James Brown Audience in United States

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James Brown has an estimated audience of 2,405,395 people in United States. 43.8% are female, 56.2% are male, average age 43.9. Top regions: California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities: Al Green, Ray Charles, Etta James, The Temptations, Otis Redding.

The average James Brown fan in United States is 43.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities include Al Green, Ray Charles, Etta James, with strongest over-indexing on Al Green (37.28× the country average). Demographically, the James Brown audience skews more male with an average age of 43.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Luxury Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

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

Demographics of James Brown fans

Demographic split for James Brown audience in United States
MetricValue
Female43.8%
Male56.2%
Average age43.9
Estimated audience size2,405,395

Audience persona

The typical James Brown fan in United States is more male, around 43.9 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Al Green.

Top regions in United States

Top regions ranked by reach for James Brown in United States
RegionReachAffinity
California254,5220.96×
Texas217,6521.05×
Florida172,9751.06×
Georgia145,3541.96×
New York141,7151.05×
North Carolina112,5091.55×
Illinois94,8091.18×
Pennsylvania82,5311.02×
Ohio80,8161.09×
Michigan74,3651.18×
South Carolina70,7101.95×
Virginia69,0721.18×
Tennessee61,1311.27×
New Jersey60,6200.99×
Maryland58,8381.42×
Alabama54,8221.63×
Louisiana53,5411.73×
Indiana44,9261.02×
Arizona43,7290.89×
Missouri42,1191.09×
Massachusetts40,9690.86×
Washington37,2660.77×
Mississippi37,2601.88×
Kentucky29,9280.99×
Wisconsin29,4820.81×
Colorado28,8910.76×
Oklahoma25,5050.95×
Minnesota25,2830.73×
Connecticut22,9030.95×
Arkansas22,5691.14×
Nevada22,3720.96×
Oregon20,9820.76×
Kansas16,1860.85×
Iowa13,7860.7×
Utah12,5870.58×
Washington, District of Columbia9,5431.32×
New Mexico9,3640.78×
Nebraska8,3480.69×
West Virginia8,2490.74×
Montana7,9741.19×
Delaware7,3721.11×
Idaho7,2880.6×
Rhode Island6,4520.84×
Hawaii6,4000.62×
New Hampshire6,1570.65×
Maine5,4600.63×
Alaska3,2710.64×
South Dakota2,8950.52×
North Dakota2,6890.54×
Vermont2,6140.62×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for James Brown audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Al Green37.28×Music & Radio
Ray Charles23.35×Music & Radio
Etta James35.45×Music & Radio
The Temptations28.95×Music & Radio
Otis Redding29.25×Music & Radio
Chaka Khan20.14×Music & Radio
Curtis Mayfield37.91×Music & Radio
Sly and the Family Stone25.93×Music & Radio
Marvin Gaye15.18×Music & Radio
Louis Armstrong16.08×Music & Radio
Stevie Wonder11.57×Music & Radio
Luther Vandross13.98×Music & Radio
Gospel music3.13×Music & Radio
United States1.78×Travel & Leisure
Plan B (musician)9.44×Music & Radio
Greyhounds5.09×Music & Radio
Diana Ross8.16×Music & Radio
Current events1.67×Arts & Culture
D'Angelo7.07×Music & Radio
Smokey Robinson11.28×Music & Radio

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by James Brown audience
TraitClusterScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.65
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.46
Community OrientationOPEN1.29
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.26
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.23
ExtroversionTHRILL1.23

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for James Brown
CountryShare
United States37.3%
Brazil11.4%
United Kingdom7.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does James Brown have in United States?

James Brown has an estimated audience of 2,405,395 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

What is the gender split and age of James Brown fans?

43.8% of James Brown fans are female, 56.2% are male, with an average age of 43.9 years.

Which brands do James Brown fans like most?

James Brown fans show strongest brand affinity for Al Green (37.28×), Ray Charles (23.35×), and Etta James (35.45×) over the country average.

Where do James Brown fans live in United States?

James Brown fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 254,522), Texas (reach 217,652), and Florida (reach 172,975). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do James Brown fans also like?

Beyond James Brown itself, the audience over-indexes on Ray Charles (23.35×), Etta James (35.45×), The Temptations (28.95×), and Otis Redding (29.25×) 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 James Brown. 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.