NORTH CAROLINA LICENSEES -
A COMPARISON
Do we have too many people licensed as brokers and salesmen in North Carolina as claimed from time to time by some licensees? The statistics compiled in the table below provide an interesting answer.
The table is based on July 1, 1974 estimated census figures matched with license totals furnished by the National Association of Real Estate License Law Officials to show the number of real estate licensees per 1,000 population in each state and the District of Columbia.
The results showed that Massachusetts leads with 15.34 licensees per 1,000 population and West Virginia is lowest with 1.86. North Carolina is 17th lowest with 4.11. The average for all the jurisdictions is 6.29.
| State | 1974 Population |
Total Licensees As of 12/31/74 |
Number Per 1000 Population |
| California | 20,907,000 | 219,427 | 10.50 |
| New York | 18,111,000 | 119,475 | 6.60 |
| Texas | 12,050,000 | 89,441 | 7.42 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,835,000 | 121,548 | 10.27 |
| Illinois | 11,131,000 | 60,083 | 5.40 |
| Ohio | 10,737,000 | 57,110 | 5.32 |
| Michigan | 9,098,000 | 42,832 | 4.71 |
| Florida | 8,090,000 | 104,921 | 12.97 |
| New Jersey | 7,330,000 | 43,357 | 5.92 |
| Massachusetts | 5,800,000 | 89,000 | 15.34 |
| North Carolina | 5,363,000 | 22,035 | 4.11 |
| Indiana | 5,330,000 | 27,991 | 5.25 |
| Virginia | 4,908,000 | 21,024 | 4.28 |
| Georgia | 4,882,000 | 30,500 | 6.25 |
| Missouri | 4,777,000 | 35,064 | 7.34 |
| Wisconsin | 4,566,000 | 21,330 | 4.67 |
| Tennessee | 4,129,000 | 12,500 | 3.03 |
| Maryland | 4,094,000 | 28,068 | 6.86 |
| Minnesota | 3,917,000 | 15,000 | 3.83 |
| Louisiana | 3,764,000 | 14,796 | 3.93 |
| Alabama | 3,577,000 | 9,336 | 2.61 |
| Washington | 3,476,000 | 27,616 | 7.94 |
| Kentucky | 3,357,000 | 11,040 | 3.29 |
| Connecticut | 3,088,000 | 26,374 | 8.54 |
| Iowa | 2,855,000 | 10,973 | 3.84 |
| South Carolina | 2,784,000 | 8,986 | 3.23 |
| Oklahoma | 2,709,000 | 19,126 | 7.06 |
| Colorado | 2,496,000 | 27,070 | 10.85 |
| Mississippi | 2,324,000 | 5,437 | 2.34 |
| Kansas | 2,270,000 | 13,171 | 5.80 |
| Oregon | 2,266,000 | 15,315 | 6.76 |
| Arizona | 2,153,000 | 21,446 | 9.96 |
| Arkansas | 2,062,000 | 7,779 | 3.77 |
| West Virginia | 1,791,000 | 3,329 | 1.86 |
| Nebraska | 1,543,000 | 9,276 | 6.01 |
| Utah | 1,173,000 | 7,975 | 6.80 |
| New Mexico | 1,122,000 | 13,542 | 12.70 |
| Maine | 1,047,000 | 5,698 | 5.44 |
| Rhode Island | 937,000 | 6,276 | 6.70 |
| Hawaii | 847,000 | 10,529 | 12.43 |
| New Hampshire | 808,000 | 8,903 | 11.02 |
| Idaho | 799,000 | 4,132 | 5.17 |
| Montana | 735,000 | 2,367 | 3.22 |
| District of Columbia | 723,000 | 6,012 | 8.32 |
| South Dakota | 682,000 | 2,229 | 3.27 |
| North Dakota | 637,000 | 1,449 | 2.27 |
| Delaware | 573,000 | 2,214 | 3.86 |
| Nevada | 573,000 | 4,212 | 7.35 |
| Vermont | 470,000 | 3,242 | 6.90 |
| Wyoming | 359,000 | 1,272 | 3.54 |
| Alaska | 337,000 | 1,309 | 3.88 |