The number of U.S. Americans who played basketball at least once in a year reached 29.73 million people in 2023, continuing an increasing trend which began in 2016. Between 2016 and 2023, the number of basketball participants in the U.S. increased by 33 percent.
Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023
(in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (February 27, 2024). Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2024). Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Basketball Participants in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of basketball participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191632/participants-in-basketballl-in-the-us-since-2006/