Our final independent-baseball attendance ranking of the day: Here are 2012 independent attendance numbers, listed by average.
These numbers are for the top indy league who actually report attendance figures; there are others who do not. (Yeah, we’re looking at you, Freedom and Pecos leagues.) This season saw the loss of multiple independent teams, with the North American League and the American Association each losing teams.
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| TEAM | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2011A | +/- | |
| 1 | Sugar Land Skeeters | AtL | 465,511 | 70 | 6,650 | ||
| 2 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | AA | 285,620 | 50 | 5,705 | 5,740 | -0.01 |
| 3 | Long Island Ducks | AtL | 377,473 | 68 | 5,551 | 5,537 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Somerset Patriots | AtL | 350,295 | 66 | 5,308 | 5,241 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Kansas City T-Bones | AA | 260,620 | 50 | 5,212 | 5,222 | 0.00 |
| 6 | St. Paul Saints | AA | 240,616 | 49 | 4,911 | 5,004 | -0.02 |
| 7 | Lancaster Barnstormers | AtL | 307,431 | 66 | 4,658 | 4,682 | -0.01 |
| 8 | York Revolution | AtL | 273,648 | 67 | 4,084 | 3,904 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Laredo Lemurs* | AA | 187,845 | 49 | 3,834 | 1,186 | 2.23 |
| 10 | F-M RedHawks | AA | 187,438 | 50 | 3,749 | 3,590 | 0.04 |
| 11 | El Paso Diablos | AA | 181,122 | 49 | 3,696 | 3,455 | 0.07 |
| 12 | Traverse City Beach Bums | FL | 175,284 | 50 | 3,506 | 3,611 | -0.03 |
| 13 | Camden Riversharks | AtL | 231,987 | 67 | 3,462 | 3,500 | -0.01 |
| 14 | S. Md. Blue Crabs | AtL | 229,094 | 68 | 3,369 | 3,294 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Lincoln Saltdogs | AA | 160,986 | 48 | 3,354 | 3,284 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Rockland Boulders | Can | 161,375 | 49 | 3,293 | 2,807 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Gary-SS RailCats | AA | 159,837 | 49 | 3,262 | 3,218 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Gateway Grizzlies | FL | 150,745 | 47 | 3,207 | 3,610 | -0.11 |
| 19 | Quebec Capitales | Can | 152,663 | 49 | 3,116 | 3,048 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Wichita Wingnuts | AA | 152,727 | 50 | 3,055 | 3,185 | -0.04 |
| 21 | Southern Illinois Miners | FL | 129,936 | 46 | 2,825 | 3,863 | -0.27 |
| 22 | Amarillo Sox | AA | 133,380 | 50 | 2,668 | 2,834 | -0.06 |
| 23 | Sioux Falls Pheasants | AA | 130,541 | 49 | 2,664 | 1,562 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Evansville Otters | FL | 120,819 | 46 | 2,627 | 2,226 | 0.18 |
| 25 | Lake Erie Crushers | FL | 127,124 | 49 | 2,594 | 2,680 | -0.03 |
| 26 | Normal CornBelters | FL | 117,475 | 46 | 2,554 | 2,445 | 0.04 |
| 27 | Schaumburg Boomers | FL | 128,287 | 51 | 2,515 | ||
| 28 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | AA | 108,236 | 47 | 2,303 | 2,405 | -0.04 |
| 29 | Joliet Slammers | FL | 104,019 | 47 | 2,213 | 2,311 | -0.04 |
| 30 | River City Rascals | FL | 107,986 | 50 | 2,160 | 1,564 | 0.38 |
| 31 | San Angelo Colts | NABL | 115,735 | 54 | 2,143 | 2,338 | -0.08 |
| 32 | Bridgeport Bluefish | AtL | 132,139 | 65 | 2,033 | 2,274 | -0.11 |
| 33 | Florence Freedom | FL | 97,382 | 48 | 2,029 | 1,814 | 0.12 |
| 34 | Rockford RiverHawks | FL | 97,453 | 50 | 1,949 | 2,123 | -0.08 |
| 35 | New Jersey Jackals | Can | 87,206 | 46 | 1,896 | 1,739 | 0.09 |
| 36 | Windy City ThunderBolts | FL | 86,178 | 46 | 1,873 | 1,885 | -0.01 |
| 37 | Washington Wild Things | FL | 76,829 | 47 | 1,635 | 2,226 | -0.27 |
| 38 | Edinburg Roadrunners | NABL | 86,947 | 56 | 1,553 | 2,113 | -0.27 |
| 39 | Worcester Tornadoes | Can | 61,398 | 45 | 1,384 | 1,782 | -0.22 |
| 40 | Fort Worth Cats | NABL | 57,596 | 49 | 1,175 | 2,160 | -0.46 |
| 41 | Sioux City Explorers | AA | 55,627 | 49 | 1,135 | 1,306 | -0.13 |
| 42 | McAllen Thunder | NABL | 29,082 | 28 | 1,039 | 1,315 | -0.21 |
| 43 | RGV WhiteWings | NAL | 47,520 | 50 | 950 | 1,345 | -0.29 |
| 44 | London Rippers | FL | 21,985 | 26 | 846 | ||
| 45 | San Rafael Pacifics | NABL | 31,411 | 41 | 766 | ||
| 46 | Newark Bears | Can | 32,056 | 48 | 668 | 997 | -0.33 |
| 47 | Abilene Prairie Dogs | NABL | 17,979 | 30 | 599 | ||
| 48 | Hawaii Stars | NABL | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Maui Na Koa Ikaika | NAL | 0 | 41 | 0 | 810 | -1.00 |
* Played last season as Shreveport-Bossier Captains
** Played last season in American Association
AA = American Association
AtL = Atlantic League
Can = Can-Am League
FL = Frontier League
NABL = North American Baseball League
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