949 4,272,371
8 Michigan 7.43 753,150 10,140,459
9 Utah 6.98 244,596 3,503,613
10 Wisconsin 6.93 413,355 5,960,975
11 Idaho 6.68 133,633 2,001,619
12 Iowa 6.64 215,101 3,241,488
13 Missouri 6.30 393,534 6,245,466
14 North Carolina 6.03 665,896 11,046,024
15 Oklahoma 5.55 227,300 4,095,393
16 Ohio 5.20 617,917 11,883,304
17 Indiana 5.09 352,225 6,924,275
18 South Carolina 5.03 275,587 5,478,831
19 Nebraska 5.01 100,390 2,005,465
20 South Dakota 5.00 46,190 924,669
21 Montana 4.97 56,531 1,137,233
22 Washington 4.92 391,914 7,958,180
23 Delaware 4.66 49,042 1,051,917
24 Arkansas 4.63 143,049 3,088,354
25 Alaska 4.52 33,459 740,133
26 Tennessee 4.25 306,954 7,227,750
27 Kentucky 4.15 190,443 4,588,372
28 Alabama 4.10 211,656 5,157,699
29 Pennsylvania 4.09 534,450 13,078,751
30 Wyoming 3.97 23,356 587,618
31 West Virginia 3.95 69,995 1,769,979
32 Connecticut 3.68 135,295 3,675,069
33 North Dakota 3.67 29,241 796,568
34 Massachusetts 3.65 260,781 7,136,171
35 Virginia 3.56 313,307 8,811,195
36 Illinois 3.50 445,020 12,710,158
37 Texas 3.45 1,079,033 31,290,831
38 Georgia 3.31 370,065 11,180,878
39 Arizona 3.06 232,360 7,582,384
40 Mississippi 3.04 89,459 2,943,045
41 Florida 2.60 608,037 23,372,215
42 Maryland 2.41 150,653 6,263,220
43 California 2.24 882,863 39,431,263
44 New Mexico 2.23 47,573 2,130,256
45 Rhode Island 2.10 23,314 1,112,308
46 Nevada 1.94 63,226 3,267,467
47 Hawaii 1.90 27,405 1,446,146
48 Louisiana 1.66 76,141 4,597,740
49 New Jersey 1.60 151,700 9,500,851
50 New York 1.56 309,692 19,867,248
51 Washington D.C. 0.39 2,749 702,250

Which U.S. States Play the Most Disc Golf Generally?

Rank State Disc Golf Rounds 2024 with UDisc Population
1 Texas 1,079,033 31,290,831
2 California 882,863 39,431,263
3 Michigan 753,150 10,140,459
4 North Carolina 665,896 11,046,024
5 Ohio 617,917 11,883,304
6 Florida 608,037 23,372,215
7 Pennsylvania 534,450 13,078,751
8 Minnesota 492,208 5,793,151
9 Colorado 480,045 5,957,493
10 Illinois 445,020 12,710,158
11 Wisconsin 413,355 5,960,975
12 Missouri 393,534 6,245,466
13 Washington 391,914 7,958,180
14 Georgia 370,065 11,180,878
15 Indiana 352,225 6,924,275
16 Oregon 331,949 4,272,371
17 Virginia 313,307 8,811,195
18 New York 309,692 5,478,831
19 Tennessee 306,954 7,227,750
20 South Carolina 275,587 5,478,831
21 Kansas 264,552 2,970,606
22 Massachusetts 260,781 7,136,171
23 Utah 244,596 3,503,613
24 Arizona 232,360 7,582,384
25 Oklahoma 227,300 4,095,393
26 Iowa 215,101 3,241,488
27 Alabama 211,656 5,157,699
28 Kentucky 190,443 4,588,372
29 Maine 180,307 1,405,012
30 New Jersey 151,700 9,500,851
31 Maryland 150,653 6,263,220
32 Arkansas 143,049 3,088,354
33 Connecticut 135,295 3,675,069
34 Idaho 133,633 2,001,619
35 New Hampshire 132,279 1,409,032
36 Nebraska 100,390 2,005,465
37 Mississippi 89,459 2,943,045
38 Louisiana 76,141 4,597,740
39 Vermont 74,391 648,493
40 West Virginia 69,995 1,769,979
41 Nevada 63,226 3,267,467
42 Montana 56,531 1,137,233
43 Delaware 49,042 1,051,917
44 New Mexico 47,573 2,130,256
45 South Dakota 46,190 924,669
46 Alaska 33,459 740,133
47 North Dakota 29,241 796,568
48 Hawaii 27,405 1,446,146
49 Wyoming 23,356 587,618
50 Rhode Island 23,314 1,112,308
51 Washington D.C. 2,749 702,250

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