USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — United States
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Regular Median Rating by State
Regular ratings
50-State Trend Stack
States and DC · Active Members
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Member Growth Trend
Monthly net active USCF member change across United States
Total active members
103,015
Monthly net change
+1,022
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State Member Movement
Latest monthly active member adds and losses · August 1, 2026
| State | Added | Net |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7326.46% | +170+1.50% |
| Texas | 5734.60% | +113+0.91% |
| New York | 4574.12% | +186+1.68% |
| Florida | 2835.13% | +68+1.23% |
| North Carolina | 2216.27% | +35+0.99% |
| Illinois | 2183.98% | -37-0.68% |
| New Jersey | 2145.55% | +39+1.01% |
| Kansas | 16930.40% | +136+24.46% |
| State | Lost | Net |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5624.96% | +170+1.50% |
| Texas | 4603.69% | +113+0.91% |
| New York | 2712.44% | +186+1.68% |
| Illinois | 2554.65% | -37-0.68% |
| Florida | 2153.89% | +68+1.23% |
| Virginia | 1936.02% | -27-0.84% |
| North Carolina | 1865.28% | +35+0.99% |
| New Jersey | 1754.54% | +39+1.01% |
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 residents using each state's 2025 estimated resident population
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 427 | 61.6 |
| New York | 11,282 | 56.4 |
| Illinois | 5,443 | 42.8 |
| Vermont | 264 | 41.0 |
| Oregon | 1,746 | 40.9 |
| New Jersey | 3,896 | 40.8 |
| Texas | 12,567 | 39.6 |
| Maine | 538 | 38.0 |
| State | Members | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 442 | 13.6 |
| Montana | 160 | 14.0 |
| North Dakota | 116 | 14.5 |
| Alabama | 766 | 14.8 |
| Mississippi | 478 | 16.2 |
| West Virginia | 311 | 17.6 |
| Oklahoma | 732 | 17.8 |
| Idaho | 368 | 18.1 |
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across United States
Leaderboard Explorer
Regular ratings · United States
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2,870 |
2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2,849 |
3 | So, Wesley | 2,837 |
4 | Aronian, Levon | 2,795 |
5 | Niemann, Hans | 2,788 |
6 | Liang, Awonder | 2,782 |
7 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 2,782 |
8 | Sevian, Samuel | 2,771 |
9 | Woodward, Andy Austin | 2,733 |
10 | Xiong, Jeffery | 2,729 |
11 | Shankland, Sam | 2,727 |
12 | Robson, Ray | 2,726 |
13 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | 2,718 |
14 | Oparin, Grigoriy | 2,709 |
15 | Onischuk, Alex | 2,707 |
16 | Izoria, Zviad | 2,694 |
17 | Zherebukh, Yaroslav | 2,689 |
18 | Antipov, Mikhail | 2,689 |
19 | Hong, Andrew | 2,686 |
20 | Seirawan, Yasser | 2,677 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Caesar, Alexander | +567 |
2 | Adams, Xavier | +463 |
3 | Babian, Logan | +407 |
4 | Romero, Mateo | +405 |
5 | Chandok, Ishann | +390 |
6 | Farley, Alexander B | +387 |
7 | Feng, Lawrence | +376 |
8 | Kirilov, Kiki | +356 |
9 | Barnwal, Ohm | +351 |
10 | Kapoor, Nikhil | +346 |
11 | Crandall, Dane | +344 |
12 | Husain, Declan | +341 |
13 | Rachuri, Akhil | +338 |
14 | Ngai, Amelie | +327 |
15 | Kraeger, Theodore | +320 |
16 | Gogo Ymeraj, Dion | +319 |
17 | Shea, Jack Philip | +319 |
18 | Perez, Derek Orlando | +310 |
19 | Ben Cherif, Rachid USCF32790058 | +306 |
20 | Sethi, Shourya Arjun | +304 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dibona, James Chase | +43,882 |
2 | Bharadwaj, Reyan | +30,845 |
3 | Caesar, Alexander | +25,764 |
4 | Fonger, Luke | +24,198 |
5 | Ardelean, Alan | +23,899 |
6 | Jones, Asher | +22,719 |
7 | Verdugo, Emmanuel | +21,978 |
8 | Singh, Aarush | +21,718 |
9 | Scheinberg, Michelle | +21,284 |
10 | Westin, Mason | +20,933 |
11 | Duque, Luca | +20,286 |
12 | Valentino, Maxim Vincent | +20,021 |
13 | Adams, Xavier | +19,879 |
14 | Patel, Navia | +19,804 |
15 | Hummel, Charles | +19,406 |
16 | Babian, Logan | +19,253 |
17 | Gupta, Vyaan Dev | +18,832 |
18 | Yalla, Rishvik | +18,679 |
19 | Simpson, Gage | +18,345 |
20 | Pinapala, Avyan | +18,108 |
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