Summary

A recent study purportedly reveals which US states have themost active gamers on a weekly basis, with surprising results for those who might assume population size is the sole determiner.Game genre preferences, search patterns, and high-speed internet access are key metrics for the study’s rankings to ascertain the top 10 states that house the most engaged gamers in the country.

Gaming continues to be a highly commonplace activity in the US, with millions of players investing hours upon hours into their favorite titles. Over the years, numerous studies have tried to determinewhich states have the most rage quitters, people obsessed withFortnite, and more. Now, a new study has discovered which states game for the most hours every week.

Conducted byCasinooftheKings, the study crownsNevada as the country’s leading state in terms of game engagement. With a composite score of 66.03, Nevada has the highest concentration of gamers in the US, averaging 16 hours of gaming every week. This is further bolstered by the state’s blazing internet speeds of 242.4 Mbps on average, 4,400 game-related searches per 100,000 residents, and apreference for role-playing games.

Average gaming hours (weekly)

Percentage of households with a computer

Households with internet access

Game searches

Searches per capita (100K)

Preferred game type

Composite score

16

91.2%

85.9%

242.4

4,400

Role-playing games

66.03

11

91.7%

88.7%

235.2

2,709

63.55

14

89.2%

84.5%

233.9

2,537

60.94

13

92.7%

90.0%

197.6

4,106

59.15

92.8%

89.4%

212.2

3,644

58.08

89.6%

87.0%

262.6

3,772

Shooter games

57.46

12

90.1%

87.9%

236.9

3,468

53.61

89.9%

85.6%

225.3

3,333

52.70

88.4%

84.0%

224.7

11,054

52.60

10

92.2%

89.1%

244.6

6,454

MOBA games

52.03

As the most populous US state, California claimed second place in the rankings with a 63.55 composite score. The West Coast state boasts an outstanding one million gaming-related searches despite lower average weekly gaming hours (11) compared to other top-ranking states. Texas followed closely in third place with over 739,500 searches and an average of 14 hours of gaming every week, particularly leaning towardsadventure games.

Other high-ranking states like Washington, Colorado, and Connecticut exhibit strong game engagement driven by household internet access and game-related searches. For instance, Connecticut residents spend about 13 hours gaming per week and are the only ones in the study who prefer shooter games. Some of themost popular multiplayer games are shooters, so Connecticut’s predilection towards the genre is backed up by its chart-topping average internet speeds of 262.6 Mbps.

Beyond just the “hours played every week” metric, CasinooftheKings' study provides useful insight into the gaming habits and internet access conditions of the 10 aforementioned US states. These results could be helpful for game companies looking to tailor their products to specific markets. With2025 set to be an even bigger year for gaming, it’ll be interesting to see if these states record a greater number of hours played weekly by this time next year.