I looked at the 2001 version of tuscl.net using archive.org and looked at the states and their number of strip clubs. I compared it with the current number of clubs per state in 2010. Here are the states that have seen a decrease in the number of strip clubs.
Alabama had 31 strip clubs in 2001 to 27 strip clubs in 2010 (12.9% decrease)
Alaska 10 to 7 (30%)
Arkansas 16 to 11 (31%)
California 189 to 183 (3%)
Colorado 26 to 24 (7.6%)
Connecticut 44 to 35 (20%)
Georgia 77 to 65 (15.5%)
Hawaii 25 to 19 (24%)
Idaho 9 to 8 (11.1%)
Indiana 77 to 74 (3.8%)
Illinois 77 to 72 (6.4%)
Iowa 35 to 32 (8.5%)
Kentucky 52 to 38 (26.9%)
Louisiana 51 to 42 (17.6%)
Maine 5 to 4 (20%)
Massachusetts 35 to 32 (8.5%)
Minnesota 34 to 29 (14.7%)
Mississippi 13 to 9 (30.7%)
Missouri 46 to 35 (23.9%)
Nebraska 14 to 13 (7.1%)
New Mexico 9 to 8 (11%)
North Carolina 92 to 87 (5.4%)
N. Dakota 9 to 4 (55.5%)
Penn. 114 to 108 (5.2%)
Rhode Island 13 to 10 (23%)
Tennessee 41 to 28 (31.7%)
Utah 13 to 10 (23%)
Virginia 44 to 34 (22.7%)
Washington 16 to 13 (18.7%)
Wisconsin 71 to 68 (4.2%)
State with the most decrease in number of strip clubs is Kentucky with 14 club decrease. Largest percent decrease in strip clubs is North Dakota with 55.5% decrease.
Of course this comparison does not take into account that some clubs back in 2001 may not have been listed on tuscl. I still think Tuscl is
the most accurate list of strip clubs compared to SCL. 30 states/districts have seen a decrease in number of strip clubs. 18 have seen an increase and 2 have stayed the same.
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last commentWow, if that doesn't suggest the need for a government bailout ...
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LOL carolinalocal, I ended up going out to hit 3 strip clubs yesterday sunday night.
I did this "study" because I have heard several people say "strip clubs closing up and going out of business in Ohio" but this "study" shows that Ohio has had a slight increase in strip clubs. I posted the "states with an increase" in the article section and got free month of VIP credit here on Tuscl.
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I think I only know of one strip club that was "lost" in RI...the Playhouse Theater...ahhhhh the memories. It was one of the only RI strip clubs at the time that allowed patrons that were 18 & up.
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MG, in just this year alone 2010, Columbus/Newark area has already lost Whispers Cabaret, Blue Diamond, and Club 2K.
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