USCF statistics / United States · Male
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USCF Regular Median Rating by State · Male players
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Regular Median Rating by State
Regular ratings
Colors show relative state rank among male players in this rating format. Equal values share a color.
50-State Trend Stack
States and DC · Active Members
Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in United States changes month to month
Total active members
87,884
Monthly net change
-592
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in United States joined, came back, or left each month
State Member Movement
Latest monthly active member adds and losses · October 1, 2026
| State | Added | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6476.21% | -130-1.25% |
| California | 6116.13% | +40+0.40% |
| Florida | 2775.77% | -26-0.54% |
| New York | 2713.05% | -225-2.53% |
| New Jersey | 1745.11% | +49+1.44% |
| North Carolina | 1515.07% | +29+0.97% |
| Illinois | 1312.85% | -30-0.65% |
| Massachusetts | 1206.08% | +13+0.66% |
| State | Lost | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7777.45% | -130-1.25% |
| California | 5715.73% | +40+0.40% |
| New York | 4965.58% | -225-2.53% |
| Florida | 3036.31% | -26-0.54% |
| Pennsylvania | 1635.48% | -59-1.98% |
| Illinois | 1613.50% | -30-0.65% |
| New Jersey | 1253.67% | +49+1.44% |
| North Carolina | 1224.10% | +29+0.97% |
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 residents using each state's 2025 estimated resident population
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 369 | 53.2 |
| New York | 8,670 | 43.3 |
| Vermont | 244 | 37.8 |
| New Jersey | 3,456 | 36.2 |
| Illinois | 4,571 | 35.9 |
| Maryland | 2,115 | 33.8 |
| Virginia | 2,906 | 32.7 |
| Texas | 10,296 | 32.5 |
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 144 | 12.6 |
| Iowa | 410 | 12.7 |
| Alabama | 668 | 12.9 |
| Mississippi | 414 | 14.0 |
| North Dakota | 117 | 14.6 |
| West Virginia | 268 | 15.2 |
| Idaho | 314 | 15.5 |
| Oklahoma | 673 | 16.3 |
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across United States
Leaderboard Explorer
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 | Zhang, William | +368 |
8 | Bosek, Finnick | +353 |
9 | Campbell, Brennan | +351 |
10 | Karnik-Sachan, Khayal | +351 |
11 | Zhang, Andrew Yi | +349 |
12 | Gulati, Ayansh | +347 |
13 | Mcabee, Aaden | +337 |
14 | Bamburac, Benyamin | +332 |
15 | Kang, Emmett | +325 |
16 | Hsu, Ian | +312 |
17 | Petrishak, Nathaniel Marc | +308 |
18 | Kumar, Vibhav | +308 |
19 | Rameshrathinam, Vihaan | +308 |
20 | Shorrer, Daniel | +303 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jose, Liam | +26,484 |
2 | Koloski, Benjamin C | +25,403 |
3 | Sharma, Shaurya | +23,565 |
4 | Barani, Ishaanthan | +21,772 |
5 | Guntha, Sahan | +21,245 |
6 | Gupta, Rohan | +20,869 |
7 | Ginal, Maxwell | +19,326 |
8 | Bruce, Elijah Thomas | +17,918 |
9 | Olsson-Dail, Nickolas | +17,565 |
10 | Verma, Satvik | +17,526 |
11 | Sotelo, Salvador | +16,191 |
12 | Zhang, Joseph | +15,963 |
13 | Guerrero, Alessandro Harper | +15,951 |
14 | Mehta, Neel | +15,844 |
15 | Gnanassegarane, Srinath | +15,617 |
16 | Bosek, Finnick | +15,546 |
17 | Zhang, William | +15,379 |
18 | Gulati, Ayansh | +15,368 |
19 | Bachrach, Eric E | +15,353 |
20 | Gonzalez, Immanuel | +15,338 |
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