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CFP® Certificant Profile
Total Number of CFP® Certificants - 60,629.
Last updated: 10/31/2009

Number Per State:

State Number
Alabama 492
Alaska 64
Arizona 1,270
Arkansas 231
California 6,809
Colorado 1,565
Connecticut 1,094
Delaware 222
District of Columbia 149
Florida 4,299
Georgia 1,895
Guam 1
Hawaii 253
Idaho 140
Illinois 3,223
Indiana 992
Iowa 539
Kansas 575
Kentucky 448
Louisiana 484
Maine 192
Maryland 1,457
Massachusetts 2,199
Michigan 1,737
Minnesota 1,567
Mississippi 180
Missouri 992
Montana 162
Nebraska 298
Nevada 246
New Hampshire 436
New Jersey 2,652
New Mexico 200
New York 3,742
North Carolina 2,091
North Dakota 101
Ohio 2,226
Oklahoma 361
Oregon 685
Pennsylvania 3,093
Puerto Rico 24
Rhode Island 261
South Carolina 652
South Dakota 126
Tennessee 1,017
Texas 4,109
Utah 391
Vermont 133
Virgin Island 2
Virginia 1,783
Washington 1,349
West Virginia 97
Wisconsin 1,177
Wyoming 44
APO Addresses 1

Gender:

Gender Number Percentage
Male 46340 76.43%
Female 14173 23.38%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

Ages:

Age Number Percentage
No age given 688 1.13%
20-29 1966 3.24%
30-39 12362 20.39%
40-49 16558 27.31%
50-59 18159 29.95%
60-69 9365 15.45%
70-79 1406 2.32%
80+ 125 0.21%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

Highest Degree Earned:

Degree Number Percentage
Associate 1304 2.15%
Bachelors 35491 58.54%
Doctorate 883 1.46%
Juris Doctor 2574 4.25%
Masters 17530 28.91%
No Degree Indicated 686 1.13%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

Credentials Held:

Designation Number Percentage
Accredited Asset Management Specialist 1630 2.69%
Accredited Estate Planner 468 0.77%
Accredited Financial Counselor 74 0.12%
Accredited Tax Advisor 286 0.47%
Accredited Tax Preparer 372 0.61%
Certification in Long Term Care 1627 2.68%
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst 672 1.11%
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist 313 0.52%
Certified Financial Manager 1284 2.12%
Certified Fund Specialist 1022 1.69%
Certified Investment Management Analyst 1367 2.25%
Certified Investment Management Consultant 203 0.33%
Certified Management Accountant 169 0.28%
Certified Senior Advisor 830 1.37%
Certified Trust & Financial Advisor 631 1.04%
Certified Valuation Analyst 159 0.26%
Chartered Financial Analyst 1456 2.40%
Chartered Financial Consultant 6384 10.53%
Chartered Life Underwriter 5859 9.66%
Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor 931 1.54%
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter 143 0.24%
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor 2762 4.56%
Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist 456 0.75%
Enrolled Agent 1685 2.78%
Fellow Life Management Institute 220 0.36%
Fraternal Insurance Counselor 294 0.48%
Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow 1162 1.92%
Personal Financial Specialist 1820 3.00%
Qualified Pension Administrator 60 0.10%
Registered Employee Benefit Consultant 191 0.32%
Registered Financial Consultant 1630 2.69%
Registered Health Underwriter 296 0.49%
Registered Paraplanner 145 0.24%
No Designations Indicated 36875 60.82%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

Licenses Held:

Licenses Number Percentage
Attorney 1729 2.85%
CPA 7613 12.56%
Insurance 40187 66.28%
Real Estate 1984 3.27%
No Licenses Indicated 14478 23.88%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

Business Type:

Business Type Number Percentage
Accounting 3663 6.04%
Banking/Other 1655 2.73%
Banking/Trust 2206 3.64%
Corp/Admin 935 1.54%
Education 2305 3.80%
Estate Planning 17220 28.40%
Government/SRO 106 0.17%
Healthcare 476 0.79%
Human Resources 273 0.45%
Insurance 13770 22.71%
Law 538 0.89%
Personal Financial Planning 42004 69.28%
Real Estate 788 1.30%
Retirement Planning 34831 57.45%
Securities 24298 40.08%
Tax Preparation/Advice 8113 13.38%
No Business Activities Indicated 6822 11.25%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

CFP® Practitioner

CFP® Practitioner Percentage
Yes 69.28%

*Percentages are based only on those who have responded to this question from CFP Board.

CFP® certificant demographic data is drawn from initial certification and certification renewal forms. Much of the information on the forms is not required, so the demographics in the above tables may not reflect the entire certificant population but only those who provided the required information. Any detailed use of this data should consider that it is self reported by CFP® professionals and that the currency of the data will range from one-day to two-years old because it is gathered as part of initial certification and the certification renewal cycle.

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