| 1988 | Extant Roller Coasters |
| 1213 | Defunct Roller Coasters |
| 1442 | Extant Amusement Parks |
| 210 | Defunct Amusement Parks |
| 1.41 | Roller Coasters per million people (RCMP) |
| 0.55 | Roller Coasters per 1000 sq mi |
| Location | Roller Coasters | % | Population | RCMP | Area (sq mi) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong | 201 | 0.101107 | 104303132 | 1.927075 | 68832.754645 | 2.920121 |
| Hunan | 77 | 0.038732 | 65683722 | 1.172284 | 82026.776303 | 0.938718 |
| Fujian | 44 | 0.022133 | 36894216 | 1.192599 | 47246.179274 | 0.931292 |
| Beijing | 57 | 0.028672 | 19612368 | 2.906329 | 6327.956520 | 9.007647 |
| Shanghai | 32 | 0.016097 | 23019148 | 1.390147 | 2660.480981 | 12.027900 |
| Jiangsu | 152 | 0.076459 | 78659903 | 1.932370 | 39291.160757 | 3.868555 |
| Shandong | 143 | 0.071932 | 95793065 | 1.492801 | 60035.495820 | 2.381924 |
| Heilongjiang | 33 | 0.016600 | 38312224 | 0.861344 | 175131.638609 | 0.188430 |
| Shaanxi | 52 | 0.026157 | 37327378 | 1.393079 | 79509.751837 | 0.654008 |
| Sichuan | 114 | 0.057344 | 80418200 | 1.417590 | 187020.182131 | 0.609560 |
| Guangxi | 61 | 0.030684 | 46026629 | 1.325320 | 91556.135815 | 0.666258 |
| Hubei | 76 | 0.038229 | 57237740 | 1.327795 | 71897.072578 | 1.057067 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 0.004527 | 7061200 | 1.274571 | 436.982719 | 20.595780 |
| Zhejiang | 106 | 0.053320 | 54426891 | 1.947567 | 39742.953338 | 2.667139 |
| Guizhou | 59 | 0.029678 | 34746468 | 1.698014 | 68073.560852 | 0.866709 |
| Ningxia Hui | 11 | 0.005533 | 6301350 | 1.745658 | 20017.000789 | 0.549533 |
| Jilin | 28 | 0.014085 | 27462297 | 1.019580 | 73617.566501 | 0.380344 |
| Gansu | 26 | 0.013078 | 25575254 | 1.016608 | 156375.660758 | 0.166266 |
| Qinghai | 6 | 0.003018 | 5626722 | 1.066340 | 276345.495104 | 0.021712 |
| Shanxi | 58 | 0.029175 | 35712111 | 1.624099 | 60389.388112 | 0.960434 |
| Anhui | 94 | 0.047284 | 59500510 | 1.579818 | 54219.736057 | 1.733686 |
| Nei Mongol | 37 | 0.018612 | 24706321 | 1.497592 | 441845.286914 | 0.083740 |
| Hainan | 18 | 0.009054 | 10081232 | 1.785496 | 13192.718972 | 1.364389 |
| Xinjiang Uygur | 30 | 0.015091 | 21813334 | 1.375306 | 628399.366689 | 0.047740 |
| Jiangxi | 66 | 0.033199 | 44567475 | 1.480901 | 64591.052059 | 1.021813 |
| Liaoning | 56 | 0.028169 | 43746323 | 1.280108 | 56227.556661 | 0.995953 |
| Yunnan | 60 | 0.030181 | 45966239 | 1.305306 | 148231.008461 | 0.404774 |
| Tianjin | 26 | 0.013078 | 12938224 | 2.009549 | 4513.446006 | 5.760565 |
| Hebei | 73 | 0.036720 | 57237740 | 1.275382 | 72365.842422 | 1.008763 |
| Henan | 128 | 0.064386 | 94023567 | 1.361361 | 63941.275786 | 2.001837 |
| Macau | - | - | 552300 | - | 13.212998 | - |
| Chongqing | 51 | 0.025654 | 28846170 | 1.767999 | 31869.351809 | 1.600284 |
| Xizang | 4 | 0.002012 | 3002166 | 1.332371 | 436752.549174 | 0.009159 |