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• Number of lacrosse players participating on organized lacrosse teams in 2008: 524,110 (up 9.0% from 2007)

	2007	2008	Rate
Youth Boys	155,866	168,768	8.3%
Youth Girls	85,715	96,446	12.5%
Youth Total	241,581	265,214	9.8%
HS Boys	119,826	131,092	9.4%
HS Girls	81,424	87,731	7.7%
HS Total	201,250	218,823	8.7%
College Men	16,961	18,148	7.0%
College Women	11,321	11,674	3.1%
College Total	28,282	29,822	5.4%
Professional	300	300	0%
Post-Collegiate Men	7,476	7,933	6.1%
Post-Collegiate Women	1,738	2,138	23.0%
Post-Collegiate Total	9,214	10,071	9.3%
--------------------------	--------------	--------------	---------
Total	480,627	524,230	9.1%

• Top five states with the most lacrosse players: Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia.

• Total US Lacrosse chapters: 62

• State with the most US Lacrosse chapters: New York (6 chapters: Long Island, Hudson Valley, Adirondack, Upstate New York, Greater Rochester, Western New York)

• There are two (2) men’s professional leagues (Major League Lacrosse and National Lacrosse League). US Lacrosse does not oversee professional lacrosse.

• US Lacrosse does oversee the Men’s and Women’s U.S. National Teams programs. Presently US Lacrosse supports senior level teams and Under-19 teams in both men's and women's lacrosse.

• US Lacrosse does not oversee or run the NCAA Lacrosse Championships.

• US Lacrosse does run several national annual events including: the US Lacrosse National Convention, US Lacrosse Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates (WDIA) National Championship, US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament, the National Senior Showcase, US Lacrosse National Youth Festivals, US Lacrosse U-15 National Championship, and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Celebration.

• US Lacrosse provided 310 New Start kits to new lacrosse programs in 2008.

• US Lacrosse trained 2,185 men’s officials and 508 women’s officials in 2008.

• In men’s lacrosse, officials are called "referees." In women’s lacrosse, officials are called "umpires."

• According to NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report women’s lacrosse (Division I) ranks second (to crew) in academic progress. Men’s lacrosse ranks fifth in men’s NCAA sports.

• During the 2007-08 academic year, there were 301 women’s NCAA lacrosse programs and 239 men’s NCAA lacrosse programs (Divisions I, II, and III). See the full NCAA Participation Rate Report. 

US Lacrosse Membership Growth
Current: 300,000
2008: 270,000
2007: 235,087
2006: 213,876
2005: 178,175
2004: 165,328
2003: 142,717
2002: 118,415
2001: 95,410
2000: 78,354
1999: 62,407
1998*: 43,696
*US Lacrosse was est. in 1998

Lacrosse Participation Growth
2008: 524,110
2007: 480,627
2006: 426,022
2005: 381,568
2004: 351,852
2003: 301,560
2002: 288,104
2001*: 253,931
*US Lacrosse began tracking the numbers in 2001 

High School Sanctioning
US Lacrosse is often asked which state high school athletic associations sanction lacrosse. Here is the list (as of Aug. 2009):

California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri (girls only) *
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina (beginning 2009-2010)
Pennsylvania
South Carolina (beginning 2009-2010)
Vermont
Virginia

* "formally recognized," one step below sanctioning.

Attendance Game (Site - Date)
1. 29,601 — Denver at Ohio State — (Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio • April 19, 2008)
2. 22,308 — UVA vs. UNC, Syracuse vs. Princeton, Hofstra vs. Delaware —
                         (Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ • April 4, 2009)
3. 20,732 — Army vs. Navy and Johns Hopkins vs. Maryland —
                         (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. • April 11, 2009)
4. 20,180 — Hopkins vs. Princeton and Syracuse vs. Virginia —
                         (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. • March 3, 2007)
5. 19,850 — Johns Hopkins at Maryland — (Byrd Stadium, College Park, Md. • April 18, 1987)
6. 19,165 — Hopkins vs. Princeton and Syracuse vs. Virginia —
                         (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. • March 1, 2008)
7. 18,694 — Johns Hopkins at Navy —
                         (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md. • April 24, 2004)
8. 18,489 — Johns Hopkins vs. Navy — (Astrodome, Houston, Texas • May 8, 1971)
9. 18,458 — Hobart at Syracuse — (Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. • April 14, 1990)
10. 18,244 — Johns Hopkins at Syracuse — (Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. • March 24, 1990)

• US Lacrosse is the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse.
• US Lacrosse is a non-profit organization.
• US Lacrosse is headquartered in Baltimore, Md.
• US Lacrosse’s headquarters is also home to the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame.
• US Lacrosse has over 300,000 members.
• US Lacrosse does not have a period (".") after the "U" or after the "S". Correct: "US Lacrosse." Incorrect: "U.S. Lacrosse." Incorrect: "USA Lacrosse."