How many architects are there in the United States, by state?

Name: Architects by U.S. state, 2025
Creator: Profession Count
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106,790

architects employed across 51 states and D.C. in May 2025, summing the state estimates for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (SOC 17-1011).

California has the most architects at 13,270, and West Virginia the fewest at 80. The median state has 1,200. Per resident, District of Columbia leads with 246.5 architects per 100,000 people.

Architects by state, ranked

#	State	Architects (2025)	Per 100,000 residents	With a published email
1	California	13,270	33.6	310
2	New York	10,360	51.3	874
3	Texas	7,820	26.8	374
4	Florida	5,580	25.9	377
5	Illinois	5,130	40	670
6	Massachusetts	4,590	65.3	237
7	Pennsylvania	3,760	28.9	607
8	Washington	3,720	48.3	96
9	Ohio	3,480	29.5	418
10	Colorado	3,290	57	170
11	North Carolina	2,980	28.5	450
12	Michigan	2,630	26.1	2,329
13	Tennessee	2,570	37.2	214
14	Georgia	2,440	22.8	270
15	New Jersey	2,390	25.7	1,161
16	Minnesota	2,340	41	189
17	Missouri	2,150	34.9	189
18	Virginia	2,130	24.7	2,499
19	Oregon	2,050	48.4	54
20	Maryland	1,800	29.1	694
21	District of Columbia	1,700	246.5	310
22	Arizona	1,550	21.7	82
23	Utah	1,520	46.5	33
24	Indiana	1,430	21.1	196
25	Wisconsin	1,230	20.9	130
26	Connecticut	1,200	33.3	107
27	Louisiana	1,200	25.8	51
28	South Carolina	1,030	20.1	125
29	Alabama	990	19.7	48
30	Oklahoma	910	23	47
31	Idaho	850	46.2	19
32	Kansas	840	28.6	83
33	Arkansas	720	23.9	41
34	Iowa	650	20.4	31
35	Kentucky	630	14	65
36	Nebraska	620	31.6	32
37	Hawaii	600	41.2	7
38	New Mexico	600	28.3	10
39	Montana	550	50.7	8
40	Rhode Island	550	50.1	13
41	Nevada	530	17.1	39
42	Maine	500	36.7	28
43	Mississippi	330	11.1	13
44	Vermont	320	49.8	11
45	North Dakota	290	37.2	7
46	New Hampshire	250	18.1	14
47	Alaska	210	28.6	3
48	South Dakota	180	20.3	3
49	Wyoming	130	22.5	3
50	Delaware	120	12.1	35
51	West Virginia	80	4.5	43

Per capita

Headcount follows population, so the per-100,000 column is the fairer comparison between states. Top five: District of Columbia (246.5), Massachusetts (65.3), Colorado (57), New York (51.3), Montana (50.7). Bottom five: West Virginia (4.5), Mississippi (11.1), Delaware (12.1), Kentucky (14), Nevada (17.1).

Published business emails

13,819 architects nationally have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, as counted by Email Lists USA's architects list on October 1, 2026. That is a count of people who publish a work address, not a measure of the profession's size, and it moves with each rebuild of that list.

State pages

13,270architects in California 10,360architects in New York 7,820architects in Texas 5,580architects in Florida 5,130architects in Illinois 4,590architects in Massachusetts 3,760architects in Pennsylvania 3,720architects in Washington 3,480architects in Ohio 3,290architects in Colorado 2,980architects in North Carolina 2,630architects in Michigan 2,570architects in Tennessee 2,440architects in Georgia 2,390architects in New Jersey 2,340architects in Minnesota 2,150architects in Missouri 2,130architects in Virginia 2,050architects in Oregon 1,800architects in Maryland 1,700architects in District of Columbia 1,550architects in Arizona 1,520architects in Utah 1,430architects in Indiana 1,230architects in Wisconsin 1,200architects in Connecticut 1,200architects in Louisiana 1,030architects in South Carolina 990architects in Alabama 910architects in Oklahoma 850architects in Idaho 840architects in Kansas 720architects in Arkansas 650architects in Iowa 630architects in Kentucky 620architects in Nebraska 600architects in Hawaii 600architects in New Mexico 550architects in Montana 550architects in Rhode Island 530architects in Nevada 500architects in Maine 330architects in Mississippi 320architects in Vermont 290architects in North Dakota 250architects in New Hampshire 210architects in Alaska 180architects in South Dakota 130architects in Wyoming 120architects in Delaware 80architects in West Virginia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025 estimates for occupation 17-1011 (Architects, Except Landscape and Naval), one series per state (for example OEUS060000000000017101101 for California), read October 1, 2026. Per-capita denominators: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. The U.S. figure on this page is the sum of the published state estimates, not a separately published national total.