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November 3, 2014Updated on: December 1, 2025

ALGEE-ometer: A State-by-State Count of First Aiders Trained [Nov 2014]

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This map outlines the total number of people trained in Mental Health First Aid, by state, through October 2014. Figures in parentheses represent the number of instructors. States are color coded based on the percentage of their population trained in the program.

District of Columbia24680.390%75
Iowa92120.300%72
Missouri179300.298%307
Kansas83620.290%105
Alaska20010.274%40
Colorado131480.253%246
New Mexico51070.245%91
Maryland107620.183%476
South Dakota15210.183%17
Pennsylvania228010.179%469
Michigan150420.152%207
Connecticut48620.135%98
Vermont8190.131%46
Arizona84270.129%137
Montana11140.111%25
Oregon41630.107%110
Mississippi29000.097%70
Illinois119450.093%204
North Dakota6110.087%17
Virginia69120.084%255
California321030.084%613
Washington56570.082%126
Wyoming4100.071%42
North Carolina66510.068%202
Texas163660.063%521
Minnesota33170.062%41
Rhode Island6310.060%10
Oklahoma22710.060%59
Maine6970.052%15
Utah14840.052%37
Idaho8120.051%14
Arkansas14710.050%15
Nebraska9000.049%52
Georgia47180.048%87
New Jersey33990.038%139
Ohio42810.037%149
Indiana22830.035%78
Nevada9270.034%37
Alabama15990.033%48
Massachusetts19140.029%65
Florida53390.028%163
Delaware2480.027%18
New York50990.026%210
Tennessee16530.026%38
Kentucky11130.025%40
Guam370.020%2
Wisconsin10350.018%27
New Hampshire2320.018%38
South Carolina4550.010%10
Puerto Rico3180.009%2
Louisiana3820.008%8
Hawaii890.007%6
West Virginia1160.006%11

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