CNN Audience in United States

CNN has an estimated audience of 83,890,105 people in United States. 50.4% are female, 49.6% are male, average age 43.3. Top regions: California, Florida, Texas. Top brand affinities: Google News, LabCorp, United States Senate, Google Drive, CBS News.
The average CNN fan in United States is 43.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Florida, Texas. Top brand affinities include Google News, LabCorp, United States Senate, with strongest over-indexing on Google News (3.38× the country average). Demographically, the CNN audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Extroversion. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel
Demographics of CNN fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 50.4% |
| Male | 49.6% |
| Average age | 43.3 |
| Estimated audience size | 83,890,105 |
Audience persona
The typical CNN fan in United States is balanced, around 43.3 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Google News.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7,890,143 | 0.86× |
| Florida | 4,864,039 | 0.86× |
| Texas | 4,836,127 | 0.67× |
| New York | 4,636,333 | 0.99× |
| Pennsylvania | 3,344,568 | 1.18× |
| North Carolina | 2,799,146 | 1.11× |
| Virginia | 2,722,366 | 1.33× |
| Illinois | 2,688,922 | 0.96× |
| Ohio | 2,480,975 | 0.96× |
| Georgia | 2,314,867 | 0.9× |
| Massachusetts | 2,211,109 | 1.34× |
| Michigan | 2,208,632 | 1.01× |
| New Jersey | 2,177,180 | 1.02× |
| Washington | 2,120,619 | 1.26× |
| Maryland | 1,842,508 | 1.28× |
| Minnesota | 1,682,318 | 1.4× |
| Colorado | 1,620,845 | 1.23× |
| Arizona | 1,583,402 | 0.92× |
| Wisconsin | 1,539,541 | 1.22× |
| Tennessee | 1,424,596 | 0.85× |
| Oregon | 1,318,765 | 1.37× |
| Missouri | 1,287,085 | 0.95× |
| Indiana | 1,221,615 | 0.8× |
| South Carolina | 1,100,397 | 0.87× |
| Connecticut | 1,100,248 | 1.31× |
| Kentucky | 858,023 | 0.82× |
| Iowa | 760,999 | 1.1× |
| Alabama | 727,481 | 0.62× |
| Nevada | 639,408 | 0.79× |
| Louisiana | 637,803 | 0.59× |
| Oklahoma | 602,943 | 0.65× |
| Kansas | 594,729 | 0.9× |
| Utah | 548,840 | 0.73× |
| New Hampshire | 472,066 | 1.43× |
| Maine | 466,010 | 1.55× |
| New Mexico | 451,405 | 1.07× |
| Arkansas | 424,377 | 0.61× |
| Nebraska | 391,104 | 0.93× |
| Idaho | 364,170 | 0.87× |
| Hawaii | 355,739 | 0.99× |
| Mississippi | 328,957 | 0.48× |
| West Virginia | 318,875 | 0.82× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 315,477 | 1.25× |
| Rhode Island | 303,426 | 1.14× |
| Delaware | 255,499 | 1.1× |
| Vermont | 245,080 | 1.66× |
| Montana | 239,675 | 1.03× |
| Alaska | 172,948 | 0.96× |
| South Dakota | 166,112 | 0.86× |
| North Dakota | 121,627 | 0.71× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Google News | 3.38× | News |
| LabCorp | 2.62× | Health |
| United States Senate | 2.28× | Politics & Society |
| Google Drive | 1.52× | Technology & Electronics |
| CBS News | 2.26× | Movies & TV |
| Animal Liberation Orchestra | 1.83× | Music & Radio |
| The Washington Post | 2.49× | News |
| Yahoo!奇摩名人娛樂 | 1.5× | Internet & Social Media |
| Montana | 2.18× | Travel & Leisure |
| Rhianna (singer) | 2.74× | Music & Radio |
| Savannah Guthrie | 1.81× | Movies & TV |
| Native american culture in the united states | 1.73× | Politics & Society |
| Election | 1.6× | Politics & Society |
| Medicare (United States) | 2.05× | Health |
| African-American culture | 1.56× | Politics & Society |
| Ana de Armas | 2× | Movies & TV |
| Jesse Jackson | 2.89× | Politics & Society |
| Old age | 1.65× | Politics & Society |
| Opinion poll | 2.4× | News |
| Drill | 1.59× | Home & Garden |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Need for Security | CONSERVATISM | 1.21 |
| Extroversion | THRILL | 1.11 |
| Tradition | CONSERVATISM | 1.06 |
| Risk Appetite | THRILL | 1.05 |
| Patriotism | CONSERVATISM | 1.02 |
| Community Orientation | OPEN | 1.01 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United States | 51.8% |
| Canada | 6.7% |
| China | 3.1% |
See CNN audiences in other countries
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does CNN have in United States?
CNN has an estimated audience of 83,890,105 people in United States, concentrated in California and Florida.
What is the gender split and age of CNN fans?
50.4% of CNN fans are female, 49.6% are male, with an average age of 43.3 years.
Which brands do CNN fans like most?
CNN fans show strongest brand affinity for Google News (3.38×), LabCorp (2.62×), and United States Senate (2.28×) over the country average.
Where do CNN fans live in United States?
CNN fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 7,890,143), Florida (reach 4,864,039), and Texas (reach 4,836,127). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do CNN fans also like?
Beyond CNN itself, the audience over-indexes on LabCorp (2.62×), United States Senate (2.28×), Google Drive (1.52×), and CBS News (2.26×) compared to the United States average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for CNN. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.
About this audience profile
This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.