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September
2003
NCARB'S 2003 Survey of Registered Architects
A survey by the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards (NCARB) reveals that there are more than 100,000 architects
in the United States. Because architects are often registered in more
than one jurisdiction and because not all architects have NCARB records,
NCARB is not able to use its registration records to determine the
exact number of architects.
This year’s data represent the third iteration of NCARB’s
survey of registered architects—a project first undertaken in
1999. The Council’s Quality Assurance department gathered statistics
from the 55 Member Boards comprising NCARB. Results indicate that
a total of 101,183 architects are living in the 55 reporting jurisdictions,
which include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
The survey also reveals a total of 111,642 reciprocal (out-of-state)
registrants and 212,825 total registrations in the United States.
This means, on average, an architect is registered in two jurisdictions.
California has the highest number of resident architects (16,809)
and the highest number of total registrations (21,437). Survey data
are listed below. For more information about the 2003 Survey of Registered
Architects, contact NCARB at 202/783-6500.
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Architect Registrations by Jurisdiction
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Jurisdiction
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Resident
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Reciprocal
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Total
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| Alabama |
755
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1,409
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2,164
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| Alaska |
220
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297
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517
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| Arizona |
1,907
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3,945
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5,852
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| Arkansas |
463
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865
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1,328
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| California |
16,809
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4,628
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21,437
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| Colorado |
2,909
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3,562
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6,471
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| Connecticut |
1,537
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3,972
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5,509
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| Delaware |
145
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1,169
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1,314
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| D.C. |
770
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1,845
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2,615
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| Florida |
3,996
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2,818
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6,814
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| Georgia |
2,572
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3,068
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5,640
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| Guam |
28
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68
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96
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| Hawaii |
904
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950
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1,854
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| Idaho |
479
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1,054
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1,533
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| Illinois |
5,345
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3,551
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8,896
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| Indiana |
1,064
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2,596
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3,660
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| Iowa |
445
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1,027
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1,472
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| Kansas |
913
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1,639
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2,452
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| Kentucky |
659
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1,596
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2,255
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| Louisiana |
1,073
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1,498
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2,571
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| Maine |
362
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955
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1,317
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| Maryland |
1,733
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3,301
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5,034
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| Massachusetts |
4,305
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5,572
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9,877
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| Michigan |
2,674
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2,862
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5,536
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| Minnesota |
1,714
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1,429
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3,143
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| Mississippi |
310
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1,127
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1,437
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| Missouri |
1,893
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2,697
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4,590
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| Montana |
351
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822
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1,173
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| Nebraska |
531
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1,023
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1,554
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| Nevada |
504
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1,950
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2,454
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| New Hampshire |
287
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1,259
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1,546
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| New Jersey |
3,077
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5,264
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8,341
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| New Mexico** |
722
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1,316
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2,038
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| New York |
8,665
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5,864
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14,529
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| North Carolina |
1,971
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2,808
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4,779
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| North Dakota |
127
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487
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614
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| N. Mariana Islds |
7
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47
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54
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| Ohio |
3,493
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3,304
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6,797
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| Oklahoma |
800
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1,302
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2,102
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| Oregon |
1,376
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1,073
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2,449
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| Pennsylvania |
4,333
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3,967
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8,300
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| Puerto Rico* |
600
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115
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715
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| Rhode Island |
276
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1,107
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1,383
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| South Carolina |
982
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2,329
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3,311
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| South Dakota |
97
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504
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601
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| Tennessee |
1,345
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1,959
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3,304
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| Texas |
6,916
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3,528
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10,444
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| Utah |
650
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1,301
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1,951
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| Vermont |
248
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609
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857
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| Virgin Islands* |
26
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55
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81
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| Virginia |
2,595
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3,512
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6,107
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| Washington |
3,421
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1,840
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5,261
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| West Virginia |
116
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990
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1,106
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| Wisconsin |
1,565
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3,020
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4,585
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| Wyoming |
118
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787
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905
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| U.S. TOTAL |
101,183
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111,642
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212,825
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*Counts are estimates based
on data from prior years.
**Figures for New Mexico updated on September 16, 2003.
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