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Photo Booth Rental Statistics & Cost Index (2026)
We mapped every photo booth rental company we could verify in America — 10,546 companies with 270,578 customer reviews between them. Here's what a rental really costs, which booth styles dominate, and where the industry actually is. Journalists & bloggers: cite freely with a link.
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How much does a photo booth rental cost? (2026 cost index)
"How much does a photo booth cost" is the single most-asked question in this niche — so we lead with it. Across the 819 companies that publish a starting package price, the national median is $599. Half of all packages fall between $450 (25th percentile) and $795 (75th percentile); the cheapest advertised setups start near $300 and high-end, multi-hour or luxury builds reach $5,000. Price tracks booth style (360 and glam run high, selfie stations low), hours booked, travel distance, and what's bundled in — prints, an attendant, props, backdrops, and digital sharing.
Median photo booth package price by state
States with at least three companies publishing pricing, highest median first. Small samples swing hard — treat the low-n rows as directional.
| State | Companies pricing | Median | Low | High |
| New Mexico | 4 | $900 | $400 | $1,000 |
| Nevada | 8 | $822 | $350 | $1,500 |
| Washington | 17 | $800 | $349 | $1,199 |
| Alabama | 5 | $800 | $300 | $1,350 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $795 | $300 | $895 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $750 | $300 | $1,200 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | $725 | $395 | $1,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | $699 | $300 | $2,099 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $699 | $350 | $5,000 |
| Colorado | 23 | $695 | $300 | $1,295 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $695 | $300 | $750 |
| North Carolina | 27 | $600 | $300 | $1,200 |
| Illinois | 33 | $600 | $300 | $1,250 |
| Maryland | 13 | $600 | $300 | $995 |
| Michigan | 27 | $600 | $300 | $2,150 |
| Arizona | 15 | $600 | $399 | $1,200 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $600 | $300 | $600 |
| Georgia | 25 | $599 | $349 | $1,000 |
| Florida | 64 | $599 | $300 | $1,250 |
| Idaho | 4 | $597 | $385 | $600 |
| Iowa | 8 | $597 | $300 | $800 |
| California | 168 | $595 | $300 | $1,991 |
| New York | 35 | $575 | $325 | $3,495 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $575 | $495 | $850 |
| Utah | 8 | $575 | $350 | $999 |
| South Carolina | 15 | $550 | $349 | $1,350 |
| Virginia | 19 | $550 | $350 | $995 |
| Oregon | 16 | $550 | $300 | $1,995 |
| Missouri | 13 | $550 | $300 | $1,200 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $549 | $300 | $1,499 |
| Connecticut | 8 | $548 | $300 | $1,050 |
| Kansas | 8 | $525 | $399 | $995 |
| Ohio | 29 | $500 | $300 | $1,500 |
| Texas | 73 | $500 | $300 | $2,100 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $500 | $350 | $875 |
| Indiana | 18 | $500 | $300 | $1,250 |
| Louisiana | 8 | $497 | $300 | $800 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $487 | $350 | $549 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $450 | $350 | $950 |
Which photo booth styles are most popular?
The share of companies that offer each booth style, mined from their own listings. Companies typically run several, so these overlap — but the ranking is the clearest read on what America is actually booking. The 360 booth leads by a mile.
| # | Booth style | Companies offering | Share |
| 1 | 360 booth | 3,525 | 33% |
| 2 | GIF booth | 1,572 | 15% |
| 3 | Glam (B&W) booth | 1,450 | 14% |
| 4 | Open-air booth | 1,384 | 13% |
| 5 | Mirror booth | 863 | 8.2% |
| 6 | Roaming booth | 761 | 7.2% |
| 7 | Green screen | 716 | 6.8% |
| 8 | Audio guest book | 669 | 6.3% |
| 9 | Slow-motion | 667 | 6.3% |
| 10 | Enclosed booth | 486 | 4.6% |
| 11 | Selfie station | 447 | 4.2% |
| 12 | AI booth | 395 | 3.7% |
| 13 | Inflatable booth | 188 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Vintage booth | 169 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Photo bus/trailer | 162 | 1.5% |
Which states have the most photo booth companies per capita?
Nationally there are about 31 photo booth companies per million residents. The per-capita crown goes to New Jersey at 46 per million — 437 companies for 9.5 million people — with Rhode Island (45.9) and California (45.4) close behind. By raw count the big states still win — California has 1,792, Texas has 959, Florida has 810 — but per resident, New Jersey is the easiest place in America to find a booth. At the thin end, West Virginia has just 13.6 per million.
| # | State | Companies | Per million people |
| 1 | New Jersey | 437 | 46 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 51 | 45.9 |
| 3 | California | 1,792 | 45.4 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 161 | 43.8 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 165 | 35.9 |
| 6 | Georgia | 392 | 35.1 |
| 7 | Florida | 810 | 34.7 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 247 | 34.6 |
| 9 | Indiana | 236 | 34.1 |
| 10 | Utah | 117 | 33.4 |
| 11 | Michigan | 337 | 33.2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 141 | 33 |
| 13 | Kansas | 92 | 31 |
| 14 | Texas | 959 | 30.6 |
| 15 | Colorado | 182 | 30.5 |
| 16 | Illinois | 381 | 30 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 62 | 29.1 |
| 18 | Montana | 33 | 29 |
| 19 | Arizona | 216 | 28.5 |
| 20 | Ohio | 337 | 28.4 |
Wedding photo booth specialists, state by state
Companies with wedding evidence — weddings named in their own materials or in couples' reviews — as a share of each state's directory. These are floors, not surveys: a company only counts once we've seen proof, and the counts grow as our crawls continue.
| # | State | Companies | Wedding specialists | Share |
| 1 | New Jersey | 437 | 241 | 55.1% |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 51 | 26 | 51% |
| 3 | Connecticut | 161 | 85 | 52.8% |
| 4 | Utah | 117 | 74 | 63.2% |
| 5 | California | 1,792 | 777 | 43.4% |
| 6 | Oregon | 141 | 80 | 56.7% |
| 7 | Florida | 810 | 423 | 52.2% |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 247 | 123 | 49.8% |
| 9 | Louisiana | 165 | 79 | 47.9% |
| 10 | Delaware | 27 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 11 | Michigan | 337 | 172 | 51% |
| 12 | Colorado | 182 | 101 | 55.5% |
| 13 | Indiana | 236 | 116 | 49.2% |
| 14 | Nevada | 83 | 52 | 62.7% |
| 15 | Arizona | 216 | 119 | 55.1% |
America's photo booth capitals
The cities with the most photo booth companies in the directory by raw count — the event towns where the wedding circuit, the corporate calendar, and party season keep the most booths rolling. Top of the list: Chicago, IL (44) · Atlanta, GA (41) · Houston, TX (40).
| # | City | Companies | Per 100k |
| 1 | Chicago, IL | 44 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Atlanta, GA | 41 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 40 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Miami, FL | 38 | 7.8 |
| 5 | San Antonio, TX | 36 | 2.4 |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA | 34 | 0.9 |
| 7 | Las Vegas, NV | 32 | 4.7 |
| 8 | Charlotte, NC | 31 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Orlando, FL | 30 | 9 |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | 30 | 2.1 |
| 11 | New York, NY | 27 | 0.3 |
| 12 | El Paso, TX | 27 | 4 |
| 13 | Philadelphia, PA | 26 | 1.7 |
| 14 | Sacramento, CA | 26 | 4.9 |
| 15 | Jacksonville, FL | 25 | 2.5 |
America's densest photo booth cities
Companies per 100k residents, cities over 50k population. Raw counts favor the biggest metros, so this is the other lens — the mid-size cities where photo booth companies cluster hardest per resident.
| # | City | Companies | Per 100k |
| 1 | Greenville, SC | 17 | 22.9 |
| 2 | Wayne, NJ | 12 | 22.2 |
| 3 | Marietta, GA | 13 | 20.6 |
| 4 | Bradenton, FL | 12 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Bowie, MD | 12 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Huntington Park, CA | 10 | 19.2 |
| 7 | Sarasota, FL | 11 | 19 |
| 8 | Palm Desert, CA | 10 | 18.8 |
| 9 | Rockville, MD | 11 | 16.1 |
| 10 | Bethlehem, PA | 12 | 15.1 |
| 11 | Montebello, CA | 9 | 14.8 |
| 12 | Stonecrest, GA | 9 | 14.8 |
| 13 | Madera, CA | 10 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Santa Cruz, CA | 9 | 14.4 |
| 15 | Kissimmee, FL | 12 | 14.2 |
America's most underserved party cities
The biggest US cities with zero or one photo booth company based in town — hosts there book from the surrounding region, and operators looking for an open market could do worse than this list. Largest: St. Paul, MN (pop. 307k) · St. Louis, MO (pop. 280k) · St. Petersburg, FL (pop. 267k).
| City | Population (2024) | Companies in town |
| St. Paul, MN | 307,465 | 0 |
| St. Louis, MO | 279,695 | 0 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 267,102 | 0 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 258,575 | 0 |
| Athens, GA | 129,995 | 1 |
| Edinburg, TX | 108,733 | 0 |
| St. George, UT | 106,288 | 0 |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 105,505 | 1 |
| Quincy, MA | 103,434 | 1 |
How we built this: two sources, one directory
Most directories stop at Google Maps. Our pipeline compiles from two sources: 9,611 Maps-verified companies (with ratings, review counts, photos, and location) plus web-only companies found via organic web search — 935 of them, clearly labeled and never ranked above rated companies. Attribute counts — weddings, insured, attendant included, unlimited prints, digital sharing — are mined from each company's own website and its customers' reviews, so they're honest floors that fill in as enrichment lands, never inflated guesses.