State by state
The leading sporting goods store chains in every state
Tracked sporting goods store chains ranked by consumer spend in each state, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. DICK'S Sporting Goods leads in 27 states and DC, Scheels in 10 states, and Academy Sports + Outdoors in 9 states. 6 chains lead at least one state. Against their share in the US as a whole, DICK'S Sporting Goods stands out in 11 states, Sportsman's Warehouse in 10 states, and Academy Sports + Outdoors in 9 states.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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DICK'S Sporting Goods
Relative #1 in 11 states
Maryland 1.9×, New Jersey 1.9×, Illinois 1.6×, Kentucky 1.4×, Massachusetts 1.4×, Virginia 1.4×, Connecticut 1.3×, Delaware 1.2×, Maine 1×, New Hampshire 1×, Colorado 0.7×
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Sportsman's Warehouse
Relative #1 in 10 states
Alaska over 10×, Wyoming 7.8×, Utah 4.8×, Washington 4.8×, Oregon 4.6×, Arizona 3.8×, New Mexico 3.8×, Idaho 3.1×, Nevada 2.8×, California 1.4×
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Academy Sports + Outdoors
Relative #1 in 9 states
Mississippi 4.7×, Texas 3.7×, Louisiana 3.4×, Arkansas 3×, Oklahoma 2.8×, Alabama 2.7×, Georgia 2.4×, South Carolina 2.2×, North Carolina 1.7×
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Dunham's Sports
Relative #1 in 6 states
Michigan 7.8×, Wisconsin 4.7×, Pennsylvania 4.3×, Indiana 2.8×, Ohio 2.4×, Kansas 2.3×
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Bass Pro Shops
Relative #1 in 5 states
West Virginia 3.6×, Missouri 3.2×, Tennessee 2×, Florida 1.7×, New York 1.5×
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Scheels
Relative #1 in 4 states
North Dakota over 10×, Iowa 8.6×, Montana 6.8×, Minnesota 4.9×
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Roger Dunn Golf Shops
Relative #1 in Hawaii, over 10× its share in the US
No ranked chain with 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there: District of Columbia, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont
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DICK'S Sporting Goods
#1 in 27 states and DC
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Scheels
#1 in 10 states
Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah
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Academy Sports + Outdoors
#1 in 9 states
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas
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Sportsman's Warehouse
#1 in 2 states
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Bass Pro Shops
#1 in Missouri
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Roger Dunn Golf Shops
#1 in Hawaii
A state shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked sporting goods store chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to the US compares a chain's share of the state's spend with its share in the US as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in the US and the chains that lead a state by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked sporting goods store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Bob Ward's Sports & Outdoors and Bike Mart sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Ward's Sports & Outdoors | ▲10 | +20.0% |
| 2 | Bike Mart | ▲10 | +19.2% |
| 3 | ERIK'S - Bike Board Ski | ▲16 | +15.2% |
| 4 | Sports Basement | - | +14.6% |
| 5 | Divers Direct | ▲7 | +13.1% |
| 6 | Pure Hockey | ▲1 | +10.5% |
| 7 | Scheels | - | +10.3% |
| 8 | Sports Page | ▲10 | +9.3% |
| 9 | Chelsea Piers | ▲9 | +9.2% |
| 10 | Peter Glenn Ski & Sports | ▲5 | +8.4% |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain Discount Sports | ▲9 | +8.1% |
| 12 | Jack's Surfboards | ▲9 | +6.9% |
| 13 | Bass Pro Shops | - | +6.8% |
| 14 | Running Wild | ▲9 | +5.9% |
| 15 | Sportsmans Wholesale | ▲9 | +5.6% |
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Bass Pro Shops
- Scheels
- Sportsman's Warehouse
- Dunham's Sports
- Cabela's
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
14,894 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,039 of the 14,894 stores (14%); 9,335 of the 10,099 tracked chains have a single store here.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (797)
- Academy Sports + Outdoors (332)
- Bass Pro Shops (130)
- Scheels (33)
- Sportsman's Warehouse (147)
- Dunham's Sports (266)
- Cabela's (43)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 DICK'S Sporting Goods 797
- 2 Big 5 Sporting Goods 361
- 3 Academy Sports + Outdoors 332
- 4 Play It Again Sports 283
- 5 Dunham's Sports 266
- 6 West Marine 242
- 7 Trek Bicycle 164
- 8 Sportsman's Warehouse 147
- 9 Bass Pro Shops 130
- 10 Golf Galaxy 112
- 11 Pure Hockey 85
- 12 PGA TOUR Superstore 82
- 13 Edwin Watts Golf 72
- 14 Cabela's 43
- 15 Christy Sports 41
- 16 Lacrosse Unlimited 40
- 17 Dover Saddlery 39
- 18 Scheels 33
- 19 Club Champion 23
- 20 City Sports 20
- 21 Perani's Hockey World 19
- 22 Taylor 18
- 23 Kitty Hawk Kites 16
- 24 Golf Headquarters 16
- 25 Conte's Bike Shop 16
- 26 ERIK'S - Bike Board Ski 16
- 27 Sports Basement 15
- 28 PXG 15
- 29 Sports Authority 14
- 30 Soccer City 12
- 31 Sports Page 12
- 32 Roger Dunn Golf Shops 12
- 33 Wheel & Sprocket 11
- 34 Runners Roost 10
- 35 Charm City Run 10
- 36 Hawaiian Island Creations 9
- 37 Landry's Bicycles 9
- 38 Big Peach Running Co. 8
- 39 The Outdoorsman 8
- 40 Gazelle Sports 7
- 41 Tyler's 7
- 42 Epic Mountain Gear 7
- 43 Gander Outdoors 7
- 44 Al's Sporting Goods 7
- 45 Peter Glenn Ski & Sports 7
- 46 Lifetime Store 7
- 47 Hamilton Marine Inc 7
- 48 Tsunami Surf Shop 6
- 49 MonkeySports 6
- 50 Bike World 6
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