Professional Sports Teams Expand as Does Population

The Population Reference Bureau provides a fascinating article about the growth and movement of professional sports teams in the United States from 1967, when the country's population was a mere 200 million to today at 300 million. From the PRB article: "Phoenix went from zero to four major sports teams. Tampa-St. Petersburg sports fans had something to cheer about too: the arrival of three major sports franchises, up from zero. And sports buffs in Dallas-Fort Worth can now root for four major local teams, up from one." Read the article and check out my article covering the same topic from 2000, which includes maps of professional sports teams across the U.S.