Gymnastics participation in the U.S. 2010-2021

The number of participants in gymnastics aged six years and older in the United States grew by 10.9 percent in 2021 over the previous year. Specifically, there were 4.27 million U.S. gymnasts in 2021, whereas the figure amounted to 3.85 million in 2020. Based on data available since 2010, the number of gymnasts in the U.S. peaked at 5.38 million in 2016.

Gymnastics in the U.S.

Gymnastics primarily include exercises that require balance, flexibility, strength and control. These exercises can include vault, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars, uneven bars, balance beam, high bar, and still rings. According to a Statista Global Consumer Survey published in April 2022, 10 percent of survey participants followed gymnastics in the U.S., making the sport more popular than cycling, cricket, and table tennis, among others.

High school gymnastics

Despite a growth in the number of people involved in gymnastics in the U.S. across the board, participation in high school gymnastics in the U.S. was at a ten-year low in 2022. Overall, girls involved in gymnastics in high school significantly outnumbered the number of boys taking part in the sport that year. This is also shown by the large number of U.S. high school gymnastics programs on offer for girls, which reached a ten-year high in 2022.