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<blockquote data-quote="bento" data-source="post: 3368073" data-attributes="member: 36597">While sitting at home and lamenting the lack of game playing opportunities, I thought it intersting how there are some areas in the U.S. where lots of gamers seem to congregate, and there are others where there's nary a soul.&nbsp; For example, I live in 19th most populous city in the U.S. (Fort Worth) AND the 5th largest metropolitian area, but I can count the number of groups in my immediate area on two hands and have some fingers left over.&nbsp; So, I decided to spend a few hours tonight and put togther two sets of numbers.&nbsp; The first is a count of members for various <a href="http://dnd.meetup.com/about/" target="_blank">D&amp;D/RPG Meet-Up groups </a> and compare this with the population of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_metropolitan_areas" target="_blank">largest metro areas</a> in the United States.&nbsp; Then I divided the members by the total population and came up with this list:&nbsp; &nbsp; City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Percentage1&nbsp; &nbsp; Hagerstown, MD&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.02746% (Highest % of population signed up)2&nbsp; &nbsp; Greenville, SC&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.02334%3&nbsp; &nbsp; Colorado Springs&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.02060%4&nbsp; &nbsp; Seattle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01680%5&nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Arbor, MI&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01609%6&nbsp; &nbsp; Honolulu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01602%7&nbsp; &nbsp; Tallahasse, FL&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01433%8&nbsp; &nbsp; Lexington, KY&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01419%9&nbsp; &nbsp; Reno, NV&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01371%10&nbsp; &nbsp; Raleigh-Durham&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01337%11&nbsp; &nbsp; Indianapolis&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01298%12&nbsp; &nbsp; Sacremento&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01146%13&nbsp; &nbsp; Grand Rapids&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01128%14&nbsp; &nbsp; Flint, MI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01014%15&nbsp; &nbsp; Nashville&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00844%16&nbsp; &nbsp; Baltimore&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00828%17&nbsp; &nbsp; Jacksonville&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00825%18&nbsp; &nbsp; Rhode Island&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00801%19&nbsp; &nbsp; Greensboro, NC&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00786%20&nbsp; &nbsp; Denver / Aurora&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00780%21&nbsp; &nbsp; San Antonio, TX&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00767%22&nbsp; &nbsp; Tuscon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00757%23&nbsp; &nbsp; San Diego&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00740%24&nbsp; &nbsp; Portland&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00711%25&nbsp; &nbsp; Omaha, NE&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00701%26&nbsp; &nbsp; Birmingham&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00688%27&nbsp; &nbsp; Tampa &amp; St.Pete&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00687%28&nbsp; &nbsp; New Haven, CT&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00685%29&nbsp; &nbsp; Albuquerque&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00664%30&nbsp; &nbsp; Detroit&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00622%31&nbsp; &nbsp; Louisville, KY&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00596%32&nbsp; &nbsp; Salt Lake City&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00580%33&nbsp; &nbsp; El Paso, TX&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00568%34&nbsp; &nbsp; Austin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00565%35&nbsp; &nbsp; Atlanta&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00557%36&nbsp; &nbsp; Rochester, NY&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00520%37&nbsp; &nbsp; Santa Clara County0.00501%38&nbsp; &nbsp; Oklahoma City&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00501%39&nbsp; &nbsp; San Francisco area&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00484%40&nbsp; &nbsp; Charlotte, NC&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00480%41&nbsp; &nbsp; Philadelphia&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00471%42&nbsp; &nbsp; Boston&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00408%43&nbsp; &nbsp; Kansas City, MO&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00390%44&nbsp; &nbsp; Pittsburgh&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00377%45&nbsp; &nbsp; Cincinnati&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00377%46&nbsp; &nbsp; Memphis, TN&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00341%47&nbsp; &nbsp; Greater Los Angeles Area&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00333%48&nbsp; &nbsp; Washington, DC &amp; N. VA&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00320%49&nbsp; &nbsp; Virginia Beach&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00304%50&nbsp; &nbsp; Milwaukee, WI&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00297%51&nbsp; &nbsp; Chicago&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00297%52&nbsp; &nbsp; Minneapolis&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00293%53&nbsp; &nbsp; Las Vegas, NV&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00286%54&nbsp; &nbsp; Houston&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00282%55&nbsp; &nbsp; Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00263%56&nbsp; &nbsp; Cleveland, OH&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00259%57&nbsp; &nbsp; Tulsa, OK&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00248%58&nbsp; &nbsp; New Orleans&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00243%59&nbsp; &nbsp; Miami / Ft. Lauderdale&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00234%60&nbsp; &nbsp; New York City&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00223%61&nbsp; &nbsp; St. Louis, MO&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00184%62&nbsp; &nbsp; Columbus, OH&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00181%63&nbsp; &nbsp; Phoenix, AZ&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.00106% (lowest % of population signed up)I know that the Meet-Up numbers aren't a great measure of active participation, as it&nbsp; depends on people knowing about the site and then going through the trouble of signing up.&nbsp; There's also the fact that Meet-Up started charging for groups, so there's been fall-out for the past couple of years.&nbsp; What other data points would you include in this mix?&nbsp; Number of gaming / comic book stores?&nbsp; Top 20 conventions by attendance?&nbsp; Also are you surprised by these figures?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bento, post: 3368073, member: 36597"] While sitting at home and lamenting the lack of game playing opportunities, I thought it intersting how there are some areas in the U.S. where lots of gamers seem to congregate, and there are others where there's nary a soul. For example, I live in 19th most populous city in the U.S. (Fort Worth) AND the 5th largest metropolitian area, but I can count the number of groups in my immediate area on two hands and have some fingers left over. So, I decided to spend a few hours tonight and put togther two sets of numbers. The first is a count of members for various [URL=http://dnd.meetup.com/about/]D&D/RPG Meet-Up groups [/URL] and compare this with the population of the [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_metropolitan_areas]largest metro areas[/URL] in the United States. Then I divided the members by the total population and came up with this list: City Percentage 1 Hagerstown, MD 0.02746% (Highest % of population signed up) 2 Greenville, SC 0.02334% 3 Colorado Springs 0.02060% 4 Seattle 0.01680% 5 Ann Arbor, MI 0.01609% 6 Honolulu 0.01602% 7 Tallahasse, FL 0.01433% 8 Lexington, KY 0.01419% 9 Reno, NV 0.01371% 10 Raleigh-Durham 0.01337% 11 Indianapolis 0.01298% 12 Sacremento 0.01146% 13 Grand Rapids 0.01128% 14 Flint, MI 0.01014% 15 Nashville 0.00844% 16 Baltimore 0.00828% 17 Jacksonville 0.00825% 18 Rhode Island 0.00801% 19 Greensboro, NC 0.00786% 20 Denver / Aurora 0.00780% 21 San Antonio, TX 0.00767% 22 Tuscon 0.00757% 23 San Diego 0.00740% 24 Portland 0.00711% 25 Omaha, NE 0.00701% 26 Birmingham 0.00688% 27 Tampa & St.Pete 0.00687% 28 New Haven, CT 0.00685% 29 Albuquerque 0.00664% 30 Detroit 0.00622% 31 Louisville, KY 0.00596% 32 Salt Lake City 0.00580% 33 El Paso, TX 0.00568% 34 Austin 0.00565% 35 Atlanta 0.00557% 36 Rochester, NY 0.00520% 37 Santa Clara County0.00501% 38 Oklahoma City 0.00501% 39 San Francisco area 0.00484% 40 Charlotte, NC 0.00480% 41 Philadelphia 0.00471% 42 Boston 0.00408% 43 Kansas City, MO 0.00390% 44 Pittsburgh 0.00377% 45 Cincinnati 0.00377% 46 Memphis, TN 0.00341% 47 Greater Los Angeles Area 0.00333% 48 Washington, DC & N. VA 0.00320% 49 Virginia Beach 0.00304% 50 Milwaukee, WI 0.00297% 51 Chicago 0.00297% 52 Minneapolis 0.00293% 53 Las Vegas, NV 0.00286% 54 Houston 0.00282% 55 Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX 0.00263% 56 Cleveland, OH 0.00259% 57 Tulsa, OK 0.00248% 58 New Orleans 0.00243% 59 Miami / Ft. Lauderdale 0.00234% 60 New York City 0.00223% 61 St. Louis, MO 0.00184% 62 Columbus, OH 0.00181% 63 Phoenix, AZ 0.00106% (lowest % of population signed up) I know that the Meet-Up numbers aren't a great measure of active participation, as it depends on people knowing about the site and then going through the trouble of signing up. There's also the fact that Meet-Up started charging for groups, so there's been fall-out for the past couple of years. What other data points would you include in this mix? Number of gaming / comic book stores? Top 20 conventions by attendance? Also are you surprised by these figures? [/QUOTE]

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