Basketball
Most Popular NBA Team by State 2026
Team Based in State?
Yes
No
State | Most Popular Team 2019↓ | Team Based in State? | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | District of Columbia | Washington Wizards | Yes |
 | Maryland | Washington Wizards | No |
 | Virginia | Washington Wizards | No |
 | Idaho | Utah Jazz | No |
 | Utah | Utah Jazz | Yes |
 | Oregon | Portland Trail Blazers | Yes |
 | Washington | Portland Trail Blazers | No |
 | Alaska | Phoenix Suns | No |
 | Arizona | Phoenix Suns | Yes |
 | New Mexico | Phoenix Suns | No |
 | Delaware | Philadelphia 76ers | No |
 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia 76ers | Yes |
 | Florida | Orlando Magic | Yes |
 | Kansas | Oklahoma City Thunder | No |
 | Missouri | Oklahoma City Thunder | No |
 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City Thunder | Yes |
 | Connecticut | New York Knicks | No |
 | New Jersey | New York Knicks | No |
 | New York | New York Knicks | Yes |
 | Louisiana | New Orleans Pelicans | Yes |
 | Mississippi | New Orleans Pelicans | No |
 | Iowa | Minnesota Timberwolves | No |
 | Minnesota | Minnesota Timberwolves | Yes |
 | Nebraska | Minnesota Timberwolves | No |
 | North Dakota | Minnesota Timberwolves | No |
 | South Dakota | Minnesota Timberwolves | No |
 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee Bucks | Yes |
 | Arkansas | Memphis Grizzlies | No |
 | Tennessee | Memphis Grizzlies | Yes |
 | California | Los Angeles Lakers | Yes |
 | Hawaii | Los Angeles Lakers | No |
 | Nevada | Los Angeles Lakers | No |
 | Indiana | Indiana Pacers | Yes |
 | Kentucky | Indiana Pacers | No |
 | Michigan | Detroit Pistons | Yes |
 | Colorado | Denver Nuggets | Yes |
 | Montana | Denver Nuggets | No |
 | Wyoming | Denver Nuggets | No |
 | Texas | Dallas Mavericks | Yes |
 | Ohio | Cleveland Cavaliers | Yes |
 | West Virginia | Cleveland Cavaliers | No |
 | Illinois | Chicago Bulls | Yes |
 | North Carolina | Charlotte Hornets | Yes |
 | South Carolina | Charlotte Hornets | No |
 | Maine | Boston Celtics | No |
 | Massachusetts | Boston Celtics | Yes |
 | New Hampshire | Boston Celtics | No |
 | Rhode Island | Boston Celtics | No |
 | Vermont | Boston Celtics | No |
 | Alabama | Atlanta Hawks | No |
 | Georgia | Atlanta Hawks | Yes |
- The most popular team in each State is calculated by totalling the population of each county in which that team is the most popular using a first-past-the-post method.
- See also: NBA Teams by State, NBA Players by Country, NBA Players by State, States without NBA Teams, NFL Teams by State.
