Largest Cities without a Major professional sports team

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5:05p, 2/17/26
Largest cities WITHOUT a Big 4 sports team (NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL) and national ranking size in the US

1. Fort Worth (#10 - 1,050,336)
2. Austin (#12 - 1,007,435)
3. El Paso (#26 - 682,893)
4. Louisville (#28 - 645,270)
5. Tucson (#32 - 559,695)

and the smallest cities WITH a Big 4 sports team

1. Green Bay (107,395)
2. St. Louis (269,385)
3. Pittsburgh (310,103)
4. Buffalo (279,000)
5. Cincinnati (310,103)

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maroon barchetta
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In reply to fc2112 • 5:17p, 2/17/26
All colleges with NIL money are now pro sports teams.
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713nervy
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5:19p, 2/17/26
AG
Do the Texas Rangers not count for Fort Worth? Are they credited to Arlington or something? They belong to all of North Texas which includes Fort Worth, IMO.
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In reply to 713nervy • 5:22p, 2/17/26
I think in this context Arlington gets credit for the Cowboys and the Rangers. Dallas gets credit for the Stars and Mavericks. I think this list just depends on where the arena is.
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In reply to 713nervy • 5:22p, 2/17/26
Arlington is not in Ft Worth.

/histag
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5:22p, 2/17/26
AG
After further review Fort Worth has been disqualified and ejected from the game due to illegal holding of Dallas' balls.
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In reply to fc2112 • 5:24p, 2/17/26
Frisco should be #2 on the smallest list, if you count MLS teams.
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In reply to NoahAg • 5:25p, 2/17/26
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NoahAg said:
Frisco should be #2 on the smallest list, if you count MLS teams.


Pretty sure no one does.
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In reply to NoahAg • 5:29p, 2/17/26
NoahAg said:
Arlington is not in Ft Worth.

/histag


The Dallas Cowboys are not in Dallas.

/histag
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6:04p, 2/17/26
The RGV (Hidalgo & Cameron Counties) have just over 1.3 million people. Hidalgo alone almost 900,000. Though a county and not a city you can drive thru it in less time than it takes in Austin or San Antonio.
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6:08p, 2/17/26
AG
Did they lump Katy in with Houston?
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6:19p, 2/17/26
AG
I would consider adding largest and smallest tv markets or metro areas to the list.
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In reply to Seven Costanza • 6:33p, 2/17/26
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Seven Costanza said:
I would consider adding largest and smallest tv markets or metro areas to the list.

Metro areas is a more accurate reflection than simply the city.
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In reply to NoahAg • 6:35p, 2/17/26
NoahAg said:
Frisco should be #2 on the smallest list, if you count MLS teams.

Home to the Cowboys and the Stars
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In reply to MGS • 6:37p, 2/17/26
MGS said:
NoahAg said:
Frisco should be #2 on the smallest list, if you count MLS teams.

Home to the Cowboys and the Stars

Practice facilities don't count. Stadiums where teams play.

And no - Arlington is not in Fort Worth.
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In reply to fc2112 • 6:37p, 2/17/26
AG
St. Louis had more than 800k people in 1950. Those people live in the suburbs now (along with many others). STL metro has something like 2.8 million people.
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In reply to fc2112 • 6:52p, 2/17/26
AG
Arlington is as much in Ft. Worth as it is "in Dallas." What a ridiculous statement.
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8:15p, 2/17/26
AG
lol poor fort worthless.

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8:28p, 2/17/26
If we are going by location of the stadiums, East Rutherford, NJ (population 10,000) has two NFL teams.
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In reply to 713nervy • 10:04p, 2/17/26
AG
Thank you. That was the intent of the comment.
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In reply to NoahAg • 10:06p, 2/17/26
NoahAg said:
Frisco should be #2 on the smallest list, if you count MLS teams.

Austin wouldn't be on the list either. Hence his qualifier of Big 4.
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In reply to dabo man • 10:08p, 2/17/26
dabo man said:
St. Louis had more than 800k people in 1950. Those people live in the suburbs now (along with many others). STL metro has something like 2.8 million people.

Was gonna respond about that as well. Anybody that thinks St. Louis is a small city is an idiot. Same with Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Cincinnati. Use your brain for just a sec folks.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 10:53p, 2/17/26
AG
Interesting to start some Dallas vs. Fort Worth trash talk on Texags of all places, when the rest of Texas sees an obvious parallel between those two cities and the horns and Aggies.

One is characterized by pretense, elitism, and an inflated sense of self-importance, while the other has an uncommon amount of character, identity, and community for its size.
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8:19a, 2/18/26
AG
Yeah, MSA/CSA is all that matters.

I mean Miami has like ~500k people, which makes it one of the "smaller" pro cities. But its ranked just after DFW and Houston in MSA. Same goes for Atlanta, Boston, DC, etc
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In reply to MGS • 8:41a, 2/18/26
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MGS said:
If we are going by location of the stadiums, East Rutherford, NJ (population 10,000) has two NFL teams.


Foxborough, MA has a population of 18k and is home to the New England Patriots.
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In reply to Scotts Tot • 9:07a, 2/18/26
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Scotts Tot said:
Interesting to start some Dallas vs. Fort Worth trash talk on Texags of all places, when the rest of Texas sees an obvious parallel between those two cities and the horns and Aggies.

One is characterized by pretense, elitism, and an inflated sense of self-importance, while the other has an uncommon amount of character, identity, and community for its size.


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9:31a, 2/18/26
San Antonio Spurs have been playing in Austin-which I find weird
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10:20a, 2/18/26
AG
Austin and Columbus need teams. Oh wait, they already do.
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In reply to ErnestEndeavor • 10:43a, 2/18/26
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ErnestEndeavor said:
I think in this context Arlington gets credit for the Cowboys and the Rangers. Dallas gets credit for the Stars and Mavericks. I think this list just depends on where the arena is.


Once the Mavs/Stars move to Frisco or wherever Dallas will be the largest city without a pro sports team.
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6:58p, 2/18/26
AG
Hockey is the only reason STL is on this list.
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In reply to AgsMyDude • 9:12p, 2/18/26
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AgsMyDude said:
Hockey is the only reason STL is on this list.

And the Cardinals.
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In reply to Teslag • 10:56a, 2/19/26
Teslag said:
ErnestEndeavor said:
I think in this context Arlington gets credit for the Cowboys and the Rangers. Dallas gets credit for the Stars and Mavericks. I think this list just depends on where the arena is.


Once the Mavs/Stars move to Frisco or wherever Dallas will be the largest city without a pro sports team.

The Stars will probably move to Plano, the Mavs will move to Las Vegas.


And for the dozen or so UFL fans, note that the Arlington Renegades have moved to Frisco and now are the Dallas Renegades.
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In reply to MGS • 11:51a, 2/19/26
Why aren't they the Frisco Renegades?
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In reply to MGS • 1:03p, 2/19/26
AG
MGS said:
Teslag said:
ErnestEndeavor said:
I think in this context Arlington gets credit for the Cowboys and the Rangers. Dallas gets credit for the Stars and Mavericks. I think this list just depends on where the arena is.


Once the Mavs/Stars move to Frisco or wherever Dallas will be the largest city without a pro sports team.

The Stars will probably move to Plano, the Mavs will move to Las Vegas.


And for the dozen or so UFL fans, note that the Arlington Renegades have moved to Frisco and now are the Dallas Renegades.

Is there really a chance the mavs move to Vegas?
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In reply to TXAG 05 • 1:13p, 2/19/26
AG
There's always a chance, however unlikely. The majority owner is from Vegas and there was a conspiracy for a while that she was sabotaging the team so she could move it to Vegas. Then they fired the GM (thank God) and those rumors have subsided.
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