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 August 30, 2026 · 87,793 records

Active licenses
87,862
Across all U.S. states & territories
States covered
51
Including D.C. and U.S. territories
Avg. years licensed
11.4
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 GeneralCG40,39946.0%
Certified ResidentialCR41,59847.3%
Licensed ResidentialAL5,8656.7%

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
California7,0292,4753,9376178.01 : 5,599
Florida5,9442,2283,712413.41 : 3,947
Texas5,5512,3582,63655715.91 : 5,712
New York3,1821,6201,4361261.81 : 6,286
Georgia3,1701,6121,30125720.31 : 3,566
Virginia2,9111,1831,42230614.91 : 3,051
Pennsylvania2,8981,4011,497018.71 : 4,506
Illinois2,8911,3581,53301.01 : 4,400
North Carolina2,8601,2011,54411516.01 : 3,915
Ohio2,6451,0141,2523791.41 : 4,499
Colorado2,4231,1071,1181982.21 : 2,481
Michigan2,4101,00699441016.21 : 4,202
Washington2,3161,0011,20710815.01 : 3,455
New Jersey2,2851,09398221017.91 : 4,179
Tennessee2,1861,0831,0079615.81 : 3,346
Arizona2,0838611,10112113.71 : 3,660
South Carolina2,0479789281412.11 : 2,721
Maryland2,0148989411752.21 : 3,111
Indiana1,93896486910516.31 : 3,598
Missouri1,7938079117517.01 : 3,497
Minnesota1,72782878911017.71 : 3,376
Massachusetts1,71472685413418.11 : 4,174
Wisconsin1,6557297142121.31 : 3,609
Alabama1,4047495956014.01 : 3,699
Louisiana1,318705606715.21 : 3,504
Kentucky1,3167155911015.91 : 3,501
Utah1,28451458318713.71 : 2,756
Oregon1,27762854010913.31 : 3,347
Oklahoma1,1095764429113.21 : 3,718
Connecticut1,06755351401.31 : 3,457
Iowa1,058656402014.21 : 3,061
Mississippi1,0295793678314.51 : 2,871
Kansas1,020570372781.21 : 2,919
Nevada9554834155713.11 : 3,437
Arkansas8944793575811.31 : 3,484
Idaho823427349471.41 : 2,466
District of Columbia6843982592711.81 : 1,014
Nebraska6724202104213.31 : 3,003
New Hampshire6483122815515.51 : 2,184
West Virginia6413202031184.41 : 2,755
New Mexico5943522083411.81 : 3,578
Maine5742561611571.71 : 2,465
Delaware5482982212911.71 : 1,934
Montana4722571754012.21 : 2,425
Hawaii4652312151915.41 : 3,081
Rhode Island439211187411.81 : 2,539
South Dakota408269114251.11 : 2,292
Wyoming348231117010.61 : 1,692
North Dakota318214812310.71 : 2,514
Vermont26715410672.11 : 2,414
Alaska24613511018.31 : 2,997

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
202
Last 90 days
914
Last 12 months
7,376

Expiring soon

Within 30 days
3,182
Within 90 days
12,405
Within 12 months
46,195

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 September 4, 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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