State/Participation Chart
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State Participation in Nationals by Year[edit]
Each state or territory is hyperlinked the first time it participated in Nationals. This table only tracks participation in Nationals and does not track whether state competitions took place. For example, New Hampshire had a state champion in both 2006 and 2009 but did not attend Nationals these years due to the high expense.
| Year | Number of States Competing | States Gained | States Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | ||
| 2025 | 29 | Kentucky | Wyoming |
| 2024 | 29 | Florida, New York | - |
| 2023 | 27 | Hawaii, Indiana | Kansas, Louisiana, New York |
| 2022 | 28 | Connecticut, Louisiana | - |
| 2021 | 26 | Virginia | Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Oregon |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 31 | - | Mississippi |
| 2018 | 32 | Florida, Oregon | Maryland, South Carolina |
| 2017 | 32 | Missouri | Oregon |
| 2016 | 32 | - | Missouri |
| 2015 | 33 | Maryland, Oregon | Florida, Oklahoma |
| 2014 | 34 | South Dakota | Maryland |
| 2013 | 34 | Colorado, Florida, Maryland | - |
| 2012 | 31 | Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Oregon | |
| 2011 | 35 | - | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 2010 | 36 | New Hampshire, U.S. Virgin Islands | Michigan |
| 2009 | 35 | - | Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, Washington |
| 2008 | 41 | Oregon, South Dakota | |
| 2007 | 39 | New Hampshire | - |
| 2006 | 38 | - | Arkansas, New Hampshire |
| 2005 | 40 | Florida | Oregon |
| 2004 | 40 | Missouri, Montana, North Carolina | |
| 2003 | 37 | - | North Carolina |
| 2002 | 38 | - | Virginia |
| 2001 | 39 | North Carolina | - |
| 2000 | 38 | New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina | Alabama, North Carolina, West Virginia |
| 1999 | 38 | North Carolina, West Virginia | New Hampshire, South Carolina |
| 1998 | 38 | Arkansas, New Hampshire | West Virginia |
| 1997 | 37 | - | Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina |
| 1996 | 40 | Missouri, Virginia | District of Columbia |
| 1995 | 39 | - | Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota |
| 1994 | 42 | Nevada | Missouri, North Dakota, Vermont |
| 1993 | 44 | Delaware, South Dakota | Arkansas, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia |
| 1992 | 48 | Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, Vermont | Delaware, Florida, South Dakota |
| 1991 | 45 | Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota | Vermont |
| 1990 | 39 | District of Columbia, Vermont | - |
| 1989 | 37 | Virginia | Missouri |
| 1988 | 37 | - | Maryland |
| 1987 | 38 | Connecticut | Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada |
| 1986 | 41 | Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, West Virginia | Montana |
| 1985 | 34 | Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, Virginia |
| 1984 | 30 | Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York | Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee |
| 1983 | 27 | Arkansas, Hawai'i, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Wyoming | Colorado, New Mexico |
| 1982 | 18 | Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin | N/A |
Number of Schools Participating in AD by State (2000-2011)[edit]
Source: USAD Annual Report [1]
NP = None Participating
| State/District | High Schools in State (May 2011) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547 | NP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 103 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 20 | 22 | |
| 658 | 90 | 110 | 120 | 105 | 99 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | |
| 395 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3,039 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 534 | 550 | 550 | |
| 472 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 22 | |
| 355 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| 82 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 55 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 1218 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 656 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 74 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 80 | 75 | 80 | |
| 88 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 226 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
| 1138 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 75 | |
| 530 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 51 | 52 | |
| 443 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 80 | |
| 394 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | |
| 504 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 405 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | |
| 218 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| 490 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 598 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
| 1254 | NP | NP | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 873 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | |
| 398 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 732 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 209 | NP | NP | NP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 331 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 60 | 55 | 55 | |
| 121 | NP | NP | 1 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 155 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 719 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 50 | 55 | |
| 235 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
| 1531 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 18 | |
| 735 | NP | NP | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 181 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 1071 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | |
| 528 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| 410 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | NP | NP | NP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1247 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 45 | |
| 116 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
| 402 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| 204 | NP | NP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 576 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 19 | |
| 1929 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 255 | 362 | 320 | 320 | |
| 279 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| 105 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 562 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | 4 | 4 | |
| 629 | NP | NP | NP | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 6 | |
| 196 | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
| 735 | 117 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 114 | 131 | 129 | 136 | 125 | 127 | 137 | |
| 92 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
| Total | 29,169 | 1,598 | 1,677 | 1,727 | 1,638 | 1,649 | 1,730 | 1,747 | 1,747 | 1,809 | 2,011 | 1,990 | 1,991 |