What Are The Most Tennis-Loving States; North Carolina Ranks High

What Are The Most Tennis-Loving States; North Carolina Ranks High
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As the days get longer and winter slowly retreats toward the greener pastures of spring, Americans will flock outside. For many residents of the Tar Heel State, that means hitting the tennis courts of North Carolina.

After the Australian Open, tennis is on our minds. BetCarolina.com, where we always serve the best North Carolina sportsbook promos, wanted to know which states love tennis the most. On Jan. 28, 2025, we used Google Trends to mine five years of data and assemble search interest scores for “tennis” and “tennis court near me.” We then ranked the top 10 states based on total search interest scores.

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America’s Most Tennis Loving States

Rank

State

Total Score

1

Florida

153

2

California

152

3

New Jersey

146

4

Massachusetts

143

T5

Georgia

140

T5

North Carolina

140

7

South Carolina

139

8

Connecticut

136

9

Maryland

132

10

Utah

80

Based on search interest scores, the state that has legal NC sportsbooks also has a definite interest in the sport.

North Carolina tied Georgia for the fifth-highest search interest score nationally, at 140 points, among tennis-loving states according to internet volume. That ranked three points behind Massachusetts, which placed fourth overall with 143 points.

Ranking NC Among Tennis-Crazed States

Of the 50 states and Washington D.C. that were surveyed, only four placed ahead of North Carolina when it came to tennis-related search interest totals: Florida (153 points), California (152), New Jersey (146) and Massachusetts (143) led the nation by those metrics.

The Tar Heel State nudged ahead of its southern neighbor, with South Carolina finishing seventh nationally with a tennis-related search interest score of 139 points. Connecticut (136 points), Maryland (132) and Utah (80) rounded out the U.S. search interest leaderboard when it came to topics related to tennis.

Overall, it seems like few states that favor tennis as much as North Carolina. Tar Heel State residents post some of the highest search interest scores related to the sport during the period in question.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetCarolina.com specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

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