This statistic shows the number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, there were approximately 9.15 million participants in trail running in the U.S., up from 8.58 million the previous year.
Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017
(in millions)
A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above. A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year. Number of survey participants: 40,141 (2009) / 38,742 (2010) / 38,742 (2011) / 38,172 (2012) / 19,240 (2013) / 10,778 (2014) / 32,658 (2015) / 24,134 (2016) / 30,999 (2017); Information on survey dates for 2006 to 2008 were not given. Figures have been rounded.
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Outdoor Foundation. (July 17, 2018). Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2018). Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Participants in Trail Running in The United States from 2006 to 2017 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Number of participants in trail running in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, July 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191333/participants-in-trail-running-in-the-us-since-2006/
