More attendance goodness for you today: here are the 2012 independent-league attendance rankings, listed by total.
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.
| TEAM | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2011T | +/- | |
| 1 | Sugar Land Skeeters | AtL | 465,511 | 70 | 6,650 | ||
| 2 | Long Island Ducks | AtL | 377,473 | 68 | 5,551 | 382,027 | -0.01 |
| 3 | Somerset Patriots | AtL | 350,295 | 66 | 5,308 | 372,082 | -0.06 |
| 4 | Lan. Barnstormers | AtL | 307,431 | 66 | 4,658 | 323,091 | -0.05 |
| 5 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | AA | 285,620 | 50 | 5,705 | 275,521 | 0.04 |
| 6 | York Revolution | AtL | 273,648 | 67 | 4,084 | 261,590 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Kansas City T-Bones | AA | 260,620 | 50 | 5,212 | 261,115 | 0.00 |
| 8 | St. Paul Saints | AA | 240,616 | 49 | 4,911 | 240,206 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Camden Riversharks | AtL | 231,987 | 67 | 3,462 | 241,473 | -0.04 |
| 10 | S. Md. Blue Crabs | AtL | 229,094 | 68 | 3,369 | 214,135 | 0.07 |
| 11 | Laredo Lemurs* | AA | 187,845 | 49 | 3,834 | 56,910 | 2.30 |
| 12 | F-M RedHawks | AA | 187,438 | 50 | 3,749 | 175,918 | 0.07 |
| 13 | El Paso Diablos | AA | 181,122 | 49 | 3,696 | 172,742 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Trav. City Beach Bums | FL | 175,284 | 50 | 3,506 | 169,739 | 0.03 |
| 15 | Rockland Boulders | Can | 161,375 | 49 | 3,293 | 123,518 | 0.31 |
| 16 | Lincoln Saltdogs | AA | 160,986 | 48 | 3,354 | 157,647 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Gary-SS RailCats | AA | 159,837 | 49 | 3,262 | 157,676 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Wichita Wingnuts | AA | 152,727 | 50 | 3,055 | 159,239 | -0.04 |
| 19 | Quebec Capitales | Can | 152,663 | 49 | 3,116 | 149,330 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Gateway Grizzlies | FL | 150,745 | 47 | 3,207 | 166,072 | -0.09 |
| 21 | Amarillo Sox | AA | 133,380 | 50 | 2,668 | 138,865 | -0.04 |
| 22 | Bridgeport Bluefish | AtL | 132,139 | 65 | 2,033 | 150,065 | -0.12 |
| 23 | Sioux Falls Pheasants | AA | 130,541 | 49 | 2,664 | 76,549 | 0.71 |
| 24 | S. Illinois Miners | FL | 129,936 | 46 | 2,825 | 191,576 | -0.32 |
| 25 | Schaumburg Boomers | FL | 128,287 | 51 | 2,515 | ||
| 26 | Lake Erie Crushers | FL | 127,124 | 49 | 2,594 | 128,628 | -0.01 |
| 27 | Evansville Otters | FL | 120,819 | 46 | 2,627 | 97,937 | 0.23 |
| 28 | Normal CornBelters | FL | 117,475 | 46 | 2,554 | 114,917 | 0.02 |
| 29 | San Angelo Colts | NABL | 115,735 | 54 | 2,143 | 112,228 | 0.03 |
| 30 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | AA | 108,236 | 47 | 2,303 | 117,861 | -0.08 |
| 31 | River City Rascals | FL | 107,986 | 50 | 2,160 | 71,958 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Joliet Slammers | FL | 104,019 | 47 | 2,213 | 108,610 | -0.04 |
| 33 | Rockford RiverHawks | FL | 97,453 | 50 | 1,949 | 97,678 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Florence Freedom | FL | 97,382 | 48 | 2,029 | 83,436 | 0.17 |
| 35 | New Jersey Jackals | Can | 87,206 | 46 | 1,896 | 85,200 | 0.02 |
| 36 | Edinburg Roadrunners | NABL | 86,947 | 56 | 1,553 | 107,786 | -0.19 |
| 37 | Windy City TBolt | FL | 86,178 | 46 | 1,873 | 86,727 | -0.01 |
| 38 | Wash. Wild Things | FL | 76,829 | 47 | 1,635 | 104,635 | -0.27 |
| 39 | Worcester Tornadoes | Can | 61,398 | 45 | 1,384 | 83,745 | -0.27 |
| 40 | Fort Worth Cats** | NABL | 57,596 | 49 | 1,175 | 108,020 | -0.47 |
| 41 | Sioux City Explorers | AA | 55,627 | 49 | 1,135 | 64,000 | -0.13 |
| 42 | RGV WhiteWings | NAL | 47,520 | 50 | 950 | 65,916 | -0.28 |
| 43 | Newark Bears | Can | 32,056 | 48 | 668 | 51,854 | -0.38 |
| 44 | San Rafael Pacifics | NABL | 31,411 | 41 | 766 | ||
| 45 | McAllen Thunder | NABL | 29,082 | 28 | 1,039 | 18,404 | 0.58 |
| 46 | London Rippers | FL | 21,985 | 26 | 846 | ||
| 47 | Abilene Prairie Dogs | NABL | 17,979 | 30 | 599 | ||
| 48 | Hawaii Stars | NABL | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Maui Na Koa Ikaika | NAL | 0 | 41 | 0 |
* 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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