How many people own crypto in your state? New data reveals the answer

Since crypto first dominated the headlines in 2021, owning bitcoin and other tokens has become associated with living in a handful of geographic hot spots. New York is now a hub for crypto startups, Silicon Valley is home to blockchain engineers, Texas attracted miners and Miami has transformed into the center for major crypto events.

Yet the United States has over 67 million crypto holders spread throughout its regions. New research from the 2026 State of Crypto Holders Report by the National Cryptocurrency Association found that—no surprise—California has the largest number of people owning crypto tokens, with an estimated 9.5 million people holding cryptocurrency of some kind. That’s predictably followed by Texas, Florida and New York.

Outside the four big hot spots, people own crypto across the country in proportions that more or less track to state population numbers. More than 56 million cryptocurrencies exist at the time of writing this article, according to the price data tracker CoinMarketCap.

A crypto holder can be defined as a person who owns bitcoin or any of the 53 million digital currencies available. Bitcoin is the largest crypto, with over 20 million tokens in supply, worth over $1.2 trillion as of August 2026.