Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cormac McCarthy Audience in United States

Cormac McCarthy has an estimated audience of 1M people in United States.

#4969among people in United States#490in Literature

The average Cormac McCarthy fan in United States is 47.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

Interest is seasonal: June, November and December account for 39% of the year's searches, February is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, New York, Texas.

Top affinities include Mads Mikkelsen, Ender's Game, Albert Camus, with strongest over-indexing on Mads Mikkelsen (80.09× the country average).

Demographically, the Cormac McCarthy audience skews more male with an average age of 47.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Indulgence.

The typical Cormac McCarthy fan in United States is more male, around 47.6 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Mads Mikkelsen.

Category: Literature · Type: Person

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
1M
in United States
Gender
44.1%♀
55.9% male
Age
47.6
average years
Country rank
#23918
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Cormac McCarthy fans

44.1% are female, 55.9% are male, average age 47.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

44.1%
Female
55.9%
Male
Demographic split for Cormac McCarthy audience in United States
MetricValue
Female44.1%
Male55.9%
Average age47.6
Estimated audience size1M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.6
average years
Age distribution of the Cormac McCarthy audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-245%
25-3415%
35-4418%
45-5420%
55+42%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

48.3%

of the worldwide Cormac McCarthy audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Cormac McCarthy
CountryShare
United States48.3%
United Kingdom10.6%
Italy5.9%
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

Cormac McCarthy fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Washington, District of Columbia~3K1.60×
02Vermont~3K1.51×
03Maine~6K1.47×
04Montana~5K1.46×
05Oregon~20K1.45×
06New Mexico~9K1.37×
07Washington~30K1.29×
08Colorado~20K1.26×
09Massachusetts~30K1.25×
10New Hampshire~5K1.25×
11Tennessee~30K1.20×
12Utah~10K1.18×
13New York~70K1.12×
14Rhode Island~4K1.12×
15Idaho~6K1.11×
16Alaska~2K1.08×
17Kentucky~10K1.04×
18Connecticut~10K1.02×
19Minnesota~20K0.99×
20California~100K0.98×
21Virginia~30K0.97×
22Oklahoma~10K0.96×
23Pennsylvania~40K0.94×
24Illinois~40K0.94×
25Kansas~8K0.93×
26Texas~60K0.91×
27North Carolina~30K0.91×
28Missouri~20K0.90×
29Arkansas~8K0.90×
30Nebraska~5K0.89×
31Arizona~20K0.88×
32Iowa~9K0.88×
33West Virginia~5K0.87×
34Wisconsin~20K0.86×
35Ohio~30K0.85×
36Maryland~20K0.85×
37South Dakota~2K0.85×
38North Dakota~2K0.84×
39Michigan~30K0.83×
40Georgia~30K0.82×
41Indiana~20K0.82×
42Louisiana~10K0.81×
43Alabama~10K0.80×
44New Jersey~20K0.76×
45South Carolina~10K0.76×
46Delaware~2K0.74×
47Nevada~7K0.72×
48Mississippi~7K0.72×
49Hawaii~3K0.71×
50Florida~40K0.61×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Cormac McCarthy, United States
0.61×1.00×1.60×
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 Cormac McCarthy audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Mads MikkelsenMovies & TV80.09×
02Ender's GameLiterature60.44×
03Albert CamusLiterature57.20×
04Neil GaimanLiterature53.22×
05Margaret AtwoodLiterature45.71×
06DictionaryLiterature40.98×
07Ellie GouldingMusic & Radio36.11×
08Daisy RidleyMovies & TV32.57×
09Age of EmpiresGames28.34×
10EssayLiterature23.64×
11Erin AndrewsSports20.00×
12Michael FassbenderMovies & TV18.99×
13Madison BeerMusic & Radio17.35×
14GameSpotGames16.04×
15Maze Runner (film series)Movies & TV15.84×
16Fallout (series)Games15.21×
17Kelly OsbourneMusic & Radio13.39×
18PinkMusic & Radio10.02×
19SteamGames9.09×
20ZendayaMovies & TV7.25×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Cormac McCarthy audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Cormac McCarthy audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.80×
IndulgenceJOY1.60×
IndividualismJOY1.57×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Cormac McCarthy audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.76×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.77×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.79×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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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 Cormac McCarthy 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
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/cormac-mccarthy-26098” · Methodology