USCF statsUnited StatesValid as of October 1, 2026
USCF statistics / United States
Members
102,941
United States
Top Regular
2,850
highest
Median Regular
847
midpoint
Rated Regular
82,596
players
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USCF Regular Median Rating by State · All players
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Regular Median Rating by State
Regular ratings
606Median1,274
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50-State Trend Stack
States and DC · Active Members
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,5172California
11,5693New York
11,0024Florida
5,5775Illinois
5,4616New Jersey
3,979Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in United States changes month to month
Last month
-966
October 1, 2026 · 102,941 active members
Best month
+11,545
February 1, 2026 · 18,119 gained
Largest loss
-6,863
March 1, 2026 · 7,549 lost
Total active members
102,941
Monthly net change
-966
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in United States joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
47,030
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
12,943
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
57,325
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
State Member Movement
Latest monthly active member adds and losses · October 1, 2026
Rank
Top states by new members added
| State | Added | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8326.55% | -186-1.46% |
| California | 7116.15% | +12+0.10% |
| New York | 3352.96% | -324-2.86% |
| Florida | 3265.79% | -55-0.98% |
| New Jersey | 2025.15% | +60+1.53% |
| North Carolina | 1764.89% | +32+0.89% |
| Illinois | 1492.71% | -36-0.65% |
| Massachusetts | 1356.27% | +17+0.79% |
Top states by members lost
| State | Lost | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,0188.01% | -186-1.46% |
| California | 6996.05% | +12+0.10% |
| New York | 6595.82% | -324-2.86% |
| Florida | 3816.76% | -55-0.98% |
| Pennsylvania | 1865.56% | -73-2.18% |
| Illinois | 1853.37% | -36-0.65% |
| Arizona | 1476.98% | -46-2.19% |
| North Carolina | 1444.00% | +32+0.89% |
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 residents using each state's 2025 estimated resident population
Most represented
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 432 | 62.3 |
| New York | 11,002 | 55.0 |
| Illinois | 5,461 | 42.9 |
| Vermont | 273 | 42.3 |
| New Jersey | 3,979 | 41.7 |
| Oregon | 1,718 | 40.2 |
| Texas | 12,517 | 39.5 |
| Maryland | 2,377 | 37.9 |
Least represented
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 448 | 13.8 |
| Montana | 159 | 13.9 |
| Alabama | 754 | 14.5 |
| Mississippi | 473 | 16.0 |
| North Dakota | 128 | 16.0 |
| Idaho | 354 | 17.4 |
| West Virginia | 309 | 17.5 |
| Nebraska | 371 | 18.4 |
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across United States
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A regular rating of 847 beats 49.9% of players in United States.
4,439 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · United States
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2,850 |
2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2,846 |
3 | So, Wesley | 2,843 |
4 | Aronian, Levon | 2,796 |
5 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 2,783 |
6 | Niemann, Hans | 2,783 |
7 | Sevian, Samuel | 2,777 |
8 | Liang, Awonder | 2,772 |
9 | Xiong, Jeffery | 2,729 |
10 | Robson, Ray | 2,726 |
11 | Jacobson, Brandon | 2,720 |
12 | Shankland, Sam | 2,711 |
13 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | 2,709 |
14 | Onischuk, Alex | 2,706 |
15 | Oparin, Grigoriy | 2,705 |
16 | Woodward, Andy Austin | 2,704 |
17 | Izoria, Zviad | 2,694 |
18 | Antipov, Mikhail | 2,692 |
19 | Zherebukh, Yaroslav | 2,689 |
20 | Seirawan, Yasser | 2,677 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Gupta, Rohan | +590 |
2 | Peddibhotla, Nandan | +434 |
3 | Verma, Satvik | +416 |
4 | Bachrach, Eric E | +407 |
5 | Gonzalez, Immanuel | +389 |
6 | Sotelo, Salvador | +388 |
7 | Zhao, Rhea | +381 |
8 | Zhang, William | +368 |
9 | Maheshwari, Aadvika Nmn | +362 |
10 | Guerra, Leah M | +358 |
11 | Bosek, Finnick | +353 |
12 | Campbell, Brennan | +351 |
13 | Karnik-Sachan, Khayal | +351 |
14 | Zhang, Andrew Yi | +349 |
15 | Wan, Arwen | +349 |
16 | Gulati, Ayansh | +347 |
17 | Mcabee, Aaden | +337 |
18 | Bamburac, Benyamin | +332 |
19 | Kang, Emmett | +325 |
20 | Hsu, Ian | +312 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jose, Liam | +32,139 |
2 | Sharma, Shaurya | +30,556 |
3 | Koloski, Benjamin C | +29,003 |
4 | Barani, Ishaanthan | +27,674 |
5 | Brock, Sierra | +27,582 |
6 | Guntha, Sahan | +24,906 |
7 | Gupta, Rohan | +23,432 |
8 | Olsson-Dail, Nickolas | +23,263 |
9 | Ginal, Maxwell | +22,158 |
10 | Verma, Satvik | +20,605 |
11 | Chen, Cynthia | +20,377 |
12 | Bimith, Adidev | +19,722 |
13 | Guerrero, Alessandro Harper | +19,590 |
14 | Henderson, Penelope | +19,496 |
15 | Maheshwari, Aadvika Nmn | +19,349 |
16 | Bosek, Finnick | +19,266 |
17 | Bruce, Elijah Thomas | +19,217 |
18 | Sotelo, Salvador | +19,001 |
19 | Zhang, Joseph | +18,909 |
20 | Zhao, Rhea | +18,831 |
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