High School Football Participation, 2023

There are over one million high school football players and 15,393 programs spread throughout the United States.  This makes for the average squad size to be close to 66 players.  This ranges from a high of 114 in Texas to a low of 15 in DC.  Missouri averages 61 players per squad while Iowa has nearly 58 per squad. When mapped by state the Midwest and South have the highest number of participants per population. This pattern is most likely impacted by population density and settlement patterns.