USCF statistics / Iowa · Male
Members
410
Iowa
Top Regular
2,313
highest
Median Regular
1,238
midpoint
Rated Regular
326
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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Iowa State Rankings
Where Iowa ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #31,238 median | #101,027 median | #331,206 median | #111,235 median | #241,222 median | #191,489 median |
| Average rating | #41,159 average | #111,009 average | #281,224 average | #131,240 average | #191,235 average | #291,397 average |
| Best player | #352,313 top | #372,271 top | #382,182 top | #302,194 top | #292,203 top | #242,181 top |
| Rated players | #38326 players | #38305 players | #34119 players | #2939 players | #3537 players | #3329 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Iowa highlighted against every state · Active Members
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,2962California
10,0013New York
8,6704Florida
4,7785Illinois
4,5716New Jersey
3,456Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Iowa changes month to month
Last month
-4
October 1, 2026 · 410 active members
Best month
+70
February 1, 2026 · 79 gained
Largest loss
-21
June 1, 2026 · 29 lost
Total active members
410
Monthly net change
-4
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Iowa joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
218
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
41
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
216
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Iowa residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
38th
410
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
50th
12.7
per 100,000 of 3,238,387 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Iowa
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A regular rating of 1,238 beats 49.8% of players in Iowa.
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Regular ratings · Iowa
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Johnson, Frank B USCF12652092 | 2,313 |
2 | Rose, John T USCF10305446 | 2,310 |
3 | Bauer, Randy L USCF10320372 | 2,303 |
4 | Campbell, Craig T USCF10306442 | 2,267 |
5 | Neal, James USCF12884217 | 2,231 |
6 | Takahashi, Michael USCF14333301 | 2,229 |
7 | Aimdilokwong, Alec Daniel USCF17127332 | 2,228 |
8 | Tyagi, Kushan USCF13011217 | 2,225 |
9 | Mcentee, Tim R USCF12298150 | 2,203 |
10 | Harger, Daniel V USCF10305004 | 2,195 |
11 | Ramesh, Nehanraj USCF31163791 | 2,189 |
12 | Goffstein, Daniel USCF12628157 | 2,169 |
13 | Keating, Robert F USCF12641782 | 2,115 |
14 | Nixon, Niko R USCF15980255 | 2,083 |
15 | Simpson, Matthew USCF30331814 | 2,064 |
16 | Vasto, Daniel USCF10341981 | 2,000 |
17 | Reynolds, Robert Louis USCF11332722 | 1,949 |
18 | Hamilton, David USCF30046309 | 1,947 |
19 | Stoudt, Scott Jay USCF12401730 | 1,930 |
20 | Pregon, Joseph Jeffery USCF15834640 | 1,927 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Kunstle, Jacob Thomas USCF32110089 | +243 |
2 | Hu, Anhua USCF32286005 | +184 |
3 | Howard, Miles USCF32422864 | +156 |
4 | Sureshkumar, Jagat USCF31948995 | +145 |
5 | Wong, Vincent H USCF16217546 | +119 |
6 | Marino, Joseph USCF32489114 | +116 |
7 | Brown, Mark T USCF12408922 | +112 |
8 | Karanam, Niksheeth USCF30869942 | +110 |
9 | Hammes, Wyatt William USCF16520371 | +78 |
10 | Freerksen, Magnus USCF31875172 | +64 |
11 | Brende, Nash USCF31757642 | +62 |
12 | Balasubramanian, Gugan USCF31019047 | +58 |
13 | Yost-Wolff, Spencer USCF30635029 | +49 |
14 | Kmetz, Shawn Douglas USCF12729704 | +38 |
15 | Lemon, Josh USCF31206721 | +38 |
16 | Nixon, Niko R USCF15980255 | +34 |
17 | Neal, James USCF12884217 | +24 |
18 | Veeder, Cole USCF30022342 | +19 |
19 | Martenson, Noah John USCF30396397 | +19 |
20 | Bossom, Tyler USCF30205399 | +12 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Wang, Felix USCF32839174 | +46 |
2 | Marino, Joseph USCF32489114 | +35 |
3 | Fecteau, Peter James USCF33068431 | +35 |
4 | Kunstle, Jacob Thomas USCF32110089 | +33 |
5 | Talluri, Kovid Eeshwar USCF16497593 | +30 |
6 | Brown, Mark T USCF12408922 | +28 |
7 | Hu, Anhua USCF32286005 | +27 |
8 | Doerr, Nicolas USCF32789406 | +24 |
9 | Howard, Miles USCF32422864 | +22 |
10 | Karanam, Niksheeth USCF30869942 | +22 |
11 | Sureshkumar, Jagat USCF31948995 | +22 |
12 | Vandekrol, Corin USCF32751271 | +21 |
13 | Platz, Tristan USCF31540585 | +20 |
14 | Wong, Vincent H USCF16217546 | +15 |
15 | Fecteau, James USCF32011980 | +15 |
16 | Brende, Nash USCF31757642 | +15 |
17 | Freerksen, Magnus USCF31875172 | +14 |
18 | Hammes, Wyatt William USCF16520371 | +13 |
19 | Hingstrum, Robert L USCF31386313 | +13 |
20 | Bhugra, Anant USCF32625222 | +12 |
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