Updated Forum Statistics (chapel, how much, where to live)

[ScranBarre]

I just thought I'd give everyone a run-down of the busiest forums and sub-forums here on City-Data as of October 29. I thought it would be interesting to track where the highest concentration of "gas-bags" are on this forum! LOL! For easier clarification I have bolded state names. Also bear in mind as a disclaimer that a couple of these rankings may already be obsolete, as people have still been posting for the half-hour or so I have been compiling this data. If there is enough interest in these rankings I will volunteer to update this thread weekly---perhaps even asking to get it stickied somewhere.

1. North Carolina: 401,644 Posts
2. Texas: 371,228 Posts
3. Florida: 237,334 Posts
4. California: 186,986 Posts
5. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/Cary, NC : 168,865 Posts
6. New York: 160,836 Posts
7. Charlotte, NC: 156,010 Posts
8. Pennsylvania: 121,793 Posts
9. Tennessee: 121,219 Posts
10. New Jersey: 113,780 Posts
11. San Antonio, TX: 111,934 Posts
12. Arizona: 102,099 Posts
13. Georgia: 99,793 Posts
14. Colorado: 83,512 Posts
15. Illinois: 83,454 Posts
16. New York City, NY: 78,361 Posts
17. Maine: 74,160 Posts
18. Dallas, TX: 70,484 Posts
19. South Carolina: 69,946 Posts
20. Atlanta, GA: 68,830 Posts
21. Phoenix, AZ: 66,110 Posts
22. Los Angeles, CA: 62,022 Posts
23. Austin, TX: 58,882 Posts
24. Houston, TX: 57,823 Posts
25. Virginia: 57,776 Posts
26. Alaska: 53,828 Posts
27. Nevada: 52,664 Posts
28. Washington: 51,150 Posts
29. Las Vegas, NV: 45,985 Posts
30. New Mexico: 47,240 Posts
31. Chicago, IL: 42,717 Posts
32. Long Island, NY: 42,064 Posts
33. Northeastern Pennsylvania, PA: 40,911 Posts
34. Missouri: 40,610 Posts
35. Ohio: 38,976 Posts
36. Pittsburgh, PA: 36,955 Posts
37. Oklahoma: 36,596 Posts
38. Michigan: 35,809 Posts
39. Oregon: 35,685 Posts
40. Connecticut: 35,124 Posts
41. Denver, CO: 34,437 Posts
42. Massachusetts: 32,777 Posts
43. Maryland: 31,027 Posts
44. New Hampshire: 29,884 Posts
45. Kentucky: 29,002 Posts
46. Miami, FL: 28,998 Posts
47. Seattle, WA: 28,877 Posts
48. Suburban Chicago, IL: 28,155 Posts
49. Northern Virginia, VA: 27,559 Posts
50. Minnesota: 27,490 Posts
51. Tampa, FL: 27,477 Posts
52. Orlando, FL: 27,399 Posts
53. Jacksonville, FL: 27,082 Posts
54. San Diego, CA: 25,676 Posts
55. Alabama: 25,268 Posts
56. Knoxville, TN: 23,328 Posts
57. San Francisco, CA: 23,036 Posts
58. Nashville, TN : 22,305 Posts
59. Wisconsin: 19,505 Posts
60. Indiana: 18,958 Posts
61. Greenville/Spartanburg, SC: 18,406 Posts
62. Utah: 18,143 Posts
63. Idaho: 17,643 Posts
64. West Virginia: 16,896 Posts
65. Charleston, SC: 16,499 Posts
66. Arkansas: 16,066 Posts
67. Montana: 15,945 Posts
68. Albuquerque, NM: 15,769 Posts
69. Portland, OR: 15,129 Posts
70. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: 14,901 Posts
71. Orange County, CA: 14,813 Posts
72. El Paso, TX: 14,319 Posts
73. Vermont: 14,158 Posts
74. Philadelphia, PA: 14,119 Posts
75. Hawaii: 14,009 Posts
76. Western North Carolina, NC: 13,687 Posts
77. Wyoming: 13,302 Posts
78. Nebraska: 13,060 Posts
79. Colorado Springs, CO: 12,688 Posts
80. Sacramento, CA: 12,373 Posts
81. South Dakota: 11,633 Posts
82. Fort Worth, TX: 10,815 Posts
83. Memphis, TN: 10,811 Posts
84. York and Lancaster Counties, SC: 10,646 Posts
85. Delaware: 10,539 Posts
86. Coastal North Carolina, NC: 10,159 Posts
87. Louisiana: 9,921 Posts
88. Iowa: 9,589 Posts
89. Boston, MA: 9,580 Posts
90. Hampton Roads, VA: 9,340 Posts
91. St. Louis, MO: 9,286 Posts
92. Cleveland, OH: 9,153 Posts
93. Cincinnati, OH: 9,117 Posts
94. Huntsville/Madison/Decatur, AL: 9,057 Posts
95. Detroit, MI: 8,882 Posts
96. Baltimore, MD: 8,875 Posts
97. Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol, TN: 8,848 Posts
98. Tucson, AZ: 8,407 Posts
99. Louisville, KY: 8,377 Posts
100. Fort Lauderdale, FL: 8,286 Posts
101. Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC: 8,239 Posts
102. Springfield/Branson, MO: 7,781 Posts
103. Indianapolis, IN: 7,674 Posts
104. San Bernardino/Riverside, CA: 7,578 Posts
105. Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice, FL: 7,507 Posts
106. Mississippi: 6,862 Posts
107. Columbia, SC: 6,712 Posts
108. Westchester County, NY: 6,257 Posts
109. Salt Lake City, UT: 6,247 Posts
110. Omaha, NE: 6,211 Posts
111. Oklahoma City, OK: 6,172 Posts
112. Buffalo, NY: 6,163 Posts
113. Chattanooga, TN: 5,711 Posts
114. Columbus, OH: 5,604 Posts
115. Boise, ID: 5,595 Posts
116. Kansas: 5,555 Posts
117. Tulsa, OK: 5,359 Posts
118. West Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Boynton Beach: 5,347 Posts
119. Fort Myers/Cape Coral, FL: 5,334 Posts
120. Lehigh Valley, PA: 5,219 Posts
121. San Jose, CA: 4,945 Posts
122. Milwaukee, WI: 4,758 Posts
123. Lexington, KY: 4,727 Posts
124. Richmond, VA: 4,643 Posts
125. North Dakota: 4,562 Posts
126. Rhode Island: 4,283 Posts
127. Savannah, GA: 4,167 Posts
128. Birmingham, AL: 3,986 Posts
129. Rochester, NY: 3,825 Posts
130. Syracuse, NY: 3,600 Posts
131. Kansas City, MO: 3,570 Posts
132. Boulder, CO: 3,444 Posts
133. Anchorage, AK: 3,290 Posts
134. Roanoke, VA: 3,248 Posts
135. Port St. Lucie/Sebastian/Vero Beach, FL: 3,075 Posts
136. Madison, WI: 3,031 Posts
137. Santa Fe, NM: 2,860 Posts
138. Myrtle Beach/Conway, SC: 2,859 Posts
139. Augusta, GA: 2,761 Posts
140. Portland, ME: 2,710 Posts
141. New Orleans, LA: 2,576 Posts
142. Las Cruces, NM: 2,552 Posts
143. Reno/Sparks, NV: 2,443 Posts
144. Fort Collins, CO: 2,299 Posts
145. Spokane, WA: 2,291 Posts
146. Albany, NY: 2,093 Posts
147. Prescott, AZ: 1,912 Posts
148. Baton Rouge, LA: 1,901 Posts
149. Vancouver, WA: 1,899 Posts
150. Northwest Indiana, IN: 1,835 Posts
151. Grand Rapids, MI: 1,823 Posts
152. Ocala, FL: 1,687 Posts
153. Mobile, AL: 1,607 Posts
154. Tri-Cities, WA: 1,446 Posts
155. Eugene, OR: 1,354 Posts

[ScranBarre]

I still can't get over the overwhelming popularity of NC. What gives?

[JMT]

Holy cow, how long did it take you to come up with that list? That's very impressive!

I'm not surprised that NC is the most popular forum, but I am surprised by how much.

I'm also surprised at how popular the TN forum is. I just hope we don't become another NC. ugh.

[westhou]

I would have expected to see the states with the largest population to be at the top. I'm very surprised to see North Carolina at the top. I'm also surprised by the numbers of the subforums. More posts in the San Antonio forum than the New York City forum.

[Futcha]

Originally Posted by westhou

I would have expected to see the states with the largest population to be at the top. I'm very surprised to see North Carolina at the top. I'm also surprised by the numbers of the subforums. More posts in the San Antonio forum than the New York City forum.

You also have to look at sticky threads. Most people join City-Data to ask questions on where to live. San Antonio doesn't have a sticky thread for that while New York City does which will also lower the number of threads.

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by JMT

Holy cow, how long did it take you to come up with that list? That's very impressive!

I'm not surprised that NC is the most popular forum, but I am surprised by how much.

I'm also surprised at how popular the TN forum is. I just hope we don't become another NC. ugh.

I think TN will have moved ahead of PA on that list by the time I update this listing next week. TN has a lot going for it, but as you implied it will be the same sprawtropolis that much of NC has now become of y'all aren't careful! It only took me about 45-minutes to compile this, and as I said in a case or two the rankings are separated by only one or a few posts, so it's likely those might fluctuate for a little while until one finally pulls away from the other.

Originally Posted by westhou

I would have expected to see the states with the largest population to be at the top. I'm very surprised to see North Carolina at the top. I'm also surprised by the numbers of the subforums. More posts in the San Antonio forum than the New York City forum.

I'm surprised that my own sub-forum (Northeastern Pennsylvania) is so far ahead of so many other states and major U.S. cities. Looks like Scranton is more popular than we all thought after all! LOL!

[westhou]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

I think TN will have moved ahead of PA on that list by the time I update this listing next week. TN has a lot going for it, but as you implied it will be the same sprawtropolis that much of NC has now become of y'all aren't careful! It only took me about 45-minutes to compile this, and as I said in a case or two the rankings are separated by only one or a few posts, so it's likely those might fluctuate for a little while until one finally pulls away from the other.



I'm surprised that my own sub-forum (Northeastern Pennsylvania) is so far ahead of so many other states and major U.S. cities. Looks like Scranton is more popular than we all thought after all! LOL!

Thanks for taking the time to compile the list. I found it to be very interesting.

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by westhou

Thanks for taking the time to compile the list. I found it to be very interesting.

It certainly gives me all of the evidence I needed to further plead for a fifth sub-forum for Pennsylvania. It also gives me the right to call North Carolina OVERRATED!!!

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by westhou

Thanks for taking the time to compile the list. I found it to be very interesting.

Oh. I should probably get in the habit of saying "you're welcome" more often too! LOL!

[westhou]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

Oh. I should probably get in the habit of saying "you're welcome" more often too! LOL!

i think you might be my favorite person on the forum. you have a great sense of humor.