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Pole Studios by the Numbers, 2026
We mapped every pole studio in America — 1,316 studios with 69,469 student reviews between them. Here's where the pole community actually lives: which states have the most studios per resident, which states pair pole with aerial arts, and America's pole capitals. Pole is a fragmented, independent scene — no national chain — so this is a map of local studios, class by class. Every attribute count here is an honest floor: we only claim what studio sites and student reviews prove. (Journalists & bloggers: cite freely with a link.)
Which states have the most pole studios per capita?
Nationally there are about 3.9 pole studios per million residents. The per-capita crown goes to Alaska at 8.1 studios per million — 6 studios for a state of 0.7 million people — with New Hampshire at 7.8 and Rhode Island at 7.2 close behind. Pole tracks community and studio culture more than raw population: the places where the scene runs deep keep classes full that a spreadsheet says shouldn't exist — which is why the gap between the top and bottom of this table matters if you'd rather try a class before you commit to a membership. At the other end, New Mexico has just 0.9 per million.
| # | State | Studios | Per million people |
| 1 | Alaska | 6 | 8.1 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 11 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 8 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Nevada | 23 | 7 |
| 5 | Montana | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Oregon | 29 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Delaware | 7 | 6.7 |
| 8 | South Dakota | 6 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Utah | 20 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 20 | 5.4 |
| 11 | Florida | 122 | 5.2 |
| 12 | Colorado | 31 | 5.2 |
| 13 | Washington | 37 | 4.6 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 24 | 4.4 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 31 | 4.3 |
Pole is an independent scene
Pole has no Pure-Barre-scale national chain. Of the 1,316 studios in the directory, 1,313 (100%) are independent — locally owned, instructor-led studios — and only 3 belong to one of the few small multi-location brands (Pole Position Fitness with 1 locations and Aradia Fitness with 1 locations). This is a scene built studio by studio.
| # | Brand | US locations in directory |
| 1 | Pole Position Fitness | 1 |
| 2 | Aradia Fitness | 1 |
| 3 | BeSpun | 1 |
America's pole capitals
The cities with the most pole studios in the directory, by raw count — where studios cluster thickest. Top of the list: Los Angeles, CA (20) · Las Vegas, NV (16) · Chicago, IL (15). The full pole-capitals breakdown ranks them per resident too.
| # | City | Pole studios |
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 20 |
| 2 | Las Vegas, NV | 16 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 15 |
| 4 | Atlanta, GA | 14 |
| 5 | Portland, OR | 11 |
| 6 | Miami, FL | 11 |
| 7 | Philadelphia, PA | 11 |
| 8 | Charlotte, NC | 11 |
| 9 | Austin, TX | 10 |
| 10 | New York, NY | 10 |
America's densest pole cities
Pole studios per 100k residents, cities over 50k population. Raw counts favor the biggest metros, so this table is the other lens — the mid-size cities where studios cluster hardest per resident.
| # | City | Studios | Per 100k |
| 1 | Bozeman, MT | 4 | 6.9 |
| 2 | Asheville, NC | 4 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Greenville, SC | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Lauderhill, FL | 3 | 3.9 |
| 5 | Pinellas Park, FL | 2 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Pensacola, FL | 2 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Olympia, WA | 2 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Bonita Springs, FL | 2 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Richmond, VA | 8 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Oswego, IL | 2 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Winter Haven, FL | 2 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Burlington, NC | 2 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Marietta, GA | 2 | 3.2 |
| 14 | Madison, AL | 2 | 3.1 |
| 15 | Grand Rapids, MI | 6 | 3 |
Inside the studios
Of the 1,316 studios in the directory, 708 are dedicated pole & aerial studios — pole is their whole world — with the rest being boutique-fitness and dance studios whose pole schedule earns them a place here. We deliberately leave out gyms with no pole class, big-box fitness centers, and — importantly — strip clubs and adult-entertainment venues: this is a directory of pole as fitness, art, and community. From our review and website mining so far (these counts are FLOORS — each one requires real evidence, and enrichment is ongoing):
| Studios that… | Count | Share |
| Offer a free first class or intro deal | 283 | 22% |
| Are beginner-friendly | 911 | 69% |
| Also teach aerial arts (silks, hoop, hammock) | 712 | 54% |
| Host bachelorette & private parties | 578 | 44% |
Small-town standouts worth the drive
Pole studios in towns under 30,000 people that still pull hundreds or thousands of reviews — destination studios that outdraw their whole zip code.
- Equilibrium Movement — Cocoa Beach, FL ★ 5
- Love Life Pole Studio — Clive, IA ★ 5
- Earth & Aerial Yoga — Hudson, MA ★ 5
- The Wellness Center — West Monroe, LA ★ 4.4
- Crown Dance Studio — Fairfax, VA ★ 4.9
- Pole's Automotive — Hudson, NH ★ 4.9
- Moonshine Yoga Liberty Hill — Liberty Hill, TX ★ 5
- Rising Goddess Fitness — Westmont, IL ★ 4.8
- The Cheeky Peach Patchogue — Patchogue, NY ★ 4.9
- Evolution Fitness Lake Jackson — Lake Jackson, TX ★ 4.4
- Pin Up Pole & Dance! Parties & Lessons — Harwich, MA ★ 4.9
More data: the full stats suite
Each deep-dive below is its own dataset page with a downloadable CSV. Journalists & bloggers: cite freely with a link back.
- America's Pole Capitals — the cities with the most pole studios, raw count and per resident (the big-metro-vs-boutique-town table). CSV
- The Best Cities for Pole — studio density × studio quality, scored for every US city over 50k. CSV
- Which states pair pole with aerial arts — 712 studios that also teach aerial silks, hoop, or hammock, mapped by state. CSV
- Does pole have a national chain? — the handful of small multi-location brands, and why pole stays an independent scene.
- America's most underserved pole cities — the biggest US cities with zero or one pole studio. CSV