Fargo Numbers Show Explosive Growth For Women's Wrestling

Fargo Numbers Show Explosive Growth For Women's Wrestling

USA Wrestling released its annual participation numbers. And women's wrestling continues to rise.

Sep 21, 2023 by Kyle Klingman
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Good news for women’s high school wrestling. USA Wrestling provided historical data for female participation at Fargo, female wrestlers who are members of USA Wrestling, and female leaders who are members of USA Wrestling.

And the numbers look good. The following data shows how far women’s wrestling has come. 

Fargo growth (16U and Junior Nationals)
2018: 792
2023: 1605

USA Wrestling female athlete membership growth
2008: 3003
2023: 35,838

USA Wrestling female leader membership growth
2019: 1665
2023: 4056

Below are full historical figures for each demographic.

Women's Fargo Numbers


16U WM FS Nationals (Fargo)Junior WM FS Nationals (Fargo)Total WM FS Nationals (Fargo)
2018261531792
2019361607968
20213506731023
20225239531476
2023747 **858 **1605 **


** 2023 in Fargo was the first time 16U and Junior had identical schedules, meaning essentially zero athletes eligible for 16U and Junior competed in both like previously. Unique female participants up from 1163 in 2022 to 1602 in 2023.

USA Wrestling Members: Female Athletes

State2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008
Alabama694642233337241922232085230
Alaska47936019433440633629924119113415411011311394109
Arizona69148531626930519513212610572627087554843
Arkansas27220986757558363821101096914
California391329048332826367935513006259122471688873728781717667558
Colorado10458215266515954844632962321381019171676847
Connecticut212145411861991491531208480737875687565
Delaware4724712665522300380
Dist. of Columbia1481171513111047130000
Florida548359253178234170195227164160875483907469
Georgia506410319366320260195168137108121118103606049
Hawaii7023951353875675015954914954114021801551047284
Idaho52440529528621918416913110378716439475652
Illinois19171307338873734630536480392319240200220220177177
Indiana998715362534445344278211205185144146118145146111
Iowa762458275222213143157959454424825241812
Kansas243418148401032702508440365311346331305353313263278
Kentucky3952911422221861641711259693413849332813
Louisiana15311363686137423030248161481220
Maine985825606343614925137447107
Maryland3572491221631891551421237668493732392924
Massachusetts15012864136991515243422231813212213
Michigan698544196402377319302293310213989542667578
Minnesota4303422192912351891461309980747059523921
Mississippi15510000100021312
Missouri176812788688256423963412842022001881731831309764
Montana39326121019314912072736858403329373830
Nebraska114558926919718615815687696348187543
Nevada39729114225024321120114312799443421174323
New Hampshire1714131721944523463412
New Jersey54136522829326210173729269564957193520
New Mexico159131782772131831091047261608172333530
New York770432269371612458355671477474174158112936762
North Carolina48128111719819811591806840372816173726
North Dakota436298150122123947956363735231818129
Ohio946594279289290239152144122111939867736953
Oklahoma10978586044243202632201726562445345566172
Oregon142511062471065974766662516373269237221188165151116
Pennsylvania10935162993863052882441481782141149644254024
Rhode Island11514544106885456262316142314171314
South Carolina1211016031675741182542401271292
South Dakota1227320131616151379634422
Tennessee26822516211710962352619293133301953
Texas180913921002102012791130931957845679366292227232212185
Utah854654399387316242221137874543291411914
Vermont137139914122320212021948
Virginia643453227405334287255237179148903930363927
Washington18381233532141913651198890699626494406301251222157125
West Virginia30521649132141114455042113
Wisconsin1188826503648647549476427371346308291224201148154
Wyoming4152361471941571338892879496112109859086
Canada3663743603533222311200000
US Territory14320031330000000
Totals:358382523612623190381895615678134021161697568025563147204246380634283003

USA Wrestling Members: Female Leaders

State20232022202120202019
Alabama97249
Alaska10179498442
Arizona2726231612
Arkansas372819197
California20815668178103
Colorado18114110116286
Connecticut251983012
Delaware01020
Dist. of Columbia10110
Florida3319151213
Georgia8371566141
Hawaii5230202721
Idaho6057535731
Illinois29419363193152
Indiana7882628540
Iowa7357523829
Kansas24818914614698
Kentucky5826162014
Louisiana2821141618
Maine33233
Maryland1917151710
Massachusetts772128
Michigan2111859221664
Minnesota7660587634
Mississippi00000
Missouri284247181172102
Montana4638313912
Nebraska13297796139
Nevada4540225530
New Hampshire01132
New Jersey10865496937
New Mexico9874815
New York4034212720
North Carolina4127243416
North Dakota252018910
Ohio9064395749
Oklahoma137109859033
Oregon193121479747
Pennsylvania5741283313
Rhode Island11116137
South Carolina1315979
South Dakota63331
Tennessee27115114
Texas1591229412069
Utah6339423315
Vermont32123
Virginia6847527437
Washington20113394180112
West Virginia47293264
Wisconsin1311079712656
Wyoming20319112913873
Canada42122
US Territory11001
National40563099210530041665