Martial Arts Schools in the United States — the numbers
We maintain 34,126 schools across the country. Below is what that looks like by state: raw count, count per 100,000 residents, and how complete the listings are. Updated August 2026.
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Density: martial arts schools per 100,000 residents
Population is the 2020 Census count. Density says more than a raw count: New Hampshire has 17.4 per 100,000 — 3.6× the rate of Washington DC.
| State | Martial Arts Schools | Per 100k | With a website | With a phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 338 | 6.7 | 83% | 96% |
| Alaska | 85 | 11.6 | 81% | 94% |
| Arizona | 736 | 10.3 | 90% | 97% |
| Arkansas | 246 | 8.2 | 73% | 94% |
| California | 4701 | 11.9 | 90% | 97% |
| Colorado | 748 | 13.0 | 92% | 96% |
| Connecticut | 538 | 14.9 | 89% | 98% |
| Delaware | 97 | 9.8 | 92% | 98% |
| Florida | 2565 | 11.9 | 87% | 98% |
| Georgia | 938 | 8.8 | 86% | 97% |
| Hawaii | 203 | 14.0 | 79% | 91% |
| Idaho | 195 | 10.6 | 85% | 94% |
| Illinois | 1266 | 9.9 | 87% | 98% |
| Indiana | 531 | 7.8 | 79% | 96% |
| Iowa | 245 | 7.7 | 75% | 93% |
| Kansas | 265 | 9.0 | 83% | 96% |
| Kentucky | 321 | 7.1 | 77% | 93% |
| Louisiana | 382 | 8.2 | 80% | 96% |
| Maine | 142 | 10.4 | 82% | 95% |
| Maryland | 630 | 10.2 | 89% | 97% |
| Massachusetts | 933 | 13.3 | 91% | 97% |
| Michigan | 802 | 8.0 | 87% | 96% |
| Minnesota | 456 | 8.0 | 85% | 98% |
| Mississippi | 193 | 6.5 | 79% | 95% |
| Missouri | 558 | 9.1 | 78% | 97% |
| Montana | 115 | 10.6 | 82% | 97% |
| Nebraska | 161 | 8.2 | 86% | 94% |
| Nevada | 345 | 11.1 | 84% | 97% |
| New Hampshire | 240 | 17.4 | 89% | 98% |
| New Jersey | 1330 | 14.3 | 91% | 98% |
| New Mexico | 223 | 10.5 | 82% | 96% |
| New York | 2149 | 10.6 | 89% | 97% |
| North Carolina | 1060 | 10.2 | 85% | 97% |
| North Dakota | 57 | 7.3 | 82% | 95% |
| Ohio | 938 | 7.9 | 84% | 97% |
| Oklahoma | 386 | 9.7 | 76% | 93% |
| Oregon | 440 | 10.4 | 92% | 96% |
| Pennsylvania | 1301 | 10.0 | 88% | 97% |
| Rhode Island | 168 | 15.3 | 90% | 99% |
| South Carolina | 458 | 8.9 | 85% | 97% |
| South Dakota | 54 | 6.1 | 72% | 96% |
| Tennessee | 619 | 9.0 | 82% | 97% |
| Texas | 3040 | 10.4 | 86% | 97% |
| Utah | 345 | 10.5 | 87% | 99% |
| Vermont | 80 | 12.4 | 82% | 86% |
| Virginia | 950 | 11.0 | 90% | 97% |
| Washington | 790 | 10.3 | 89% | 95% |
| Washington DC | 33 | 4.8 | 97% | 94% |
| West Virginia | 133 | 7.4 | 71% | 86% |
| Wisconsin | 544 | 9.2 | 88% | 95% |
| Wyoming | 53 | 9.2 | 75% | 96% |
Cities with the most martial arts schools
| City | State | Martial Arts Schools |
|---|---|---|
| New York | New York | 390 |
| Los Angeles | California | 255 |
| Houston | Texas | 249 |
| Chicago | Illinois | 234 |
| San Diego | California | 204 |
| Miami | Florida | 193 |
| San Antonio | Texas | 178 |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | 176 |
| Austin | Texas | 168 |
| Brooklyn | New York | 137 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 136 |
| San Francisco | California | 120 |
| Orlando | Florida | 119 |
| San Jose | California | 110 |
| Seattle | Washington | 107 |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | 104 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 104 |
| Tampa | Florida | 102 |
| Tucson | Arizona | 99 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 98 |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | 97 |
| Dallas | Texas | 97 |
| Portland | Oregon | 96 |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | 82 |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | 82 |
How this is built
Locations come from Overture Maps (open data), filtered to martial arts schools in the US and cleaned: duplicates merged, dead entries dropped, phone numbers normalized. Websites, opening hours and amenities are checked against each business's own site. We keep monthly snapshots, so the counts above are a point in time, not a running total — ask if you need an earlier one.