USCF statsSouth CarolinaValid as of November 1, 2026National stats

USCF statistics / South Carolina · Male

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Members
1,056
South Carolina
Top Regular
2,257
highest
Median Regular
978
midpoint
Rated Regular
732
players

Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.

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.

South Carolina State Rankings

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

MetricRegularQuickBlitzOnline RegOnline QuickOnline Blitz
Median rating
#27978 median
#24900 median
#361,199 median
#411,037 median
#471,044 median
#311,439 median
Average rating
#281,021 average
#27937 average
#391,172 average
#401,096 average
#501,040 average
#421,348 average
Best player
#432,257 top
#482,145 top
#412,166 top
#322,156 top
#332,149 top
#312,125 top
Rated players
#26732 players
#21840 players
#22254 players
#2276 players
#2385 players
#2650 players

50-State Trend Stack

South Carolina 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 South Carolina changes month to month

Last month
-28
November 1, 2026 · 1,056 active members
Best month
+167
February 1, 2026 · 223 gained
Largest loss
-78
March 1, 2026 · 87 lost

Total active members

1,056

903-1.1k
1.1k903Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26

Monthly net change

-28

+/- 167
0+167-167Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26
Net gain Net loss

Joining and leaving US Chess

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

Updated monthly
Joined
589
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
151
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
620
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
68137207Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26Nov 26
Joined Came back Left

Member Density

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

Active members
23rd
1,056
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
36th
19.0
per 100,000 of 5,570,274 residents

Rating Distribution

Regular ratings across South Carolina

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A regular rating of 978 beats 49.7% of players in South Carolina.
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