USCF members by year

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ngorongoro

Does anyone have an idea of USCF membership by year (going back as many years as possible)?

I have heard in the past that the USCF had its heyday during the Fisher boom years. However, I cannot imagine that there were even a fraction of scholastic players back then compared to today.  The number of young players has boomed.  There are also far more US citizens today than in the 1960s and 1970s.

HorsesGalore

USCF membership

Year Members  1940 -- 1,000 (approx)  1955 -- 2,408   1960 -- 4,579   1965 -- 8,625   1970 -- 22,623   1975 -- 51,842   1980 -- 47,800   1985 -- 54,599   1990 -- 52,898   1995 -- 81,808   2000 -- 85,396   2005 -- 82,846   2010 -- 76,812    2012  -- 77,254

Above taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation

ngorongoro

Thanks!  It also says:

"As of 2014 membership is over 80,000, including over 50 Grandmasters, and USCF operations have recently returned to a break-even basis."

Hopefully they can get to 100k.