More cities now have as many women’s pro teams as men’s. See how many.

With the start of the WNBA season on May 8, 10 metro area markets in the United States now have as many or more women’s professional teams as men’s.

That latest count is because the Portland Fire are an expansion team this year in the WNBA, which brings the Oregon city to two women’s teams (Fire plus NWSL’s Thorns) and two men’s (NBA’s Trail Blazers and MLS’ Timbers).

The comparison is strictly based on sports where professional women’s leagues exist on a national scale: basketball, soccer and hockey, while excluding football and baseball.

One of Portland’s Pacific Northwest neighbors, Seattle, is also on the list. In fact, Seattle has more women’s teams than men’s in those sports: the Storm in the WNBA, Reign FC in the NWSL and the Torrent in the PWHL. On the men’s side, Seattle is represented by the Sounders in the MLS and the Kraken in the NHL.

⁠

Other markets on the list all have one women’s team and one (or zero) men’s team. Those markets are Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, Raleigh, Louisville, and Connecticut.

How far away are women’s pro sports from total parity? Per a USA TODAY analysis, 10 of the 41 (24.4%) U.S. markets in basketball, soccer and hockey currently have equal or more women’s teams.

The women’s leagues are continuing to grow, too. Both the WNBA and the PWHL will be expanding to Detroit — moves that will bring the Motor City to parity in its men’s and women’s teams. The WNBA will also expand to Cleveland, bringing the tally there to one and one.

Next, the NWSL is slated to come to Atlanta, bringing that city to parity across its men’s and women’s teams.