Updated State Member Rankings
Last week we hit an important milestone, reaching the 1,000 member mark.
Here's an updated list of top performing states.
Top 10 States - New Members Added During #1000strong Campaign
- Minnesota - 22
- Texas - 17
- New York - 15
- California - 14
- Wisconsin - 11
- District of Columbia - 9
- tie: Massachusetts & Pennsylvania - 8
- Missouri - 7
- tie: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland North Carolina, Tennessee - 6
- tie: Washington, Oklahoma, New Jersey - 5
Top 10 States - Total Members
(previous ranking in parenthesis)
- Texas - 113 (1)
- Minnesota - 92 (2)
- California - 75 (3)
- New York - 55 (5)
- Florida - 44 (4)
- Massachusetts -33 (7)
- tie: Oregon (6) & Pennsylvania (8) - 31
- Wisconsin - 28 (14)
- Illinois - 26 (9)
- North Carolina - 24 (11)
Top 10 States (members per capita)
(state's rank at the beginning of the week in parenthesis)
- District of Columbia (1)
- North Dakota (2)
- Minnesota (3)
- New Hampshire (4)
- Montana (6)
- Oregon (5)
- Maine (8)
- South Dakota (7)
- Alaska (9)
- Massachusetts (13)
There was quite a bit of movement in our top ten states with Wisconsin making the biggest jump (14th to 8th). There weren't any huge changes in per capita numbers, with the exception of Massachusetts gaining three spots to enter the top ten.
So there's a brief overview of the numbers. While they're fun to look at, what excites me is that we have members in every state, across Canada and even across the world. We have doubled our membership year over year (again). Our events keep growing and our blog, social media and podcast audiences are also seeing tremendous growth.
It's clear there is a movement building. It's clear that people see that our current patterns are failing us and want a different approach. It's clear this message is resonating.
What is most clear to me, however, is that we have an incredibly dedicated group of members ready to take this movement to the next level. We are #1000Strong.
Jason Schaefer served as Strong Towns' Member Support Specialist from 2015-2016. Jason has always had a strong interest in cities and has lived in some great ones, including Almuñécar, Spain; Missoula, MT; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; Fargo, ND; and, of course, Grand Forks, ND. Last year, he was awarded a McCloy Fellowship to study urban sustainability initiatives while visiting Amsterdam and seven cities across Germany.
He is very involved in urbanism efforts in his hometown of Grand Forks, ND where he sits on the boards of the Downtown Development Association and the US Green Building Council - North Dakota chapter. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Grand Forks where he shared his vision for a transit and development corridor.