Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Tampa Bay Rays Fan Demographics in United States

Tampa Bay Rays has an estimated audience of 5.8M people in United States.

The average Tampa Bay Rays fan in United States is 37.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Florida.

By number of fans, Tampa Bay Rays ranks #19 among the 30 MLB teams in United States — 0.8× the group median.

Its fans are 1.8 years younger than the group average of 39.0.

Women make up 33.3% of the fan base, 2.6 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 29 MLB teams, Tampa Bay Rays fans stand out for their interest in Texas Longhorns baseball, Raymond James Stadium and Bay News 9.

In Q2/2026, search interest was +63.0% on the same quarter a year earlier; the median across the group was +10.2%.

Interest is seasonal: April, May and June account for 48% of the year's searches, January is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Florida, New York, California.

Top affinities include Texas Longhorns baseball, Raymond James Stadium, Bay News 9, with strongest over-indexing on Texas Longhorns baseball (44.6× the country average).

Demographically, the Tampa Bay Rays audience skews more male with an average age of 37.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Spirituality.

The typical Tampa Bay Rays fan in United States is more male, around 37.2 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Texas Longhorns baseball.

Category: Sports · Type: Team · Subtype: Baseball

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
5.8M
in United States
Gender
33.3%♀
66.7% male
Age
37.2
average years
Country rank
#5792
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+63%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Tampa Bay Rays fans

33.3% are female, 66.7% are male, average age 37.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

33.3%
Female
66.7%
Male
Demographic split for Tampa Bay Rays audience in United States
MetricValue
Female33.3%
Male66.7%
Average age37.2
Estimated audience size5.8M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.2
average years
Age distribution of the Tampa Bay Rays audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2429%
25-3419%
35-4418%
45-5418%
55+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

70.1%

of the worldwide Tampa Bay Rays audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Tampa Bay Rays
CountryShare
United States70.1%
Japan5.6%
Canada5.4%
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

Tampa Bay Rays fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Florida~3.5M9.80×
02Maine~50K1.91×
03Connecticut~100K1.88×
04Rhode Island~30K1.82×
05New Hampshire~40K1.56×
06New York~500K1.49×
07New Jersey~200K1.45×
08Massachusetts~200K1.43×
09Vermont~20K1.43×
10Maryland~200K1.41×
11Delaware~20K1.06×
12North Carolina~200K0.99×
13Mississippi~50K0.98×
14South Carolina~90K0.96×
15Pennsylvania~200K0.95×
16Ohio~200K0.95×
17Tennessee~100K0.86×
18Georgia~200K0.84×
19Michigan~100K0.84×
20Kentucky~60K0.83×
21Virginia~100K0.81×
22Indiana~90K0.81×
23Louisiana~60K0.79×
24Illinois~200K0.78×
25Nevada~40K0.75×
26Alabama~60K0.74×
27West Virginia~20K0.72×
28Washington, District of Columbia~9K0.72×
29Wisconsin~70K0.70×
30Missouri~70K0.69×
31Iowa~40K0.65×
32Arizona~80K0.64×
33Kansas~30K0.64×
34Washington~80K0.62×
35South Dakota~10K0.62×
36Montana~10K0.60×
37Colorado~60K0.56×
38Alaska~7K0.55×
39New Mexico~20K0.54×
40Minnesota~50K0.52×
41North Dakota~7K0.52×
42California~300K0.50×
43Texas~200K0.50×
44Arkansas~30K0.50×
45Nebraska~20K0.50×
46Hawaii~10K0.45×
47Oregon~30K0.43×
48Idaho~10K0.41×
49Utah~20K0.40×
50Oklahoma~30K0.37×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Tampa Bay Rays, United States
0.37×1.00×9.80×
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 Tampa Bay Rays audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Texas Longhorns baseballSports44.60×
02Raymond James StadiumSports34.77×
03Bay News 9Movies & TV31.36×
04Tampa Bay TimesNews30.33×
05Texas A&M Aggies baseballSports29.82×
06Mississippi State Bulldogs baseballSports28.64×
07Jameis WinstonSports19.32×
08Tampa Bay LightningSports17.61×
09Growing Up (2011 Philippine TV series)Movies & TV15.18×
10Toronto Blue JaysSports14.24×
11Tampa Bay AreaTravel & Leisure13.10×
12Babe RuthSports12.17×
13St. Petersburg, FloridaTravel & Leisure9.38×
14USA BaseballSports8.85×
15Philadelphia PhilliesSports7.92×
16Florida LotteryGames7.64×
17MLB NetworkSports7.41×
18Tampa Bay BuccaneersSports6.95×
19Milwaukee BrewersSports6.57×
20PublixShopping4.45×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Tampa Bay Rays audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Tampa Bay Rays audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.27×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.17×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.15×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Tampa Bay Rays audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.80×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.84×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.87×
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 Tampa Bay Rays over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several teams 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/tampa-bay-rays-4104” · Methodology