Survey: Number of licensed architects grows in 2012-13

The 2013 survey of U.S. architectural registration boards by NCARB indicates that there are currently 105,847 registered architects in the United States. This represents a 0.24% increase in licensed architects from last year’s survey. Data were collected in fall 2013 from the jurisdictions and reflects July 2012 through June 2013.

The 2013 survey also reveals that there are 121,535 reciprocal (out-of state) architects, for a total of 227,382 registrations. This represents an increase of 3% in reciprocal licenses, and a 1.69% increase in overall registrations. California has the highest number of resident architects (16,191) and the highest number of total registrations (19,899).

NCARB collects data for the survey from its 54 Member Boards, which includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB makes this information available annually as a service to the profession. For more information about the 2013 Survey of Registered Architects, contact NCARB at 202.783.6500.

Jurisdiction	Resident	Reciprocal	Total
Alabama	901	1,853	2,754
Alaska	257	365	622
Arizona *	2,164	3,897	6,061
Arkansas	495	850	1,345
California	16,191	3,708	19,899
Colorado	3,256	3,225	6,481
Connecticut	1,514	2,794	4,308
Delaware	118	1,538	1,656
District of Columbia	699	2,426	3,125
Florida	4,491	4,427	8,918
Georgia ***	2,404	2,952	5,356
Guam	33	74	107
Hawaii	1,027	1,345	2,372
Idaho	491	1,173	1,664
Illiniois	5,306	3,740	9,046
Indiana	1,056	1,836	2,892
Iowa	1,106	2,482	3,588
Kansas	936	1,838	2,774
Kentucky **	718	1,641	2,359
Louisiana	1,213	2,038	3,251
Maine	425	1,094	1,519
Maryland	1,995	3,745	5,740
Massachusetts	3,715	2,912	6,627
Michigan *	2,570	3,132	5,702
Minnesota	1,947	1,534	3,481
Mississippi	364	1,512	1,876
Missouri	2,055	3,015	5,070
Montana	441	957	1,398
Nebraska	546	1,234	1,780
Nevada	530	2,240	2,770
New Hampshire	311	1,487	1,798
New Jersey	3,096	4,896	7,992
New Mexico	712	1,493	2,205
New York	9,707	6,808	16,515
North Carolina *	2,248	2,921	5,169
North Dakota	154	856	1,010
Ohio	2,650	3,929	6,579
Oklahoma	763	1,281	2,044
Oregon	1,654	1,284	2,938
Pennsylvania ****	3,653	4,326	7,979
Puerto Rico ***	609	126	735
Rhode Island	310	1,266	1,576
South Carolina *	1,066	2,698	3,764
South Dakota	111	697	808
Tennessee	1,514	2,206	3,720
Texas	8,427	4,374	12,801
Utah	827	1,697	2,524
Vermont	289	729	1,018
Virgin Islands	163	948	1,111
Virginia	2,790	4,221	7,011
Washington	3,866	2,314	6,180
West Virginia	100	1,037	1,137
Wisconsin *	1,727	3,361	5,088
Wyoming	136	1,003	1,139
TOTAL	105,847	121,535	227,382

* Counts are from 2012 data
** Counts are from 2011 data
*** Counts are from 2010 data
**** Resident counts from 2013 data

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