2023 State of Pickleball Report

Dive into the numbers behind America’s fastest growing sport. By combining proprietary facility and participation data, this report highlights the investment necessary to keep up with pickleball’s meteoric rise!

Dive into the numbers behind America’s fastest growing sport. By combining proprietary facility and participation data, this report highlights the investment necessary to keep up with pickleball’s meteoric rise!

Methodology

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Pickleheads Facility Data

Facility data sourced from Pickleheads, the industry’s leading source with over 12,000 courts indexed across the U.S.

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SFIA Participation Data

Participation data sourced from the SFIA, the industry’s leading participation data gathered from over 18,000 participants via online surveys.

Data and insights from over 12,000 pickleball facilities

Analyze facility data by access type, surface, net and line set up, indoor vs outdoor and more.

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Dedicated vs temporary

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Public vs private

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Identify underserved areas for new court construction

For major markets, view facility data overlayed with population to uncover opportunities for new court investment.

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Top cities by court density

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Bottom cities by court density

Analyze pickleball’s growth over the last 8 years

View pickleball growth trends since 2014, including new and lost participants and breakdown of casual vs core players.

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Core vs casual participation

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Churn and net player growth

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Browse rich demographic and location data on players

Get insights into the pickleball player with breakdowns by age, gender, income, and geography.

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Age bracket analysis

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Regional breakouts

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Income disparity

Density report example

Build the business case for new court investment

Compare city-level court density to national averages and get our recommendation for courts required to meet demand. Available as a special report in 4,663 cities. $99 per city.

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