This is only the second time I have posted on this board. I posted the following data in 2005 and still had it on my PC. Just raw data.
From March 2005...
I thought I would do some research and show a nationwide comparison. Here are all the states broken down by population, number of high school wrestlers in that state, number of schools with a wrestling team, and number of classes. Some of this is internet research combined with Y2CJ41's information.
Alabama 4,447,100 State Pop.; 1,747 # of Wrestlers; 72 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Alaska 626,932 State Pop.; 1,056 # of Wrestlers; 73 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Arizona 5,130,632 State Pop.; 4,977 # of Wrestlers; 168 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Arkansas 2,673,400 State Pop.; No high school wrestling state tournament.
California 33,871,648 State Pop.; 22,007# of Wrestlers; 731 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Colorado 4,301,261 State Pop.; 5,078 # of Wrestlers; 226 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Connecticut 3,405,565 State Pop.; 2,545 # of Wrestlers; 115 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Delaware 783,600 State Pop.; 917 # of Wrestlers; 39 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
*Note: 2 Classes for team state, but 1 Class for individual state tournament.
District of Columbia 572,059 District Pop.; 15 # of Wrestlers; 1 # of schools; No high school wrestling State/District tournament.
Florida 15,982,378 State Pop.; 7,284 # of Wrestlers; 315 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Georgia 8,186,453 State Pop.; 6,442 # of Wrestlers; 276 # of schools; 5 # of Classes
Hawaii 1,211,537 State Pop.; 1,026 # of Wrestlers; 49 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Idaho 1,293,953 State Pop.; 2,282 # of Wrestlers; 105 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Illinois 12,419,293 State Pop.; 14,679 # of Wrestlers; 397 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Indiana 6,080,485 State Pop.; 8,495 # of Wrestlers; 311 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Iowa 2,926,324 State Pop.; 6,393 # of Wrestlers; 300 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Kansas 2,688,418 State Pop.; 4,762 # of Wrestlers; 188 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Kentucky 4,041,769 State Pop.; 1,561 # of Wrestlers; 71 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Louisiana 4,468,976 State Pop.; 1,224 # of Wrestlers; 68 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Maine 1,274,923 State Pop.; 952 # of Wrestlers; 52 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Maryland 5,296,486 State Pop.; 3,886 # of Wrestlers; 162 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
*Note: Maryland combines classes 4A/3A and 2A/1A together for both their individual and team state. Maryland crowns 4 team as champs = 1 team for each class in team tourney (2) & 1 team for each class in individual tourney (2).
Massachusetts 6,349,097 State Pop.; 3,804 # of Wrestlers; 153 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Michigan 9,938,444 State Pop.; 11,342 # of Wrestlers; 470 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
*Note: Michigan also has a separate Championship for schools in the Upper Peninsula, so it's like actually 5 Classes.
Minnesota 4,919,479 State Pop.; 8,605 # of Wrestlers; 344 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Mississippi 2,844,658 State Pop.; 41 # of Wrestlers; 2 # of schools; No high school wrestling state tournament.
Missouri 5,595,211 State Pop.; 6,449 # of Wrestlers; 209 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Montana 902,195 State Pop.; 1,871 # of Wrestlers; 86 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Nebraska 1,711,263 State Pop.; 4,322 # of Wrestlers; 232 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Nevada 1,998,257 State Pop.; 1,885 # of Wrestlers; 69 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
New Hampshire 1,235,786 State Pop.; 670 # of Wrestlers; 33 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
New Jersey 8,414,350 State Pop.; 8,137 # of Wrestlers; 328 # of schools; 6 # of Classes
*Note: NJ has 4 classes for public schools and 2 classes for private schools.
New Mexico 1,819,046 State Pop.; 1,484 # of Wrestlers; 58 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
New York 18,976,457 State Pop.; 12,013 # of Wrestlers; 462 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
North Carolina 8,049,313 State Pop.; 7,529 # of Wrestlers; 289 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
*Note: NC separates all 4 classes for their Team Dual State tournament, but their Individual State tournament combines class 1A & 2A. Thus, the NC Individual State Championship has three champions: 4A, 3A, and 2A/1A.
North Dakota 642,200 State Pop.; 958 # of Wrestlers; 74 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Ohio 11,353,140 State Pop.; 12,580 # of Wrestlers; 521 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Oklahoma 3,450,654 State Pop.; 2,500 # of Wrestlers; 129 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
Oregon 3,421,399 State Pop.; 4,904 # of Wrestlers; 196 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Pennsylvania 12,281,054 State Pop.; 8,748 # of Wrestlers; 486 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Rhode Island 1,048,319 State Pop.; 834 # of Wrestlers; 33 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
South Carolina 4,012,012 State Pop.; 3,608 # of Wrestlers; 108 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
South Dakota 754,844 State Pop.; 1,398 # of Wrestlers; 82 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Tennessee 5,689,283 State Pop.; 3,634 # of Wrestlers; 147 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Texas 20,851,820 State Pop.; 7,585 # of Wrestlers; 199 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Utah 2,233,169 State Pop.; 2,871 # of Wrestlers; 94 # of schools; 5 # of Classes
Vermont 608,827 State Pop.; 234 # of Wrestlers; 23 # of schools; 1 # of Classes
Virginia 7,078,515 State Pop.; 6,000 # of Wrestlers; 237 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Washington 5,894,121 State Pop.; 7,785 # of Wrestlers; 273 # of schools; 4 # of Classes
West Virginia 1,808,344 State Pop.; 1,213 # of Wrestlers; 72 # of schools; 2 # of Classes
Wisconsin 5,363,675 State Pop.; 7,288 # of Wrestlers; 348 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
Wyoming 493,782 State Pop.; 1,080 # of Wrestlers; 50 # of schools; 3 # of Classes
