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How many gyms are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 93,015 gyms and fitness centers on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 3,657 residents. The Health & Fitness Association reported 55,294 health club and studio locations (May 2024), and the Census 41,556 fitness centers with paid employees (2023).

93,015
gyms on Google Maps in the US
2.7
per 10,000 residentsone for every 3,657
10,843
in California, the most of any state
3.8
per 10,000 residents in Wyoming, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of gyms in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: gyms open on the map, service points left out202693,015
Health & Fitness Association, Economic impact release of May 7, 2024: Health club and studio locations (data year not given; released May 7, 2024)202455,294
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees (NAICS 713940)202341,556

Primavera’s count is 2.2 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (41,556 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 9, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • What counts as a gym. Boxing, climbing and indoor cycling gyms are in this count, and so are spas with a fitness room. Yoga and Pilates studios are not.
  • Gyms inside other places. Gyms in apartment buildings, hotels, offices and colleges often have a listing of their own.
  • Paid staff. County Business Patterns counts 41,556 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees: a gym run by its owner alone is not in it, nor most gyms run by a city.
  • Dates. The association’s figure was released in May 2024, the Census describes 2023; this count, November 9, 2026.

Which state has the most gyms?

California, with 10,843 listings, ahead of Texas (8,969). Per resident, Wyoming has the most: 3.8 per 10,000 residents, against 2.7 for the US.

Gyms per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 2.7 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 276 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsDE2.6District of Columbia: 192 gyms, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsDC2.7Florida: 6,732 gyms, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsFL2.9Georgia: 3,244 gyms, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsGA2.9Hawaii: 453 gyms, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsHI3.1Idaho: 633 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsID3.2Illinois: 3,624 gyms, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsIL2.9Indiana: 1,560 gyms, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsIN2.3Iowa: 969 gyms, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsIA3.0Kansas: 846 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsKS2.8Kentucky: 1,083 gyms, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsKY2.4Louisiana: 1,294 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsLA2.8Maine: 422 gyms, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsME3.0Maryland: 1,415 gyms, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsMD2.3Massachusetts: 2,251 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsMA3.2Michigan: 2,462 gyms, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsMI2.4Minnesota: 1,593 gyms, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsMN2.7Mississippi: 765 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsMS2.6Missouri: 1,727 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsMO2.8Montana: 428 gyms, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsMT3.8Nebraska: 565 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsNE2.8Nevada: 746 gyms, 2.3 per 10,000 residentsNV2.3New Hampshire: 489 gyms, 3.5 per 10,000 residentsNH3.5New Jersey: 2,854 gyms, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsNJ3.0New Mexico: 591 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsNM2.8New York: 5,057 gyms, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsNY2.5North Carolina: 2,955 gyms, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsNC2.7North Dakota: 251 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsND3.2Ohio: 3,012 gyms, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsOH2.5Oklahoma: 1,315 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsOK3.2Oregon: 1,178 gyms, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsOR2.8Pennsylvania: 3,349 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsPA2.6Rhode Island: 396 gyms, 3.6 per 10,000 residentsRI3.6South Carolina: 1,393 gyms, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsSC2.5South Dakota: 300 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsSD3.2Tennessee: 1,779 gyms, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsTN2.5Texas: 8,969 gyms, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsTX2.9Utah: 937 gyms, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsUT2.7Vermont: 213 gyms, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsVT3.3Virginia: 2,248 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsVA2.6Washington: 1,968 gyms, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsWA2.5West Virginia: 376 gyms, 2.1 per 10,000 residentsWV2.1Wisconsin: 1,568 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsWI2.6Wyoming: 222 gyms, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsWY3.8Alaska: 235 gyms, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsAK3.2Connecticut: 1,154 gyms, 3.1 per 10,000 residentsCT3.1California: 10,843 gyms, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsCA2.7Colorado: 1,973 gyms, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsCO3.3Arizona: 1,817 gyms, 2.4 per 10,000 residentsAZ2.4Arkansas: 889 gyms, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsAR2.9Alabama: 1,356 gyms, 2.6 per 10,000 residentsAL2.6
  • 2.1–2.5
  • 2.6–2.7
  • 2.8–2.9
  • 3.0–3.2
  • 3.3–3.8

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by gyms per 10,000 residents, with the number of gyms and its rank
#StateGymsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1Wyoming222493.8+1.1
2Montana428413.8+1.1
3Rhode Island396433.6+0.9
4New Hampshire489393.5+0.8
5Colorado1,973143.3+0.6
6Vermont213503.3+0.6
7South Dakota300453.2+0.5
8Oklahoma1,315253.2+0.5
9Alaska235483.2+0.5
10Idaho633363.2+0.5
11Massachusetts2,251123.2+0.5
12North Dakota251473.2+0.5
13Connecticut1,154283.1+0.4
14Hawaii453403.1+0.4
15New Jersey2,854103.0+0.3
16Maine422423.0+0.3
17Iowa969303.0+0.3
18Georgia3,24472.9+0.2
19Florida6,73232.9+0.2
20Arkansas889322.9+0.2
21Texas8,96922.9+0.2
22Illinois3,62452.9+0.2
23Kansas846332.8+0.1
24Nebraska565382.8+0.1
25Louisiana1,294262.8+0.1
26New Mexico591372.8+0.1
27Missouri1,727182.8+0.1
28Oregon1,178272.8+0.1
29California10,84312.70.0
30Minnesota1,593192.70.0
31District of Columbia192512.70.0
32North Carolina2,95592.70.0
33Utah937312.70.0
34Wisconsin1,568202.6−0.1
35Alabama1,356242.6−0.1
36Delaware276462.6−0.1
37Mississippi765342.6−0.1
38Pennsylvania3,34962.6−0.1
39Virginia2,248132.6−0.1
40New York5,05742.5−0.2
41South Carolina1,393232.5−0.2
42Ohio3,01282.5−0.2
43Washington1,968152.5−0.2
44Tennessee1,779172.5−0.2
45Michigan2,462112.4−0.3
46Arizona1,817162.4−0.3
47Kentucky1,083292.4−0.3
48Nevada746352.3−0.4
49Maryland1,415222.3−0.4
50Indiana1,560212.3−0.4
51West Virginia376442.1−0.6

US: 2.7 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (10,843), Texas (8,969) and Florida (6,732) lead. Per resident, Wyoming has 1.8 times as many gyms as West Virginia, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 48 gyms without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How gyms show up online

Gyms in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 93,015 listings.

Website link65.8%
Phone number78.4%
Email address51.4%
Gyms next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureGymsAll US businesses
Websites read51,18312,846,647
Built with WordPress30.1%29.2%
Built with Wix11.0%7.1%
Built with Squarespace10.3%5.6%
Site links to Instagram61.5%35.1%
Site links to Facebook58.9%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script18.2%8.8%
Google Ads tag6.6%6.1%
Average Google rating4.624.44
Rated under 4 stars8.6%17.4%
Median Google reviews2911
Part of a chain17.4%7.9%

Gyms market themselves on Instagram: 61.5% of gym websites link to it, against 35.1% of all US business websites, and 51.4% of gyms have an email address in Primavera.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (51,183 for gyms), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most gyms?

17.4% of gym listings belong to a chain our rules recognize, against 7.9% of all US businesses. Anytime Fitness has the most, ahead of Planet Fitness.

Chains with the most gyms listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of gyms
Anytime Fitness2,7703.0%
Planet Fitness2,1922.4%
Curves1,5631.7%
Orangetheory Fitness1,0621.1%
Snap Fitness8961.0%
LA Fitness7090.8%
Crunch Fitness6000.6%
24 Hour Fitness3530.4%
F45 Training3400.4%

Note: Listings, not the chains’ own club counts: a club that has closed keeps its listing until Google marks it closed.

What these figures don’t say

  • Members or floor space. A 24-hour box gym and a two-room studio count once each.
  • Yoga, Pilates and martial arts studios, which have categories of their own.
  • Which gyms are open to the public. Some listings are gyms reserved for the residents of a building.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which state has the most gyms?

California, with 10,843 listings, ahead of Texas (8,969). Per resident, Wyoming has the most: 3.8 per 10,000 residents, against 2.7 for the US.

Which gym chain has the most locations in the US?

Anytime Fitness, with 2,770 listings in Primavera’s count, ahead of Planet Fitness (2,192) and Curves (1,563). These are Google Maps listings, not the clubs each chain reports.

How many gyms are there per person in the US?

One for every 3,657 residents, or 2.7 per 10,000. West Virginia has the fewest per resident (2.1).

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 93,015 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
7 Google Maps categories: Gym, Fitness center, Boxing gym, Muay Thai boxing gym, Indoor cycling, Spa and health club, Rock climbing gym.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023, read on November 9, 2026; federation and agency pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many gyms are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/gyms-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/gyms-in-the-us

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Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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