Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Bob Dylan Audience in United States

Bob Dylan has an estimated audience of 6.3M people in United States.

#1among Folk in United States#442among people in United States#415in Music & Radio

The average Bob Dylan fan in United States is 45.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Bob Dylan ranks #1 among the 231 objects in Folk in United States — 104.2× the group median.

Its fans are 3.4 years older than the group average of 42.0.

Women make up 47.8% of the fan base, 4.7 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 230 objects in Folk, Bob Dylan fans stand out for their interest in The Last Waltz, Gooseberry and MR. FANTASY.

Interest is seasonal: January, March and December account for 36% of the year's searches, September is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, New York, Texas.

Top affinities include The Last Waltz, Scott Kelly, The Band, with strongest over-indexing on The Last Waltz (67.46× the country average).

Demographically, the Bob Dylan audience skews balanced with an average age of 45.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Community Orientation.

The typical Bob Dylan fan in United States is balanced, around 45.4 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for The Last Waltz.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Folk

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
6.3M
in United States
Gender
47.8%♀
52.2% male
Age
45.4
average years
Country rank
#5459
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-54%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Bob Dylan fans

47.8% are female, 52.2% are male, average age 45.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.8%
Female
52.2%
Male
Demographic split for Bob Dylan audience in United States
MetricValue
Female47.8%
Male52.2%
Average age45.4
Estimated audience size6.3M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.4
average years
Age distribution of the Bob Dylan audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2416%
25-3412%
35-4413%
45-5419%
55+41%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

28.4%

of the worldwide Bob Dylan audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Bob Dylan
CountryShare
United States28.4%
United Kingdom9.0%
Germany6.8%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Bob Dylan fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Minnesota~200K1.74×
02Vermont~20K1.34×
03Massachusetts~200K1.27×
04Oregon~100K1.27×
05Maine~30K1.25×
06Connecticut~80K1.18×
07New Hampshire~30K1.18×
08New Jersey~200K1.16×
09Wisconsin~100K1.15×
10Rhode Island~20K1.12×
11Washington, District of Columbia~10K1.11×
12New York~400K1.10×
13Pennsylvania~300K1.08×
14Illinois~300K1.08×
15Washington~200K1.08×
16California~800K1.07×
17Montana~20K1.06×
18Colorado~100K1.05×
19Michigan~200K1.04×
20Iowa~60K1.04×
21Missouri~100K1.03×
22Utah~60K1.03×
23North Dakota~20K1.03×
24Ohio~200K0.99×
25Oklahoma~70K0.99×
26Kansas~50K0.99×
27New Mexico~40K0.99×
28Idaho~30K0.99×
29South Dakota~20K0.98×
30Tennessee~100K0.97×
31Indiana~100K0.96×
32Arizona~100K0.95×
33Nebraska~30K0.95×
34North Carolina~200K0.94×
35Kentucky~80K0.92×
36Virginia~100K0.89×
37Nevada~50K0.86×
38Arkansas~50K0.86×
39Delaware~20K0.86×
40Texas~400K0.85×
41Maryland~100K0.85×
42Georgia~200K0.83×
43West Virginia~30K0.83×
44Florida~300K0.82×
45South Carolina~80K0.81×
46Louisiana~70K0.80×
47Alaska~10K0.79×
48Alabama~70K0.76×
49Mississippi~40K0.71×
50Hawaii~20K0.70×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Bob Dylan, United States
0.70×1.00×1.74×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The Last WaltzMovies & TV67.46×
02Scott KellyMusic & Radio60.62×
03The BandMusic & Radio44.82×
04GooseberryMusic & Radio24.44×
05MR. FANTASYMusic & Radio20.01×
06SwordesMusic & Radio18.66×
07Kate BushMusic & Radio18.42×
08Puss N BootsMusic & Radio15.69×
09Guitarist (magazine)Music & Radio13.07×
10FrogMusic & Radio12.82×
11Joe Jackson (musician)Music & Radio12.80×
12Chuck MangioneMusic & Radio10.96×
13HarmonicaMusic & Radio9.51×
14ABCMusic & Radio9.47×
15WingsMusic & Radio8.08×
16CleverMusic & Radio6.91×
17Lindsey GrahamPolitics & Society3.82×
18Little CaesarMusic & Radio3.81×
19Rob ReinerMovies & TV3.78×
20Blues musicMusic & Radio2.89×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Bob Dylan audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.78×
Community OrientationOPEN1.69×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.59×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.86×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.89×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.94×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Bob Dylan over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several persons count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
07/2025 – 06/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q2/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q2/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/bob-dylan-2987” · Methodology