Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Hardcore punk Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Hardcore punk in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Hardcore punk has an estimated audience of 19,491,156 people in United States.

#51among Musical genre in United States#1167among Topic in United States#105in Music & Radio

The average Hardcore punk fan in United States is 34.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Progressive rock, Once upon a time, Spirit Halloween, with strongest over-indexing on Progressive rock (4.43× the country average).

Demographically, the Hardcore punk audience skews balanced with an average age of 34.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Hardcore punk fan in United States is balanced, around 34.9 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Progressive rock.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Hardcore punk profile in United States.

Audience size
19.5M
in United States
Gender
48.5%♀
51.5% male
Age
34.9
average years
Country rank
#1698
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-70%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Hardcore punk fans

48.5% are female, 51.5% are male, average age 34.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.5%
Female
51.5%
Male
Demographic split for Hardcore punk audience in United States
MetricValue
Female48.5%
Male51.5%
Average age34.9
Estimated audience size19,491,156
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.9
average years
Age distribution of the Hardcore punk audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1933%
20-2920%
30-3916%
40-4916%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

30.8%

of the worldwide Hardcore punk audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Hardcore punk
CountryShare
United States30.8%
United Kingdom5.3%
Japan4.8%
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

Where the Hardcore punk audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Hardcore punk fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Arizona~500K1.28×
02California~2.5M1.25×
03Nevada~200K1.23×
04Texas~2M1.19×
05Florida~1.5M1.12×
06Utah~200K1.12×
07New Mexico~100K1.10×
08Alaska~50K1.09×
09Virginia~500K1.08×
10Maryland~400K1.08×
11Kentucky~300K1.08×
12Hawaii~90K1.08×
13North Carolina~600K1.07×
14Indiana~400K1.04×
15Louisiana~300K1.04×
16Oklahoma~200K1.04×
17West Virginia~90K1.04×
18Georgia~600K1.03×
19Washington~400K1.03×
20Oregon~200K1.03×
21South Dakota~50K1.02×
22Vermont~30K1.01×
23Pennsylvania~700K1.00×
24Arkansas~200K0.99×
25North Dakota~40K0.99×
26New Jersey~500K0.98×
27Connecticut~200K0.98×
28Idaho~100K0.98×
29Delaware~50K0.98×
30Kansas~100K0.97×
31Rhode Island~60K0.97×
32Illinois~600K0.96×
33Tennessee~400K0.96×
34South Carolina~300K0.96×
35Alabama~300K0.96×
36Maine~70K0.96×
37Montana~50K0.96×
38New York~1M0.95×
39Ohio~600K0.95×
40Missouri~300K0.95×
41New Hampshire~70K0.95×
42Massachusetts~400K0.94×
43Colorado~300K0.94×
44Mississippi~200K0.94×
45Michigan~500K0.93×
46Iowa~100K0.92×
47Nebraska~90K0.92×
48Minnesota~300K0.91×
49Wisconsin~300K0.90×
50Washington, District of Columbia~50K0.87×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Hardcore punk, United States
0.87×1.00×1.28×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Hardcore punk audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Hardcore punk audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Social DistortionMusic & Radio12.78×
02Once upon a timeMovies & TV9.81×
03Pierce the VeilMusic & Radio8.47×
04Thrash metalMusic & Radio4.78×
05Progressive rockMusic & Radio4.43×
06Death metalMusic & Radio3.58×
07Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio2.97×
08Spirit HalloweenKids & Family2.52×
09EyebrowBeauty & Wellness2.19×
10Talk radioMusic & Radio1.99×
11Acoustic guitarMusic & Radio1.82×
12BeetlejuiceMovies & TV1.81×
13High schoolBusiness & Career1.80×
14Dog walkingPets & Animals1.79×
15Britney SpearsMusic & Radio1.77×
16TicketmasterTravel & Leisure1.69×
17Electric guitarMusic & Radio1.59×
18Subscription business modelShopping1.58×
19Punk rockMusic & Radio1.53×
20Musical instrumentMusic & Radio1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Hardcore punk audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Hardcore punk audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.78×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.29×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.22×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Hardcore punk audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.71×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.79×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.79×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Hardcore punk have in United States?

Hardcore punk has an estimated audience of 19,491,156 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of Hardcore punk fans?

48.5% of Hardcore punk fans are female, 51.5% are male, with an average age of 34.9 years.

03

Which brands do Hardcore punk fans like most?

Hardcore punk fans show strongest brand affinity for Progressive rock (4.43×), Once upon a time (9.81×), and Spirit Halloween (2.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Hardcore punk fans live in United States?

Hardcore punk fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~2.5M), Texas (reach ~2M), and Florida (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Hardcore punk fans also like?

Beyond Hardcore punk itself, the audience over-indexes on Once upon a time (9.81×), Spirit Halloween (2.52×), Thrash metal (4.78×), and Pierce the Veil (8.47×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Hardcore punk. 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.

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