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 Monday, 18-May-2026
| State/Territory | Novice | Tech | General | Advanced | Extra | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 45 | 5307 | 3244 | 425 | 2916 | 11937 |
| Alaska | 12 | 1484 | 860 | 111 | 677 | 3144 |
| Arizona | 87 | 10346 | 4990 | 832 | 4644 | 20899 |
| Arkansas | 27 | 3913 | 1974 | 254 | 1643 | 7811 |
| California | 510 | 53249 | 18205 | 2656 | 15336 | 89956 |
| Colorado | 69 | 10287 | 4503 | 603 | 3838 | 19300 |
| Connecticut | 87 | 2949 | 1818 | 312 | 1696 | 6862 |
| Delaware | 15 | 771 | 525 | 73 | 457 | 1841 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 286 | 122 | 15 | 119 | 546 |
| Florida | 317 | 17553 | 11678 | 2067 | 10072 | 41687 |
| Georgia | 68 | 8691 | 4942 | 663 | 4282 | 18646 |
| Guam | 1 | 87 | 44 | 8 | 91 | 231 |
| Hawaii | 19 | 1814 | 701 | 120 | 667 | 3321 |
| Idaho | 23 | 6339 | 2665 | 217 | 1726 | 10970 |
| Illinois | 178 | 8214 | 5070 | 807 | 4400 | 18669 |
| Indiana | 112 | 7034 | 4161 | 562 | 3244 | 15113 |
| Iowa | 39 | 2782 | 1643 | 320 | 1504 | 6288 |
| Kansas | 52 | 3222 | 1890 | 239 | 1566 | 6969 |
| Kentucky | 51 | 4495 | 2671 | 344 | 2101 | 9662 |
| Louisiana | 42 | 2486 | 1668 | 263 | 1362 | 5821 |
| Maine | 23 | 1832 | 1249 | 181 | 1107 | 4392 |
| Maryland | 80 | 4611 | 2735 | 431 | 2658 | 10515 |
| Massachusetts | 110 | 5749 | 3407 | 533 | 3284 | 13083 |
| Michigan | 117 | 9375 | 5322 | 799 | 4677 | 20290 |
| Minnesota | 65 | 5039 | 2920 | 484 | 2562 | 11070 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 1986 | 1323 | 184 | 1272 | 4778 |
| Missouri | 74 | 7168 | 3856 | 488 | 3126 | 14712 |
| Montana | 22 | 2206 | 1199 | 145 | 855 | 4427 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 1691 | 1034 | 184 | 758 | 3684 |
| Nevada | 31 | 4263 | 1837 | 271 | 1594 | 7996 |
| New Hampshire | 42 | 2364 | 1541 | 230 | 1529 | 5706 |
| New Jersey | 149 | 5803 | 3079 | 564 | 3050 | 12645 |
| New Mexico | 18 | 2987 | 1452 | 228 | 1334 | 6019 |
| New York | 265 | 11653 | 6621 | 1063 | 6007 | 25609 |
| North Carolina | 105 | 10631 | 6132 | 816 | 5397 | 23081 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 653 | 389 | 53 | 309 | 1413 |
| Ohio | 230 | 11592 | 7236 | 1021 | 6235 | 26314 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 4721 | 2545 | 314 | 1990 | 9596 |
| Oregon | 73 | 10642 | 4837 | 577 | 3669 | 19798 |
| Pennsylvania | 204 | 10261 | 6165 | 1104 | 5719 | 23453 |
| Puerto Rico | 71 | 2962 | 1218 | 142 | 784 | 5177 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 802 | 467 | 78 | 465 | 1828 |
| South Carolina | 41 | 4761 | 2790 | 400 | 2529 | 10521 |
| South Dakota | 11 | 919 | 576 | 98 | 506 | 2110 |
| Tennessee | 82 | 9354 | 5360 | 686 | 4552 | 20034 |
| Texas | 194 | 26022 | 13369 | 1828 | 11498 | 52911 |
| Utah | 29 | 12149 | 3393 | 259 | 2249 | 18079 |
| Vermont | 12 | 892 | 501 | 86 | 505 | 1996 |
| Virgin Islands | 127 | 64 | 8 | 48 | 247 | |
| Virginia | 131 | 9097 | 5290 | 733 | 4948 | 20199 |
| Washington | 149 | 17770 | 7935 | 894 | 5747 | 32495 |
| West Virginia | 33 | 2821 | 1423 | 157 | 1283 | 5717 |
| Wisconsin | 63 | 4700 | 3155 | 467 | 2643 | 11028 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 1037 | 696 | 96 | 510 | 2347 |
| Other* | 1 | 254 | 84 | 4 | 195 | 538 |
| TOTAL | 4272 | 360203 | 184574 | 26497 | 157935 | 733481 |
* Other = US territories and possessions not listed above, plus APO/FPO
