Football
Most Popular NFL Team by State 2026
Team Based in State?
Yes
No
State | Most Popular Team 2026↓ | Team Based in State? | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | District of Columbia | Washington Commanders | Yes |
 | Virginia | Washington Commanders | No |
 | Tennessee | Tennessee Titans | Yes |
 | Alaska | Seattle Seahawks | No |
 | Idaho | Seattle Seahawks | No |
 | Montana | Seattle Seahawks | No |
 | Oregon | Seattle Seahawks | No |
 | Washington | Seattle Seahawks | Yes |
 | Hawaii | San Francisco 49ers | No |
 | West Virginia | Pittsburgh Steelers | No |
 | Delaware | Philadelphia Eagles | No |
 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Eagles | Yes |
 | New Jersey | New York Jets | No |
 | New York | New York Jets | Yes |
 | Louisiana | New Orleans Saints | Yes |
 | Mississippi | New Orleans Saints | No |
 | Connecticut | New England Patriots | No |
 | Maine | New England Patriots | No |
 | Massachusetts | New England Patriots | Yes |
 | New Hampshire | New England Patriots | No |
 | Rhode Island | New England Patriots | No |
 | Vermont | New England Patriots | No |
 | Iowa | Minnesota Vikings | No |
 | Minnesota | Minnesota Vikings | Yes |
 | North Dakota | Minnesota Vikings | No |
 | South Dakota | Minnesota Vikings | No |
 | Florida | Miami Dolphins | Yes |
 | California | Los Angeles Rams | Yes |
 | Nevada | Las Vegas Raiders | Yes |
 | Utah | Las Vegas Raiders | No |
 | Kansas | Kansas City Chiefs | Yes |
 | Missouri | Kansas City Chiefs | No |
 | Nebraska | Kansas City Chiefs | No |
 | Indiana | Indianapolis Colts | Yes |
 | Wisconsin | Green Bay Packers | Yes |
 | Michigan | Detroit Lions | Yes |
 | Colorado | Denver Broncos | Yes |
 | Wyoming | Denver Broncos | No |
 | Arkansas | Dallas Cowboys | No |
 | Oklahoma | Dallas Cowboys | No |
 | Texas | Dallas Cowboys | Yes |
 | Ohio | Cleveland Browns | Yes |
 | Kentucky | Cincinnati Bengals | No |
 | Illinois | Chicago Bears | Yes |
 | North Carolina | Carolina Panthers | Yes |
 | South Carolina | Carolina Panthers | No |
 | Maryland | Baltimore Ravens | Yes |
 | Alabama | Atlanta Falcons | No |
 | Georgia | Atlanta Falcons | Yes |
 | Arizona | Arizona Cardinals | Yes |
 | New Mexico | Arizona Cardinals | No |
- Data were compiled by tracking the number of tickets sold to a team’s games, from 2024 to 2025 per billing zip code.
- The most popular team in a 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.
- The Washington Commanders were known as the Washington Redskins until 2022.
- Note that a team being based in a state does not necessarily mean that team plays its home games in that state. For example, the Washington Commanders play home games in Landover, Maryland, and the New York Giants and New York Jets both play home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- See also: NFL Teams by State, States without NFL Teams, NBA Teams by State.
