This table shows the count of active FCC licenses held by individuals, as reported in the FCC's public data files.
Report includes FCC actions through Tuesday, 15-Sep-2026
| State/Territory | Novice | Tech | General | Advanced | Extra | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 44 | 5222 | 3239 | 412 | 2883 | 11800 |
| Alaska | 11 | 1468 | 863 | 109 | 684 | 3135 |
| Arizona | 85 | 10248 | 4980 | 807 | 4626 | 20746 |
| Arkansas | 27 | 3851 | 1974 | 243 | 1653 | 7748 |
| California | 486 | 52634 | 18027 | 2570 | 15277 | 88994 |
| Colorado | 65 | 10257 | 4500 | 584 | 3853 | 19259 |
| Connecticut | 83 | 2928 | 1806 | 305 | 1695 | 6817 |
| Delaware | 16 | 766 | 533 | 71 | 458 | 1844 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 301 | 116 | 14 | 123 | 558 |
| Florida | 305 | 17486 | 11609 | 2017 | 10062 | 41479 |
| Georgia | 61 | 8683 | 4956 | 646 | 4278 | 18624 |
| Guam | 1 | 89 | 45 | 8 | 95 | 238 |
| Hawaii | 19 | 1795 | 699 | 113 | 658 | 3284 |
| Idaho | 22 | 6354 | 2678 | 213 | 1720 | 10987 |
| Illinois | 170 | 8124 | 5042 | 786 | 4371 | 18493 |
| Indiana | 107 | 7022 | 4122 | 544 | 3254 | 15049 |
| Iowa | 35 | 2794 | 1627 | 308 | 1500 | 6264 |
| Kansas | 51 | 3190 | 1892 | 232 | 1558 | 6923 |
| Kentucky | 48 | 4456 | 2675 | 334 | 2104 | 9617 |
| Louisiana | 42 | 2421 | 1673 | 250 | 1350 | 5736 |
| Maine | 23 | 1819 | 1242 | 174 | 1104 | 4362 |
| Maryland | 76 | 4571 | 2738 | 417 | 2651 | 10453 |
| Massachusetts | 105 | 5752 | 3396 | 522 | 3261 | 13036 |
| Michigan | 107 | 9340 | 5338 | 774 | 4680 | 20239 |
| Minnesota | 66 | 5057 | 2916 | 471 | 2565 | 11075 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 1945 | 1309 | 177 | 1267 | 4709 |
| Missouri | 75 | 7169 | 3855 | 467 | 3121 | 14687 |
| Montana | 21 | 2206 | 1192 | 138 | 854 | 4411 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 1694 | 1046 | 181 | 760 | 3697 |
| Nevada | 28 | 4250 | 1851 | 263 | 1593 | 7985 |
| New Hampshire | 40 | 2380 | 1537 | 226 | 1522 | 5705 |
| New Jersey | 143 | 5776 | 3054 | 541 | 3039 | 12553 |
| New Mexico | 14 | 2932 | 1437 | 218 | 1325 | 5926 |
| New York | 250 | 11602 | 6588 | 1019 | 5991 | 25450 |
| North Carolina | 105 | 10656 | 6144 | 791 | 5403 | 23099 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 646 | 387 | 51 | 306 | 1398 |
| Ohio | 216 | 11560 | 7197 | 985 | 6214 | 26172 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 4683 | 2541 | 295 | 1975 | 9519 |
| Oregon | 71 | 10544 | 4843 | 554 | 3652 | 19664 |
| Pennsylvania | 194 | 10202 | 6144 | 1072 | 5706 | 23318 |
| Puerto Rico | 69 | 2987 | 1218 | 135 | 798 | 5207 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | 794 | 465 | 78 | 466 | 1818 |
| South Carolina | 40 | 4759 | 2800 | 391 | 2514 | 10504 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 935 | 586 | 94 | 504 | 2129 |
| Tennessee | 79 | 9328 | 5381 | 662 | 4552 | 20002 |
| Texas | 192 | 25881 | 13352 | 1780 | 11472 | 52677 |
| Utah | 25 | 12046 | 3380 | 251 | 2259 | 17961 |
| Vermont | 11 | 889 | 506 | 82 | 498 | 1986 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | 124 | 64 | 8 | 47 | 244 |
| Virginia | 126 | 9116 | 5297 | 707 | 4926 | 20172 |
| Washington | 148 | 17644 | 7888 | 860 | 5719 | 32259 |
| West Virginia | 33 | 2799 | 1425 | 150 | 1284 | 5691 |
| Wisconsin | 60 | 4708 | 3146 | 461 | 2642 | 11017 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 1048 | 703 | 95 | 505 | 2359 |
| Other* | 1 | 252 | 82 | 4 | 191 | 530 |
| TOTAL | 4094 | 358183 | 184104 | 25660 | 157568 | 729609 |
* Other = US territories and possessions not listed above, plus APO/FPO
