General Aviation Information and Statistics
FAA Certificated Pilots by State and Certificate Type
Current as of December 2006
Source: FAA
1Includes pilots with an airplane only certificate. Also includes those with an airplane and a helicopter and/or glider certificate.
2 Includes helicopter, glider, and balloon.
3 Not included in total.
| State | Total Pilots | ATP | Comm. 1 | Private | Student | Misc. 2 | Flight Instr. 3 |
| United States - Total | 572,947 | 138,205 | 122,857 | 229,769 | 80,936 | 1,187 | 89,458 |
| Alabama | 7,089 | 1,229 | 1,919 | 2,935 | 996 | 10 | 1,066 |
| Alaska | 8,300 | 2,051 | 2,046 | 3,390 | 801 | 12 | 1,235 |
| Arizona | 20,067 | 5,241 | 4,504 | 6,962 | 3,333 | 27 | 3,497 |
| Arkansas | 4,978 | 872 | 1,335 | 2,045 | 710 | 16 | 715 |
| California | 65,867 | 11,746 | 13,728 | 30,046 | 10,297 | 50 | 9,091 |
| Colorado | 17,730 | 5,346 | 3,847 | 6,311 | 2,202 | 24 | 3,155 |
| Connecticut | 5,734 | 1,508 | 1,041 | 2,478 | 702 | 5 | 884 |
| Delaware | 1,316 | 354 | 271 | 485 | 203 | 3 | 238 |
| District of Columbia | 439 | 66 | 85 | 213 | 75 | 0 | 41 |
| Florida | 48,512 | 14,493 | 10,649 | 15,943 | 7,364 | 63 | 8,135 |
| Georgia | 19,184 | 6,801 | 3,509 | 6,372 | 2,471 | 31 | 2,854 |
| Guam | 148 | 99 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Hawaii | 3,111 | 1,074 | 835 | 769 | 432 | 1 | 559 |
| Idaho | 4,720 | 800 | 1,117 | 2,109 | 677 | 17 | 671 | Illinois | 19,073 | 4,551 | 3,992 | 7,825 | 2,633 | 72 | 3,334 |
| Indiana | 10,731 | 2,103 | 2,177 | 4,880 | 1,508 | 63 | 1,727 |
| Iowa | 5,817 | 697 | 1,259 | 3,035 | 804 | 22 | 844 |
| Kansas | 7,510 | 1,329 | 1,687 | 3,556 | 915 | 23 | 1,344 |
| Kentucky | 6,654 | 2,531 | 1,233 | 2,069 | 814 | 7 | 1,195 |
| Louisiana | 5,306 | 1,080 | 1,508 | 1,978 | 730 | 10 | 733 |
| Maine | 2,855 | 527 | 621 | 1,320 | 378 | 9 | 385 |
| Maryland | 8,109 | 1,766 | 1,655 | 3,291 | 1,385 | 12 | 1,231 |
| Massachusetts | 8,523 | 1,445 | 1,658 | 4,039 | 1,372 | 9 | 1,235 |
| Michigan | 16,020 | 2,885 | 3,325 | 7,465 | 2,476 | 69 | 2,440 |
| Minnesota | 13,616 | 3,307 | 3,034 | 5,741 | 1,506 | 28 | 2,393 |
| Mississippi | 4,087 | 862 | 1,064 | 1,582 | 567 | 12 | 570 |
| Missouri | 10,054 | 2,195 | 2,255 | 4,302 | 1,264 | 38 | 1,648 |
| Montana | 3,885 | 574 | 1,035 | 1,751 | 517 | 8 | 576 |
| Nebraska | 3,636 | 519 | 832 | 1,749 | 524 | 12 | 469 |
| Nevada | 6,757 | 2,083 | 1,445 | 2,410 | 814 | 5 | 1,101 |
| New Hampshire | 4,081 | 1,405 | 762 | 1,494 | 410 | 10 | 700 |
| New Jersey | 10,043 | 2,268 | 1,959 | 4,270 | 1,532 | 14 | 1,558 |
| New Mexico | 5,069 | 751 | 1,358 | 2,232 | 712 | 16 | 626 |
| New York | 16,967 | 2,864 | 3,569 | 7,510 | 2,968 | 56 | 2,639 |
| North Carolina | 14,061 | 3,769 | 2,847 | 5,717 | 1,702 | 26 | 2,009 |
| North Dakota | 2,272 | 202 | 733 | 977 | 357 | 3 | 390 |
| Ohio | 17,706 | 4,069 | 3,609 | 7,697 | 2,265 | 66 | 3,019 |
| Oklahoma | 8,041 | 1,370 | 1,988 | 3,384 | 1,281 | 18 | 1,194 |
| Oregon | 9,408 | 1,284 | 2,207 | 4,556 | 1,345 | 16 | 1,368 |
| Pennsylvania | 17,136 | 4,150 | 3,403 | 7,166 | 2,361 | 56 | 2,689 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,509 | 321 | 374 | 453 | 357 | 4 | 228 |
| Rhode Island | 1,075 | 216 | 233 | 473 | 152 | 1 | 151 |
| South Carolina | 6,360 | 1,474 | 1,355 | 2,641 | 877 | 13 | 871 |
| South Dakota | 2,198 | 326 | 584 | 1,014 | 261 | 13 | 354 |
| Tennessee | 11,818 | 4,150 | 2,300 | 3,983 | 1,359 | 26 | 1,903 |
| Texas | 46,884 | 15,017 | 9,401 | 16,039 | 6,395 | 32 | 7,246 |
| Utah | 7,693 | 1,723 | 1,834 | 2,844 | 1,284 | 8 | 1,305 |
| Vermont | 1,387 | 271 | 305 | 628 | 180 | 3 | 182 |
| Virgin Islands | 198 | 57 | 38 | 67 | 36 | 0 | 25 |
| Virginia | 14,206 | 4,062 | 3,079 | 5,009 | 2,022 | 34 | 2,232 |
| Washington | 20,056 | 5,554 | 4,267 | 7,592 | 2,626 | 17 | 3,146 |
| West Virginia | 1,848 | 309 | 396 | 852 | 279 | 12 | 270 |
| Wisconsin | 10,494 | 2,033 | 1,917 | 5,014 | 1,455 | 75 | 1,628 |
| Wyoming | 1,800 | 302 | 391 | 855 | 249 | 3 | 248 |
Updated Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3:53:06 PM
