The Decline Of Strip Clubs Over A Decade: October 2008 To October 2018
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I looked at the number of strip clubs on TUSCL in October 2008 and compared them to the number of strip clubs on TUSCL in October 2018. The 2008 count for each state is on the left with an arrow pointing to the 2018 count. The United States has seen a 17.63% decline in strip clubs in just the last decade. Canada has seen a 24.89% decline in strip clubs in just the last decade. The number of listings for Mexican strip clubs has increased 23.26%. That is probably attributed to gringos getting savvy on the internet and finding and adding places that have been around for years.
United States October 2008: 2,536
United States October 2018: 2,089
Alabama 32--->24
Alaska 8--->6
Arizona 55--->41
Arkansas 10--->9
California 194--->159
Colorado 23--->21
Connecticut 38--->26
District of Columbia 7--->9
Delaware 6--->4
Florida 205--->187
Georgia 67--->47
Hawaii 21--->15
Idaho 9--->8
Illinois 83--->71
Indiana 73--->55
Iowa 34--->28
Kansas 30--->26
Kentucky 43--->31
Louisiana 50--->41
Maine 5--->3
Maryland 51--->37
Massachusetts 32--->28
Michigan 86--->71
Minnesota 32--->22
Mississippi 10--->10
Missouri 35--->22
Montana 8--->6
Nebraska 10--->9
Nevada 42--->45
New Hampshire 2--->2
New Jersey 117--->107
New Mexico 11--->6
New York 134--->107
North Carolina 88--->70
North Dakota 4--->3
Ohio 121--->104
Oklahoma 45--->32
Oregon 87--->72
Pennsylvania 120--->102
Rhode Island 11--->9
South Carolina 55--->32
South Dakota 14--->13
Tennessee 33--->25
Texas 200--->179
Utah 14--->9
Vermont 3--->1
Virginia 39--->30
Washington 15--->14
West Virginia 44--->33
Wisconsin 71--->69
Wyoming 9--->9
The District of Columbia and Nevada were the only locales to gain strip clubs. Nevada’s gain is deceiving in that many of its listings are brothels that were not yet listed on TUSCL back in 2008. The District of Columbia is the only locale that seems to have truly added strip clubs. Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Wyoming had the same number of clubs in 2008 as 2018. All the forty-six other states lost strip clubs.
Canada October 2008: 237
Canada October 2018: 178
Alberta 28--->19
British Columbia 25--->15
Manitoba 4--->4
New Brunswick 4--->4
Newfoundland 3--->3
Northwest Territory 0--->1
Nova Scotia 2--->0
Ontario 103--->71
Quebec 66--->61
Saskatchewan 1--->0
The only province to have a net gain in strip clubs was the Northwest Territory. (I was the one who added the lone stripper venue in Yellowknife). Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland have kept the same number of strip clubs between 2008 and 2018. The four most populous provinces in Canada all lost strip clubs: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia are now goose eggs, or without any strip clubs.
Mexico October 2008: 107
Mexico October 2018: 132
The number of strip clubs in the United States is actually lower than what the above statistics show. Some of the listings on TUSCL are for swinger clubs, massage parlors, and lingerie studios. These are not true strip clubs. There is also error in that some clubs exist and are not listed on TUSCL, whereas there are also likely listings on TUSCL of clubs that have closed and were not removed.
I wonder how many strip clubs will still be around in October 2028?
United States October 2008: 2,536
United States October 2018: 2,089
Alabama 32--->24
Alaska 8--->6
Arizona 55--->41
Arkansas 10--->9
California 194--->159
Colorado 23--->21
Connecticut 38--->26
District of Columbia 7--->9
Delaware 6--->4
Florida 205--->187
Georgia 67--->47
Hawaii 21--->15
Idaho 9--->8
Illinois 83--->71
Indiana 73--->55
Iowa 34--->28
Kansas 30--->26
Kentucky 43--->31
Louisiana 50--->41
Maine 5--->3
Maryland 51--->37
Massachusetts 32--->28
Michigan 86--->71
Minnesota 32--->22
Mississippi 10--->10
Missouri 35--->22
Montana 8--->6
Nebraska 10--->9
Nevada 42--->45
New Hampshire 2--->2
New Jersey 117--->107
New Mexico 11--->6
New York 134--->107
North Carolina 88--->70
North Dakota 4--->3
Ohio 121--->104
Oklahoma 45--->32
Oregon 87--->72
Pennsylvania 120--->102
Rhode Island 11--->9
South Carolina 55--->32
South Dakota 14--->13
Tennessee 33--->25
Texas 200--->179
Utah 14--->9
Vermont 3--->1
Virginia 39--->30
Washington 15--->14
West Virginia 44--->33
Wisconsin 71--->69
Wyoming 9--->9
The District of Columbia and Nevada were the only locales to gain strip clubs. Nevada’s gain is deceiving in that many of its listings are brothels that were not yet listed on TUSCL back in 2008. The District of Columbia is the only locale that seems to have truly added strip clubs. Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Wyoming had the same number of clubs in 2008 as 2018. All the forty-six other states lost strip clubs.
Canada October 2008: 237
Canada October 2018: 178
Alberta 28--->19
British Columbia 25--->15
Manitoba 4--->4
New Brunswick 4--->4
Newfoundland 3--->3
Northwest Territory 0--->1
Nova Scotia 2--->0
Ontario 103--->71
Quebec 66--->61
Saskatchewan 1--->0
The only province to have a net gain in strip clubs was the Northwest Territory. (I was the one who added the lone stripper venue in Yellowknife). Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland have kept the same number of strip clubs between 2008 and 2018. The four most populous provinces in Canada all lost strip clubs: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia are now goose eggs, or without any strip clubs.
Mexico October 2008: 107
Mexico October 2018: 132
The number of strip clubs in the United States is actually lower than what the above statistics show. Some of the listings on TUSCL are for swinger clubs, massage parlors, and lingerie studios. These are not true strip clubs. There is also error in that some clubs exist and are not listed on TUSCL, whereas there are also likely listings on TUSCL of clubs that have closed and were not removed.
I wonder how many strip clubs will still be around in October 2028?
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And I wonder if the state totals are just strip clubs or are other venues included (modeling studios, etc) - although the non SC listings are probably small.
1) I was another entity before being reborn into sinclair.
2) Most websites have been cached over time.
Mostly, it was smaller clubs closing, but a couple big ones went down. I think the business has gotten more complex, making it almost impossible for a small club to survive.
If strip clubs do go extinct let's hope entertainment technology will have advanced enough for us to have a virtual world like in that movie Ready Player One
I guess the good news or silver lining out of it is that most of these clubs that closed weren't that good to begin with, or at least i hope. I know of a few good to great clubs that have declined or even changed management/ownership, but don't know any to have outright closed yet. All i'm saying is that these days i have little to no interest in mediocre or worse clubs and don't necessarily find culling them a negative.
If I were to guess, it’s because of the decline of the nightclub scene in general. Strip clubs are one part of that.
City governments and public at large seem to no longer tolerate the right of clubs to exist on a First Amendment basis. And cities have been learning from one another how to challenge clubs in court while avoiding any First Amendent challenges or protections clubs’s legal counsel would try to use to fight the cities.
Really doesn’t surprise me, over the past decade now EVERYONE has fast internet (free and or cheap porn), dating apps (now strangers can easily meet for sex), legit dating apps, sugar daddy websites, and canning sites. All things that allow men to “let off steam” and all of which really weren’t around a decade ago. Most were just in their infancy.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/4/…
"Business Insider reported that the number of Hooters restaurants decreased 7 percent from 2012 until 2016. While Business Insider attributed this to Pornhub’s findings that millennials are less likely to search for breasts, there is widespread online speculation that the problem lies not with a decreased appreciation of breasts, but with the fact that the concept of the restaurant is outdated and appeals only to the most boorish of baby boomers."
"Most boring of baby boomers." Reminds me a lot of @Mark94
But on the flip side, I don't see clubs closing en masse anytime soon. In fact, the clubs in my area have picked up a lot in the past two years due to a combination of more disposable income and population growth. It's been particularly noticeable in the last 6 months, with the clubs as busy as I have ever seen them on what are normally slow nights. We've even had two clubs open up in the past 5 years.
1) Easier forms of sex work evolved with the internet such as camming and becoming a sugar baby. Hotter women can make good money with camshows. They do not even have to get dressed or leave their house. With sugar baby relationships, women can make their income more predictable while dealing with fewer men. We are also seeing websites like Patreon, Manyvids, and other where women can sell nude pictures, videos, and homemade porn for income. Stripping requires buying stilletos, outfits, showing up to work, performing, and there is no guaranteed payout at the end of the shift.
2) Third-wave and fourth-wave feminism. Never in Western civilization have we seen women become so angry, violent, and anti-male. It seems to get worse by the day. Just looking at a women the wrong way can be sexual harrassment. For feminists, strip clubs objectify women and facilitate sexual assualt.
3) The internet made it alot easier for escorts to compete against strip clubs in the United States. Before the internet, one had to dial a phone number or drive up and down track to get some action. Also, an infinite amount of pornography is free on the internet.
4) The world has become alot more promiscuous, and the United States has become alot less puritan over time. Naked women dancing used to be more controversial. Nowadays, young people think nothing of having casual sex. Young women go out in public flaunting their bodies, wearing not all that much more clothing than a stripper.
5) Some strip clubs have been magnets of illegal activity like prostitution, drug dealing, gang violence, and murders. When these incidents happen time and time again at a club, public opinion shifts in favor of shutting them down.
6) Most Millenials' interpersonal skills are retarded due to the presence of technology like Snapchat, Facebook, and texting. They do not know how to interact or talk face to face with other people. This leads to Millenial women preferring to sell pictures and videos and doing camshows over working in a strip club. Many of the young strippers nowadays only know how to socialize with a customer if it is saying, "Wanna lap dance?" or sit in the club on their cell phone or spend most of the shift in the locker room. That is a turn off to customers. There were definately more women with the gift of gab back in the 1980's and 1990's. Also, Millenials are the "me generation". They only care about the money they are getting, not whether they are providing a good experience to the customer. It amazes me how many young stripper will give a horrible lap dance then demand a tip.
I think Canada has seen a larger percentage drop in strip clubs due to prostitution being legal in Canada. Why pay for a string of lap dances when you can get sex for about the same price? Although prostitution is not legal in most areas of the United States, the easy availabilty of sex hurts strip clubs. Why would you pay $500 for a one hour VIP room where you only get to first base or the on deck circle when that same amount of money could get you an hour with a high end escort?
I think strip clubbing is alot like horse racing. Both have their aficionados. As new forms of entertainment have emerged and technology has progressed, both the gentleman's club and the horse track have been on the decline. A day at the horse track was probably a hoot for your grandparents, but younger folks rather be playing video games or fantasy football. Strip clubs probably hit their high water mark in the late 90's or the first decade of the 2000's. That is not to say either will completely die off any time soon. I think Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Kentucky Downs, and Saratoga are healthy and will be around for a long time. But Arapahoe Park, Fairmount Park, Fonner Park, and Hawthorne will likely not be around another five or ten years. In the same regard, strip clubs like Tootsies, Follies, Sapphire, and Baby Dolls are healthy and will be around for a long time. But many rural strip clubs, dives, and clubs offering little value to the customer will be culled in the next five or ten years.
If I had to guess, I'd say there will be 1,500-1,600 strip clubs still operating in the United State in October 2028. If I am still alive in ten years and TUSCL still exists, I may bump this discussion thread with updated figures.