Active Aviation Pilots (per capita) statistics - states compared

SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004

DEFINITION
Number of active aviation pilots. An active pilot is a person who holds a pilot certificate and a valid medical certificate issued within the last 25 months. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

Transportation Statistics > Active Aviation Pilots (per capita) (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Alaska:

1.313 per 100 people

# 2

Montana:

0.407 per 100 people

# 3

Colorado:

0.393 per 100 people

# 4

North Dakota:

0.383 per 100 people

# 5

Wyoming:

0.363 per 100 people

# 6

New Hampshire:

0.334 per 100 people

# 7

Idaho:

0.331 per 100 people

# 8

Washington:

0.33 per 100 people

# 9

Arizona:

0.31 per 100 people

# 10

Utah:

0.3 per 100 people

# 11

South Dakota:

0.299 per 100 people

= 12

Kansas:

0.297 per 100 people

= 12

Minnesota:

0.297 per 100 people

# 14

Nevada:

0.281 per 100 people

# 15

Florida:

0.277 per 100 people

# 16

Oregon:

0.275 per 100 people

# 17

New Mexico:

0.272 per 100 people

# 18

Hawaii:

0.255 per 100 people

# 19

Maine:

0.238 per 100 people

= 20

Oklahoma:

0.236 per 100 people

= 20

Vermont:

0.236 per 100 people

# 22

Nebraska:

0.223 per 100 people

# 23

Georgia:

0.215 per 100 people

# 24

Texas:

0.213 per 100 people

# 25

Iowa:

0.208 per 100 people

# 26

Tennessee:

0.207 per 100 people

# 27

Wisconsin:

0.201 per 100 people

# 28

Virginia:

0.2 per 100 people

# 29

California:

0.192 per 100 people

# 30

Missouri:

0.186 per 100 people

= 31

Arkansas:

0.185 per 100 people

= 31

Delaware:

0.185 per 100 people

# 33

Indiana:

0.183 per 100 people

# 34

Connecticut:

0.178 per 100 people

# 35

Michigan:

0.172 per 100 people

# 36

Ohio:

0.169 per 100 people

= 37

Kentucky:

0.168 per 100 people

= 37

North Carolina:

0.168 per 100 people

= 39

Illinois:

0.162 per 100 people

= 39

Alabama:

0.162 per 100 people

# 41

Maryland:

0.155 per 100 people

# 42

South Carolina:

0.152 per 100 people

# 43

Pennsylvania:

0.148 per 100 people

# 44

Massachusetts:

0.146 per 100 people

# 45

Mississippi:

0.143 per 100 people

# 46

Louisiana:

0.127 per 100 people

# 47

New Jersey:

0.126 per 100 people

# 48

Rhode Island:

0.115 per 100 people

# 49

West Virginia:

0.104 per 100 people

# 50

New York:

0.095 per 100 people

# 51

District of Columbia:

0.086 per 100 people

Weighted average:

0.2 per 100 people

DEFINITION: Number of active aviation pilots. An active pilot is a person who holds a pilot certificate and a valid medical certificate issued within the last 25 months. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004 via StateMaster

Transportation Statistics > Active Aviation Pilots (per capita) (most recent) by state

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