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Number of participants in team sports in the U.S. 2009-2017
Popularity of team sports by number of participants in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)
by S. Lock,
last edited
Jul 31, 2019
This graph depicts the total number of participants, six years and older, in team sports in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017. Approximately 15.64 million Americans played Baseball in 2017.
Popularity of team sports by number of participants in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)
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by S. Lock,
last edited
Jul 31, 2019
This graph depicts the total number of participants, six years and older, in team sports in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017. Approximately 15.64 million Americans played Baseball in 2017.
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- July 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- during the 2017 calendar year
- Number of respondents
- 30,999 respondents
- Age group
- 6 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- Data for the years prior to 2014 is taken from previous reports.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- during the 2017 calendar year
- Number of respondents
- 30,999 respondents
- Age group
- 6 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- Data for the years prior to 2014 is taken from previous reports.
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