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October 2, 2015Updated on: December 1, 2025

ALGEE-OMETER: A State-by-State Count of First Aiders Trained [Oct 2015]

ALGEE-OMETER 10 1 15 (002)


State
Total Participants% PopulationInstructors
District of Columbia38000.601%86
Alaska33880.463%59
Kansas124090.430%150
Iowa130050.423%159
Colorado212320.409%327
Missouri240250.399%254
New Mexico71760.344%116
Pennsylvania416190.326%623
Maryland177280.301%490
Montana28050.279%49
Michigan255340.258%335
Vermont15360.245%35
South Dakota20420.245%35
Wyoming13820.240%48
Connecticut79050.220%128
Maine27930.210%21
North Dakota14150.202%30
Oregon77840.200%119
Arizona125560.192%191
Virginia150460.184%389
Washington107610.156%166
North Carolina146600.150%333
Illinois179760.140%310
Mississippi38770.130%61
California484640.127%805
Nebraska21870.118%54
Texas303500.116%651
Minnesota61930.115%80
New Hampshire14430.109%67
Rhode Island9880.094%20
Idaho14920.093%23
Oklahoma35640.093%78
Ohio100830.087%233
New Jersey73470.083%139
Nevada21250.077%76
Georgia75840.076%158
Utah20800.073%42
Indiana47590.073%115
Kentucky30400.069%110
New York133240.068%356
Florida129680.067%284
Arkansas19140.065%20
Massachusetts41390.062%132
Wisconsin34440.060%109
Alabama26970.056%72
Delaware4440.048%14
Tennessee29780.046%76
West Virginia8360.045%48
Louisiana12170.026%63
South Carolina11010.023%21
Guam370.020%1
Hawaii2460.018%9
Puerto Rico4370.012%4
Total8374Total449935

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