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 Friday, 15-May-2026
| State/Territory | Novice | Tech | General | Advanced | Extra | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 45 | 5311 | 3248 | 425 | 2914 | 11943 |
| Alaska | 12 | 1486 | 862 | 111 | 678 | 3149 |
| Arizona | 87 | 10372 | 4993 | 832 | 4643 | 20927 |
| Arkansas | 27 | 3920 | 1977 | 255 | 1641 | 7820 |
| California | 511 | 53351 | 18211 | 2657 | 15335 | 90065 |
| Colorado | 69 | 10300 | 4504 | 603 | 3839 | 19315 |
| Connecticut | 87 | 2951 | 1818 | 312 | 1697 | 6865 |
| Delaware | 15 | 773 | 524 | 73 | 457 | 1842 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 288 | 122 | 15 | 119 | 548 |
| Florida | 317 | 17568 | 11690 | 2072 | 10071 | 41718 |
| Georgia | 68 | 8698 | 4944 | 665 | 4284 | 18659 |
| Guam | 1 | 87 | 44 | 8 | 91 | 231 |
| Hawaii | 20 | 1815 | 700 | 120 | 667 | 3322 |
| Idaho | 23 | 6346 | 2664 | 217 | 1729 | 10979 |
| Illinois | 178 | 8227 | 5075 | 807 | 4400 | 18687 |
| Indiana | 112 | 7041 | 4162 | 562 | 3245 | 15122 |
| Iowa | 39 | 2783 | 1643 | 320 | 1503 | 6288 |
| Kansas | 52 | 3225 | 1890 | 239 | 1566 | 6972 |
| Kentucky | 52 | 4502 | 2673 | 344 | 2101 | 9672 |
| Louisiana | 42 | 2488 | 1671 | 263 | 1361 | 5825 |
| Maine | 23 | 1832 | 1246 | 181 | 1108 | 4390 |
| Maryland | 80 | 4625 | 2735 | 431 | 2657 | 10528 |
| Massachusetts | 110 | 5761 | 3412 | 533 | 3288 | 13104 |
| Michigan | 117 | 9387 | 5318 | 799 | 4683 | 20304 |
| Minnesota | 65 | 5045 | 2922 | 483 | 2562 | 11077 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 1988 | 1325 | 184 | 1274 | 4784 |
| Missouri | 74 | 7190 | 3859 | 487 | 3129 | 14739 |
| Montana | 22 | 2209 | 1197 | 145 | 855 | 4428 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 1693 | 1034 | 184 | 758 | 3686 |
| Nevada | 30 | 4267 | 1838 | 271 | 1594 | 8000 |
| New Hampshire | 42 | 2367 | 1541 | 230 | 1529 | 5709 |
| New Jersey | 149 | 5814 | 3083 | 565 | 3052 | 12663 |
| New Mexico | 18 | 2991 | 1456 | 229 | 1333 | 6027 |
| New York | 265 | 11663 | 6622 | 1064 | 6008 | 25622 |
| North Carolina | 105 | 10659 | 6125 | 817 | 5396 | 23102 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 653 | 391 | 53 | 309 | 1415 |
| Ohio | 229 | 11642 | 7238 | 1024 | 6237 | 26370 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 4729 | 2547 | 314 | 1990 | 9606 |
| Oregon | 73 | 10671 | 4841 | 578 | 3665 | 19828 |
| Pennsylvania | 204 | 10278 | 6168 | 1104 | 5719 | 23473 |
| Puerto Rico | 71 | 2964 | 1219 | 143 | 784 | 5181 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 805 | 468 | 78 | 465 | 1832 |
| South Carolina | 41 | 4762 | 2790 | 401 | 2528 | 10522 |
| South Dakota | 11 | 920 | 576 | 98 | 506 | 2111 |
| Tennessee | 82 | 9380 | 5360 | 686 | 4553 | 20061 |
| Texas | 194 | 26050 | 13381 | 1829 | 11504 | 52958 |
| Utah | 29 | 12155 | 3391 | 259 | 2250 | 18084 |
| Vermont | 12 | 894 | 501 | 86 | 507 | 2000 |
| Virgin Islands | 126 | 64 | 8 | 48 | 246 | |
| Virginia | 131 | 9111 | 5291 | 734 | 4951 | 20218 |
| Washington | 149 | 17800 | 7945 | 895 | 5748 | 32537 |
| West Virginia | 33 | 2831 | 1423 | 157 | 1282 | 5726 |
| Wisconsin | 63 | 4702 | 3154 | 467 | 2645 | 11031 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 1038 | 695 | 96 | 509 | 2346 |
| Other* | 1 | 257 | 82 | 4 | 195 | 539 |
| TOTAL | 4273 | 360791 | 184653 | 26517 | 157962 | 734196 |
* Other = US territories and possessions not listed above, plus APO/FPO
