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USCF statistics / Massachusetts · Male

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Members
1,945
Massachusetts
Top Regular
2,747
highest
Median Regular
1,300.5
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,548
players

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All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.

Massachusetts State Rankings

Where Massachusetts ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026

MetricRegularQuickBlitzOnline RegOnline QuickOnline Blitz
Median rating
#11,301 median
#31,113 median
#31,468 median
#381,086 median
#201,242 median
#291,441 median
Average rating
#11,221 average
#21,086 average
#21,438 average
#321,132 average
#221,231 average
#361,382 average
Best player
#82,747 top
#92,635 top
#62,753 top
#82,644 top
#52,631 top
#52,608 top
Rated players
#151.5k players
#161.3k players
#14428 players
#10235 players
#12228 players
#8163 players

50-State Trend Stack

Massachusetts highlighted against every state · Active Members

5.7k11k0Alaska, latest 186Alabama, latest 637Arkansas, latest 492Arizona, latest 1,751California, latest 9,763Colorado, latest 1,196Connecticut, latest 971District of Columbia, latest 368Delaware, latest 249Florida, latest 4,584Georgia, latest 2,139Hawaii, latest 419Iowa, latest 410Idaho, latest 305Illinois, latest 4,370Indiana, latest 1,468Kansas, latest 619Kentucky, latest 987Louisiana, latest 775Massachusetts, latest 1,945Maryland, latest 2,080Maine, latest 440Michigan, latest 1,981Minnesota, latest 1,065Missouri, latest 1,425Mississippi, latest 393Montana, latest 140North Carolina, latest 2,931North Dakota, latest 113Nebraska, latest 343New Hampshire, latest 391New Jersey, latest 3,351New Mexico, latest 474Nevada, latest 784New York, latest 8,375Ohio, latest 2,270Oklahoma, latest 681Oregon, latest 1,355Pennsylvania, latest 2,862Rhode Island, latest 289South Carolina, latest 1,056South Dakota, latest 186Tennessee, latest 1,312Texas, latest 9,652Utah, latest 694Virginia, latest 2,820Vermont, latest 235Washington, latest 2,213Wisconsin, latest 981West Virginia, latest 267Wyoming, latest 118Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Nov 26
November 1, 2026
members
1California
9,763
2Texas
9,652
3New York
8,375
4Florida
4,584
5Illinois
4,370
6New Jersey
3,351

Member Growth & Turnover

How the number of active players in Massachusetts changes month to month

Last month
-42
November 1, 2026 · 1,945 active members
Best month
+141
February 1, 2026 · 285 gained
Largest loss
-156
March 1, 2026 · 159 lost

Total active members

1,945

1.9k-2.1k
2.1k1.9kDec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26

Monthly net change

-42

+/- 156
0+156-156Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26
Net gain Net loss

Joining and leaving US Chess

How many members in Massachusetts joined, came back, or left each month

Updated monthly
Joined
851
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
279
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
1,188
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
86172261Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26
Joined Came back Left

Member Density

Active USCF members per 100,000 Massachusetts residents using 2025 estimated resident population

Active members
15th
1,945
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
14th
27.2
per 100,000 of 7,154,084 residents

Rating Distribution

Regular ratings across Massachusetts

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A regular rating of 1,301 beats 49.5% of players in Massachusetts.
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