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 September 27, 2026 · 87,665 records

Active licenses
87,687
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 GeneralCG40,38746.1%
Certified ResidentialCR41,49247.3%
Licensed ResidentialAL5,8086.6%

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
California6,9902,4673,9136108.11 : 5,630
Florida5,9672,2383,725413.41 : 3,932
Texas5,5612,3632,63856015.91 : 5,702
New York3,1681,6121,4311251.91 : 6,314
Georgia3,1381,6011,28625120.31 : 3,602
Virginia2,9191,1931,41830814.91 : 3,042
Pennsylvania2,9021,4041,498018.71 : 4,500
Illinois2,8931,3591,53401.11 : 4,397
North Carolina2,8791,2111,54812016.01 : 3,890
Ohio2,6531,0201,2513821.51 : 4,486
Colorado2,4351,1151,1202002.31 : 2,469
Washington2,3079991,20210615.01 : 3,468
New Jersey2,2971,10298421117.81 : 4,157
Michigan2,20292591935816.11 : 4,599
Tennessee2,1851,0851,0049615.81 : 3,348
Arizona2,0658531,09112113.71 : 3,692
South Carolina2,0229549271412.21 : 2,755
Maryland2,0169029401742.31 : 3,108
Indiana1,94496587410516.31 : 3,587
Missouri1,7998129127517.01 : 3,486
Minnesota1,74283879411017.71 : 3,347
Massachusetts1,70372084913418.21 : 4,201
Wisconsin1,6617317172131.41 : 3,596
Alabama1,4107545966014.11 : 3,683
Louisiana1,324709608715.21 : 3,488
Kentucky1,3237205931015.91 : 3,482
Oregon1,27562953910713.31 : 3,352
Utah1,27251257818213.81 : 2,782
Oklahoma1,1075754389413.11 : 3,725
Connecticut1,07555951601.31 : 3,431
Iowa1,067664403014.11 : 3,035
Mississippi1,0365823708414.41 : 2,852
Kansas1,028577373781.31 : 2,896
Nevada9614924145513.11 : 3,415
Arkansas8964783595911.31 : 3,476
Idaho824428349471.41 : 2,463
District of Columbia6904022602811.71 : 1,005
Nebraska6754232104213.31 : 2,990
New Hampshire6423102785415.51 : 2,205
West Virginia6403202021184.51 : 2,760
New Mexico5943522083411.91 : 3,578
Maine5762561631571.71 : 2,456
Delaware5492982222911.81 : 1,931
Montana4722571754012.21 : 2,425
Hawaii4672322161915.51 : 3,068
Rhode Island438209189401.91 : 2,545
South Dakota408269114251.21 : 2,292
Wyoming347231116010.71 : 1,697
North Dakota319214822310.81 : 2,506
Vermont26815510672.11 : 2,405
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
236
Last 90 days
918
Last 12 months
5,662

Expiring soon

Within 30 days
1,804
Within 90 days
9,915
Within 12 months
44,017

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 29, 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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