Maine Named Most Sports Card-Obsessed State in U.S.

The sports card market is going through another big boom in 2026, and according to a recent study, Maine is obsessed.

When Mainers get into something, they go all in, and that’s clearly on display here with the impressive number of trading card expos held across the state each year, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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According to a recent study from DuelBits on the most sports card-obsessed U.S. states, Maine ranked first nationwide.

The study looked at each state’s annual Google search volume per capita across 70 sports card-related terms, including the most valuable cards of all time, trending cards, and the most graded cards in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer.

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Maine takes the crown, with residents making more than 22,000 sports card-related searches per one million people each year.

Additionally, New England continues to dominate, with four states landing in the top 10. The global sports trading card market is now worth around $13.5 billion and is still booming, highlighted by record-breaking sales in March, including a 2013 Bowman Chrome Aaron Judge Superfractor Autograph card that sold for $5.2 million and a dual autograph card featuring Shohei Ohtani and Judge that sold for $2.16 million.

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And there you have it! Of all the states collecting and participating in the current sports card wave, Maine is the most obsessed.

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