“Lots of speculation and knee-jerk reactions exist on social media about whether or not Ham Radio is Dead. I wonder what the statistics say? Let’s take a look at some real evidence about what is happening in Ham Radio inside of the USA and around the world”
Report includes FCC actions through Saturday, 22-May-2021
| State/Territory | Novice | Tech | Tech-Plus | General | Advanced | Extra | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 82 | 5885 | 3048 | 589 | 2788 | 12392 | |
| Alaska | 19 | 1642 | 901 | 166 | 669 | 3397 | |
| Arizona | 124 | 11400 | 4947 | 1096 | 4502 | 22069 | |
| Arkansas | 47 | 4486 | 1887 | 351 | 1596 | 8367 | |
| California | 882 | 64964 | 20154 | 3933 | 15799 | 105732 | |
| Colorado | 114 | 10683 | 4402 | 785 | 3664 | 19648 | |
| Connecticut | 138 | 3412 | 1928 | 427 | 1696 | 7601 | |
| Delaware | 21 | 813 | 473 | 88 | 407 | 1802 | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 247 | 120 | 25 | 120 | 516 | |
| Florida | 536 | 18888 | 11715 | 2840 | 9807 | 43786 | |
| Georgia | 136 | 9296 | 4872 | 956 | 4010 | 19270 | |
| Guam | 1 | 115 | 52 | 10 | 101 | 279 | |
| Hawaii | 28 | 2178 | 819 | 153 | 722 | 3900 | |
| Idaho | 32 | 6111 | 2311 | 276 | 1493 | 10223 | |
| Illinois | 288 | 9118 | 5263 | 1111 | 4417 | 20197 | |
| Indiana | 196 | 7664 | 4062 | 796 | 3171 | 15889 | |
| Iowa | 67 | 3067 | 1634 | 432 | 1481 | 6681 | |
| Kansas | 77 | 3571 | 1954 | 332 | 1477 | 7411 | |
| Kentucky | 91 | 4846 | 2450 | 454 | 1975 | 9816 | |
| Louisiana | 70 | 2806 | 1687 | 382 | 1356 | 6301 | |
| Maine | 43 | 2041 | 1241 | 237 | 1100 | 4662 | |
| Maryland | 117 | 5223 | 2902 | 624 | 2708 | 11574 | |
| Massachusetts | 171 | 6064 | 3517 | 743 | 3274 | 13769 | |
| Michigan | 204 | 10284 | 5307 | 1100 | 4626 | 21521 | |
| Minnesota | 126 | 5627 | 2954 | 666 | 2479 | 11852 | |
| Mississippi | 27 | 2464 | 1363 | 255 | 1232 | 5341 | |
| Missouri | 119 | 7893 | 3796 | 711 | 3094 | 15613 | |
| Montana | 34 | 2186 | 1094 | 187 | 778 | 4279 | |
| Nebraska | 37 | 1814 | 989 | 253 | 748 | 3841 | |
| Nevada | 43 | 4683 | 1852 | 364 | 1502 | 8444 | |
| New Hampshire | 51 | 2501 | 1462 | 291 | 1433 | 5738 | |
| New Jersey | 240 | 6330 | 3313 | 797 | 3052 | 13732 | |
| New Mexico | 30 | 3608 | 1492 | 300 | 1327 | 6757 | |
| New York | 485 | 12833 | 6913 | 1521 | 6039 | 27791 | |
| North Carolina | 174 | 10585 | 5663 | 1145 | 4992 | 22559 | |
| North Dakota | 11 | 815 | 423 | 69 | 292 | 1610 | |
| Ohio | 361 | 13215 | 7237 | 1448 | 6102 | 28363 | |
| Oklahoma | 52 | 5226 | 2444 | 421 | 1965 | 10108 | |
| Oregon | 119 | 11528 | 4935 | 785 | 3571 | 20938 | |
| Pennsylvania | 314 | 11224 | 6230 | 1435 | 5469 | 24672 | |
| Puerto Rico | 180 | 2746 | 1059 | 205 | 617 | 4807 | |
| Rhode Island | 27 | 903 | 491 | 108 | 458 | 1987 | |
| South Carolina | 75 | 4788 | 2565 | 517 | 2236 | 10181 | |
| South Dakota | 19 | 837 | 560 | 127 | 473 | 2016 | |
| Tennessee | 136 | 9437 | 4932 | 942 | 4146 | 19593 | |
| Texas | 333 | 27810 | 12868 | 2575 | 10980 | 54566 | |
| Utah | 43 | 13009 | 3133 | 327 | 2056 | 18568 | |
| Vermont | 17 | 993 | 529 | 117 | 494 | 2150 | |
| Virgin Islands | 120 | 81 | 11 | 57 | 269 | ||
| Virginia | 202 | 9836 | 5278 | 1059 | 4753 | 21128 | |
| Washington | 214 | 19570 | 8151 | 1303 | 5724 | 34962 | |
| West Virginia | 50 | 3390 | 1427 | 229 | 1213 | 6309 | |
| Wisconsin | 106 | 5075 | 3159 | 644 | 2523 | 11507 | |
| Wyoming | 12 | 1021 | 584 | 113 | 453 | 2183 | |
| Other* | 2 | 243 | 101 | 7 | 228 | 581 | |
| TOTAL | 7127 | 397114 | 0 | 184724 | 36838 | 153445 | 779248 |
* Other = US territories and possessions not listed above, plus APO/FPO
SOURCE:ARRL
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