U.S. Real Estate Appraiser Statistics

Counts of active real estate appraiser licenses in the United States, sourced from the ASC National Registry. Free to cite for journalists and researchers.

Data as of May 10, 2026 · 88,707 records

Active licenses
88,801
Across all U.S. states & territories
States covered
51
Including D.C. and U.S. territories
Avg. years licensed
11.2
Average tenure of an active license

Licenses by credential type

The ASC National Registry classifies active licenses into three credential levels. Certified General appraisers can value any property type; Certified Residential and Licensed Residential are limited to 1-4 unit residential work.

CredentialCodeActive licensesShare
Certified GeneralCG40,55545.7%
Certified ResidentialCR42,30747.6%
Licensed ResidentialAL5,9396.7%

Top 10 states by active licenses

The states with the largest appraiser populations.

Active licenses by state

Full breakdown across every state and territory. Click a state to view its directory.

StateTotal activeCGCRALAvg. yearsPer capita
California7,1422,4934,0046457.81 : 5,510
Florida5,8902,1963,690413.21 : 3,983
Texas5,5742,3552,66155815.81 : 5,689
New York3,1941,6071,4581291.61 : 6,263
North Carolina3,0431,2621,66112016.21 : 3,680
Georgia2,9831,5041,25322620.11 : 3,789
Virginia2,9001,1681,42830414.71 : 3,062
Illinois2,8651,3401,52500.71 : 4,439
Pennsylvania2,8571,3711,486018.61 : 4,571
Ohio2,6079911,2383781.11 : 4,565
Colorado2,3851,0771,1121961.91 : 2,521
Michigan2,37398997940516.11 : 4,268
South Carolina2,3521,1511,0481531.81 : 2,368
Washington2,3421,0071,22111414.81 : 3,416
New Jersey2,2531,07197320917.81 : 4,238
Indiana2,1801,06298813016.71 : 3,199
Tennessee2,1591,0591,0059515.81 : 3,388
Arizona2,1058561,12412512.61 : 3,622
Maryland2,0148879521752.01 : 3,111
Missouri1,9738791,0068817.11 : 3,178
Massachusetts1,79775189914718.21 : 3,981
Minnesota1,71281578711017.51 : 3,406
Wisconsin1,6757587092081.01 : 3,566
Alabama1,3897375935913.91 : 3,739
Kentucky1,3627306221015.81 : 3,382
Louisiana1,296690600615.11 : 3,563
Oregon1,27862154711013.31 : 3,344
Utah1,27050458118513.61 : 2,787
Connecticut1,18761757001.01 : 3,107
Iowa1,162724438014.11 : 2,787
Oklahoma1,1125804458713.11 : 3,708
Kansas1,054586386821.01 : 2,825
Mississippi1,0285723708614.31 : 2,874
Nevada9594834166013.01 : 3,423
Arkansas9445013786511.41 : 3,300
Idaho819420350491.11 : 2,478
Nebraska6594092084213.11 : 3,062
District of Columbia6573782532611.61 : 1,056
New Hampshire6503102845615.41 : 2,177
West Virginia6233042021174.21 : 2,835
New Mexico6193562273612.01 : 3,434
Maine5622461611551.41 : 2,518
Delaware5342862192911.71 : 1,985
Hawaii4522222121815.31 : 3,170
Montana4522421713912.41 : 2,533
Rhode Island436205190411.61 : 2,556
South Dakota405267114240.81 : 2,309
Wyoming353230123010.61 : 1,668
North Dakota310208792310.71 : 2,579
Vermont301170121101.91 : 2,142
Alaska23912910918.21 : 3,085

CG = Certified General · CR = Certified Residential · AL = Licensed Residential · Per capita = residents per active license (2025 Census est.)

License flow

New credentials issued and active licenses set to expire over rolling windows.

Newly issued

Last 30 days
264
Last 90 days
1,057
Last 12 months
11,811

Expiring soon

Within 30 days
1,464
Within 90 days
17,290
Within 12 months
48,262

Citing this data

AppraiserPoint refreshes these numbers weekly from the federal ASC National Registry of State Certified and Licensed Appraisers. Reporters and researchers are welcome to cite our figures.

Suggested citation

AppraiserPoint, “U.S. Real Estate Appraiser Statistics,” accessed May 14, 2026. https://appraiserpoint.com/stats

Methodology: counts reflect licenses with status “Active” in the most recent ASC registry pull. Figures may differ slightly from individual state regulator dashboards due to lag between when a state reports a status change and when it propagates to the federal registry.

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