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September
2004
NCARB'S 2004 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 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 division gathered statistics
from the 55 Member Boards comprising NCARB. Results indicate that
a total of 101,179 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 109,757 reciprocal (out-of-state)
registrants and 210,936 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 (16,397)
and the highest number of total registrations (21,050). Survey data
are listed below. For more information about the 2004 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 |
810
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1,441
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2,251
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| Alaska** |
221
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291
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512
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| Arizona |
1,983
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4,207
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6,190
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| Arkansas |
450
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974
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1,424
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| California |
16,397
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4,653
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21,050
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| Colorado |
2,869
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3,329
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6,198
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| Connecticut* |
1,537
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3,972
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5,509
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| Delaware |
100
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1,000
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1,100
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| District of Columbia |
770
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1,845
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2,615
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| Florida |
4,551
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3,745
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8,296
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| Georgia |
2,406
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3,008
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5,414
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| Guam |
29
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71
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100
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| Hawaii |
922
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1,040
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1,962
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| Idaho |
481
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1,050
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1,531
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| Illinois* |
5,345
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3,151
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8,496
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| Indiana |
955
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2,312
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3,267
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| Iowa |
442
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1,064
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1,506
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| Kansas |
963
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1,519
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2,482
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| Kentucky |
657
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1,608
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2,265
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| Louisiana |
1,083
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1,550
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2,633
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| Maine |
375
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965
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1,340
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| Maryland |
1,758
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3,413
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5,171
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| Massachusetts |
4,278
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5,534
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9,812
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| Michigan |
3,564
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2,313
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5,877
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| Minnesota |
1,750
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1,543
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3,293
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| Mississippi |
300
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1,068
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1,368
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| Missouri |
1,830
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2,554
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4,384
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| Montana |
374
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886
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1,260
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| Nebraska |
507
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1,022
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1,529
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| Nevada |
522
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1,987
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2,509
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| New Hampshire |
281
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1,287
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1,568
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| New Jersey |
2,895
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4,434
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7,329
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| New Mexico |
702
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1,140
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1,842
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| New York |
8,257
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5,274
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13,531
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| North Carolina |
2,003
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2,785
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4,788
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| North Dakota |
127
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468
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595
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
7
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40
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47
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| Ohio |
3,671
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3,353
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7,024
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| Oklahoma |
778
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1,163
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1,941
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| Oregon |
1,063
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1,400
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2,463
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| Pennsylvania |
3,915
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3,585
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7,500
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| Puerto Rico |
941
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179
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1,120
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| Rhode Island |
243
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1,027
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1,270
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| South Carolina |
949
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2,267
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3,216
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| South Dakota |
102
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522
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624
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| Tennessee |
1,369
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1,968
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3,337
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| Texas |
6,803
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2,964
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9,767
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| Utah |
689
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1,359
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2,048
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| Vermont |
269
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725
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994
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| Virgin Islands* |
26
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55
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81
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| Virginia |
2,501
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3,790
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6,291
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| Washington |
3,521
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1,911
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5,432
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| West Virginia |
116
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987
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1,103
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| Wisconsin |
1,612
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3,205
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4,817
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| Wyoming |
110
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754
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864
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| U.S. TOTAL |
101,179
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109,757
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210,936
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*Counts are estimates based
on data from prior years.
**Alaska's count was updated on September 9, 2004.
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