State Subreddit Participation

How do the 50 states stack up on Reddit?

By RON LIZZI - GoOutsideBook.com

The social news website Reddit has a subreddit for every state. So how do the 50 states stack up in terms of the number of subreddit subscribers? Below are the statistics from January 1, 2016, in four tables:

There were approximately 400,000 subscribers for the 50 state subreddits. The average number of subscribers for a state subreddit was 8,081, and the median was 6,085.

The most interesting figures may be the subscribers per capita, which vary greatly. Less populous states on the outskirts of the country dominate those rankings.

Based on the participation statistics for the 50 biggest American cities, it appears that redditors in more populous states took a greater interest in the states' large cities than in the states themselves. For example, /r/Illinois has under 4,000 subscribers, while /r/Chicago had almost 73,000, more than twice the subscribers of the largest state subreddit (/r/Texas).

Population figures are July 1, 2015, estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

For Washington, D.C., see the participation statistics for the 50 biggest American cities.

SORTED BY STATE

State Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per

10,000 Residents / Rank Alabama 4,858,979 24 /r/Alabama 4,206 35 9 |||| 40 Alaska 738,432 48 /r/Alaska 7,886 18 107 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1 Arizona 6,828,065 14 /r/Arizona 8,785 15 13 |||||| 28 Arkansas 2,978,204 33 /r/Arkansas 4,853 31 16 |||||||| 22 California 39,144,818 1 /r/California 27,090 2 7 ||| 42 Colorado 5,456,574 22 /r/Colorado 19,121 5 35 |||||||||||||||||| 8 Connecticut 3,590,886 29 /r/Connecticut 10,407 13 29 |||||||||||||| 13 Delaware 945,934 45 /r/Delaware 4,048 37 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 6 Florida 20,271,272 3 /r/Florida 11,840 8 6 ||| 44 Georgia 10,214,860 8 /r/Georgia 5,160 29 5 ||| 46 Hawaii 1,431,603 40 /r/Hawaii 10,724 11 75 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3 Idaho 1,654,930 39 /r/Idaho 2,304 46 14 ||||||| 26 Illinois 12,859,995 5 /r/Illinois 3,843 38 3 | 50 Indiana 6,619,680 16 /r/Indiana 7,357 21 11 |||||| 34 Iowa 3,123,899 30 /r/Iowa 6,431 22 21 |||||||||| 19 Kansas 2,911,641 34 /r/Kansas 3,409 41 12 |||||| 31 Kentucky 4,425,092 26 /r/Kentucky 5,002 30 11 |||||| 33 Louisiana 4,670,724 25 /r/Louisiana 5,709 27 12 |||||| 29 Maine 1,329,328 42 /r/Maine 7,499 20 56 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 4 Maryland 6,006,401 19 /r/Maryland 9,871 14 16 |||||||| 21 Massachusetts 6,794,422 15 /r/Massachusetts 6,358 23 9 ||||| 37 Michigan 9,922,576 10 /r/Michigan 22,252 3 22 ||||||||||| 17 Minnesota 5,489,594 21 /r/Minnesota 18,574 6 34 ||||||||||||||||| 10 Mississippi 2,992,333 32 /r/Mississippi 2,528 45 8 |||| 41 Missouri 6,083,672 18 /r/Missouri 3,481 40 6 ||| 45 Montana 1,032,949 44 /r/Montana 4,413 33 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 7 Nebraska 1,896,190 37 /r/Nebraska 2,802 43 15 ||||||| 24 Nevada 2,890,845 35 /r/Nevada 1,234 50 4 || 48 New Hampshire 1,330,608 41 /r/NewHampshire 6,154 25 46 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 5 New Jersey 8,958,013 11 /r/NewJersey 21,861 4 24 |||||||||||| 15 New Mexico 2,085,109 36 /r/NewMexico 2,745 44 13 ||||||| 27 New York 19,795,791 4 /r/NewYork 6,015 26 3 || 49 North Carolina 10,042,802 9 /r/NorthCarolina 10,956 10 11 ||||| 35 North Dakota 756,927 47 /r/NorthDakota 2,045 47 27 |||||||||||||| 14 Ohio 11,613,423 7 /r/Ohio 10,578 12 9 ||||| 38 Oklahoma 3,911,338 28 /r/Oklahoma 8,501 17 22 ||||||||||| 18 Oregon 4,028,977 27 /r/Oregon 11,809 9 29 ||||||||||||||| 12 Pennsylvania 12,802,503 6 /r/Pennsylvania 6,260 24 5 || 47 Rhode Island 1,056,298 43 /r/RhodeIsland 3,695 39 35 ||||||||||||||||| 9 South Carolina 4,896,146 23 /r/SouthCarolina 4,724 32 10 ||||| 36 South Dakota 858,469 46 /r/SouthDakota 1,500 49 17 ||||||||| 20 Tennessee 6,600,299 17 /r/Tennessee 4,083 36 6 ||| 43 Texas 27,469,114 2 /r/Texas 31,288 1 11 |||||| 32 Utah 2,995,919 31 /r/Utah 4,319 34 14 ||||||| 25 Vermont 626,042 49 /r/Vermont 5,340 28 85 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 Virginia 8,382,993 12 /r/Virginia 7,596 19 9 ||||| 39 Washington 7,170,351 13 /r/Washington 8,693 16 12 |||||| 30 West Virginia 1,844,128 38 /r/WestVirginia 2,873 42 16 |||||||| 23 Wisconsin 5,771,337 20 /r/Wisconsin 13,966 7 24 |||||||||||| 16 Wyoming 586,107 50 /r/Wyoming 1,856 48 32 |||||||||||||||| 11

SORTED BY POPULATION

State Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per

10,000 Residents / Rank California 39,144,818 1 /r/California 27,090 2 7 ||| 42 Texas 27,469,114 2 /r/Texas 31,288 1 11 |||||| 32 Florida 20,271,272 3 /r/Florida 11,840 8 6 ||| 44 New York 19,795,791 4 /r/NewYork 6,015 26 3 || 49 Illinois 12,859,995 5 /r/Illinois 3,843 38 3 | 50 Pennsylvania 12,802,503 6 /r/Pennsylvania 6,260 24 5 || 47 Ohio 11,613,423 7 /r/Ohio 10,578 12 9 ||||| 38 Georgia 10,214,860 8 /r/Georgia 5,160 29 5 ||| 46 North Carolina 10,042,802 9 /r/NorthCarolina 10,956 10 11 ||||| 35 Michigan 9,922,576 10 /r/Michigan 22,252 3 22 ||||||||||| 17 New Jersey 8,958,013 11 /r/NewJersey 21,861 4 24 |||||||||||| 15 Virginia 8,382,993 12 /r/Virginia 7,596 19 9 ||||| 39 Washington 7,170,351 13 /r/Washington 8,693 16 12 |||||| 30 Arizona 6,828,065 14 /r/Arizona 8,785 15 13 |||||| 28 Massachusetts 6,794,422 15 /r/Massachusetts 6,358 23 9 ||||| 37 Indiana 6,619,680 16 /r/Indiana 7,357 21 11 |||||| 34 Tennessee 6,600,299 17 /r/Tennessee 4,083 36 6 ||| 43 Missouri 6,083,672 18 /r/Missouri 3,481 40 6 ||| 45 Maryland 6,006,401 19 /r/Maryland 9,871 14 16 |||||||| 21 Wisconsin 5,771,337 20 /r/Wisconsin 13,966 7 24 |||||||||||| 16 Minnesota 5,489,594 21 /r/Minnesota 18,574 6 34 ||||||||||||||||| 10 Colorado 5,456,574 22 /r/Colorado 19,121 5 35 |||||||||||||||||| 8 South Carolina 4,896,146 23 /r/SouthCarolina 4,724 32 10 ||||| 36 Alabama 4,858,979 24 /r/Alabama 4,206 35 9 |||| 40 Louisiana 4,670,724 25 /r/Louisiana 5,709 27 12 |||||| 29 Kentucky 4,425,092 26 /r/Kentucky 5,002 30 11 |||||| 33 Oregon 4,028,977 27 /r/Oregon 11,809 9 29 ||||||||||||||| 12 Oklahoma 3,911,338 28 /r/Oklahoma 8,501 17 22 ||||||||||| 18 Connecticut 3,590,886 29 /r/Connecticut 10,407 13 29 |||||||||||||| 13 Iowa 3,123,899 30 /r/Iowa 6,431 22 21 |||||||||| 19 Utah 2,995,919 31 /r/Utah 4,319 34 14 ||||||| 25 Mississippi 2,992,333 32 /r/Mississippi 2,528 45 8 |||| 41 Arkansas 2,978,204 33 /r/Arkansas 4,853 31 16 |||||||| 22 Kansas 2,911,641 34 /r/Kansas 3,409 41 12 |||||| 31 Nevada 2,890,845 35 /r/Nevada 1,234 50 4 || 48 New Mexico 2,085,109 36 /r/NewMexico 2,745 44 13 ||||||| 27 Nebraska 1,896,190 37 /r/Nebraska 2,802 43 15 ||||||| 24 West Virginia 1,844,128 38 /r/WestVirginia 2,873 42 16 |||||||| 23 Idaho 1,654,930 39 /r/Idaho 2,304 46 14 ||||||| 26 Hawaii 1,431,603 40 /r/Hawaii 10,724 11 75 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3 New Hampshire 1,330,608 41 /r/NewHampshire 6,154 25 46 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 5 Maine 1,329,328 42 /r/Maine 7,499 20 56 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 4 Rhode Island 1,056,298 43 /r/RhodeIsland 3,695 39 35 ||||||||||||||||| 9 Montana 1,032,949 44 /r/Montana 4,413 33 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 7 Delaware 945,934 45 /r/Delaware 4,048 37 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 6 South Dakota 858,469 46 /r/SouthDakota 1,500 49 17 ||||||||| 20 North Dakota 756,927 47 /r/NorthDakota 2,045 47 27 |||||||||||||| 14 Alaska 738,432 48 /r/Alaska 7,886 18 107 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1 Vermont 626,042 49 /r/Vermont 5,340 28 85 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 Wyoming 586,107 50 /r/Wyoming 1,856 48 32 |||||||||||||||| 11

SORTED BY NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS

State Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per

10,000 Residents / Rank Texas 27,469,114 2 /r/Texas 31,288 1 11 |||||| 32 California 39,144,818 1 /r/California 27,090 2 7 ||| 42 Michigan 9,922,576 10 /r/Michigan 22,252 3 22 ||||||||||| 17 New Jersey 8,958,013 11 /r/NewJersey 21,861 4 24 |||||||||||| 15 Colorado 5,456,574 22 /r/Colorado 19,121 5 35 |||||||||||||||||| 8 Minnesota 5,489,594 21 /r/Minnesota 18,574 6 34 ||||||||||||||||| 10 Wisconsin 5,771,337 20 /r/Wisconsin 13,966 7 24 |||||||||||| 16 Florida 20,271,272 3 /r/Florida 11,840 8 6 ||| 44 Oregon 4,028,977 27 /r/Oregon 11,809 9 29 ||||||||||||||| 12 North Carolina 10,042,802 9 /r/NorthCarolina 10,956 10 11 ||||| 35 Hawaii 1,431,603 40 /r/Hawaii 10,724 11 75 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3 Ohio 11,613,423 7 /r/Ohio 10,578 12 9 ||||| 38 Connecticut 3,590,886 29 /r/Connecticut 10,407 13 29 |||||||||||||| 13 Maryland 6,006,401 19 /r/Maryland 9,871 14 16 |||||||| 21 Arizona 6,828,065 14 /r/Arizona 8,785 15 13 |||||| 28 Washington 7,170,351 13 /r/Washington 8,693 16 12 |||||| 30 Oklahoma 3,911,338 28 /r/Oklahoma 8,501 17 22 ||||||||||| 18 Alaska 738,432 48 /r/Alaska 7,886 18 107 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1 Virginia 8,382,993 12 /r/Virginia 7,596 19 9 ||||| 39 Maine 1,329,328 42 /r/Maine 7,499 20 56 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 4 Indiana 6,619,680 16 /r/Indiana 7,357 21 11 |||||| 34 Iowa 3,123,899 30 /r/Iowa 6,431 22 21 |||||||||| 19 Massachusetts 6,794,422 15 /r/Massachusetts 6,358 23 9 ||||| 37 Pennsylvania 12,802,503 6 /r/Pennsylvania 6,260 24 5 || 47 New Hampshire 1,330,608 41 /r/NewHampshire 6,154 25 46 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 5 New York 19,795,791 4 /r/NewYork 6,015 26 3 || 49 Louisiana 4,670,724 25 /r/Louisiana 5,709 27 12 |||||| 29 Vermont 626,042 49 /r/Vermont 5,340 28 85 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 Georgia 10,214,860 8 /r/Georgia 5,160 29 5 ||| 46 Kentucky 4,425,092 26 /r/Kentucky 5,002 30 11 |||||| 33 Arkansas 2,978,204 33 /r/Arkansas 4,853 31 16 |||||||| 22 South Carolina 4,896,146 23 /r/SouthCarolina 4,724 32 10 ||||| 36 Montana 1,032,949 44 /r/Montana 4,413 33 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 7 Utah 2,995,919 31 /r/Utah 4,319 34 14 ||||||| 25 Alabama 4,858,979 24 /r/Alabama 4,206 35 9 |||| 40 Tennessee 6,600,299 17 /r/Tennessee 4,083 36 6 ||| 43 Delaware 945,934 45 /r/Delaware 4,048 37 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 6 Illinois 12,859,995 5 /r/Illinois 3,843 38 3 | 50 Rhode Island 1,056,298 43 /r/RhodeIsland 3,695 39 35 ||||||||||||||||| 9 Missouri 6,083,672 18 /r/Missouri 3,481 40 6 ||| 45 Kansas 2,911,641 34 /r/Kansas 3,409 41 12 |||||| 31 West Virginia 1,844,128 38 /r/WestVirginia 2,873 42 16 |||||||| 23 Nebraska 1,896,190 37 /r/Nebraska 2,802 43 15 ||||||| 24 New Mexico 2,085,109 36 /r/NewMexico 2,745 44 13 ||||||| 27 Mississippi 2,992,333 32 /r/Mississippi 2,528 45 8 |||| 41 Idaho 1,654,930 39 /r/Idaho 2,304 46 14 ||||||| 26 North Dakota 756,927 47 /r/NorthDakota 2,045 47 27 |||||||||||||| 14 Wyoming 586,107 50 /r/Wyoming 1,856 48 32 |||||||||||||||| 11 South Dakota 858,469 46 /r/SouthDakota 1,500 49 17 ||||||||| 20 Nevada 2,890,845 35 /r/Nevada 1,234 50 4 || 48

SORTED BY SUBSCRIBERS PER CAPITA

State Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per

10,000 Residents / Rank Alaska 738,432 48 /r/Alaska 7,886 18 107 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1 Vermont 626,042 49 /r/Vermont 5,340 28 85 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 Hawaii 1,431,603 40 /r/Hawaii 10,724 11 75 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3 Maine 1,329,328 42 /r/Maine 7,499 20 56 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 4 New Hampshire 1,330,608 41 /r/NewHampshire 6,154 25 46 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 5 Delaware 945,934 45 /r/Delaware 4,048 37 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 6 Montana 1,032,949 44 /r/Montana 4,413 33 43 ||||||||||||||||||||| 7 Colorado 5,456,574 22 /r/Colorado 19,121 5 35 |||||||||||||||||| 8 Rhode Island 1,056,298 43 /r/RhodeIsland 3,695 39 35 ||||||||||||||||| 9 Minnesota 5,489,594 21 /r/Minnesota 18,574 6 34 ||||||||||||||||| 10 Wyoming 586,107 50 /r/Wyoming 1,856 48 32 |||||||||||||||| 11 Oregon 4,028,977 27 /r/Oregon 11,809 9 29 ||||||||||||||| 12 Connecticut 3,590,886 29 /r/Connecticut 10,407 13 29 |||||||||||||| 13 North Dakota 756,927 47 /r/NorthDakota 2,045 47 27 |||||||||||||| 14 New Jersey 8,958,013 11 /r/NewJersey 21,861 4 24 |||||||||||| 15 Wisconsin 5,771,337 20 /r/Wisconsin 13,966 7 24 |||||||||||| 16 Michigan 9,922,576 10 /r/Michigan 22,252 3 22 ||||||||||| 17 Oklahoma 3,911,338 28 /r/Oklahoma 8,501 17 22 ||||||||||| 18 Iowa 3,123,899 30 /r/Iowa 6,431 22 21 |||||||||| 19 South Dakota 858,469 46 /r/SouthDakota 1,500 49 17 ||||||||| 20 Maryland 6,006,401 19 /r/Maryland 9,871 14 16 |||||||| 21 Arkansas 2,978,204 33 /r/Arkansas 4,853 31 16 |||||||| 22 West Virginia 1,844,128 38 /r/WestVirginia 2,873 42 16 |||||||| 23 Nebraska 1,896,190 37 /r/Nebraska 2,802 43 15 ||||||| 24 Utah 2,995,919 31 /r/Utah 4,319 34 14 ||||||| 25 Idaho 1,654,930 39 /r/Idaho 2,304 46 14 ||||||| 26 New Mexico 2,085,109 36 /r/NewMexico 2,745 44 13 ||||||| 27 Arizona 6,828,065 14 /r/Arizona 8,785 15 13 |||||| 28 Louisiana 4,670,724 25 /r/Louisiana 5,709 27 12 |||||| 29 Washington 7,170,351 13 /r/Washington 8,693 16 12 |||||| 30 Kansas 2,911,641 34 /r/Kansas 3,409 41 12 |||||| 31 Texas 27,469,114 2 /r/Texas 31,288 1 11 |||||| 32 Kentucky 4,425,092 26 /r/Kentucky 5,002 30 11 |||||| 33 Indiana 6,619,680 16 /r/Indiana 7,357 21 11 |||||| 34 North Carolina 10,042,802 9 /r/NorthCarolina 10,956 10 11 ||||| 35 South Carolina 4,896,146 23 /r/SouthCarolina 4,724 32 10 ||||| 36 Massachusetts 6,794,422 15 /r/Massachusetts 6,358 23 9 ||||| 37 Ohio 11,613,423 7 /r/Ohio 10,578 12 9 ||||| 38 Virginia 8,382,993 12 /r/Virginia 7,596 19 9 ||||| 39 Alabama 4,858,979 24 /r/Alabama 4,206 35 9 |||| 40 Mississippi 2,992,333 32 /r/Mississippi 2,528 45 8 |||| 41 California 39,144,818 1 /r/California 27,090 2 7 ||| 42 Tennessee 6,600,299 17 /r/Tennessee 4,083 36 6 ||| 43 Florida 20,271,272 3 /r/Florida 11,840 8 6 ||| 44 Missouri 6,083,672 18 /r/Missouri 3,481 40 6 ||| 45 Georgia 10,214,860 8 /r/Georgia 5,160 29 5 ||| 46 Pennsylvania 12,802,503 6 /r/Pennsylvania 6,260 24 5 || 47 Nevada 2,890,845 35 /r/Nevada 1,234 50 4 || 48 New York 19,795,791 4 /r/NewYork 6,015 26 3 || 49 Illinois 12,859,995 5 /r/Illinois 3,843 38 3 | 50

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