State Statistics Map
Safe activity begins with the adoption of key safety practices. Here is a state-by-state look at several key factors critical to improving the overall safety of sports for athletes.
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![Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/ALATALogo2015s.jpg)
Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association (ALATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers:
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 480
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 30%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools in 2021: 3
![Alaska Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/image_0.png)
Alaska Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 77
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 156
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 85%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 2
![Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/AzATA%20blue%20background%20cropped%20%28no%20Words%20below%29.jpg)
Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1080
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 302
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 33%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 17
![Arkansas Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Artboard%2B1b%404x.png)
Arkansas Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 413
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 303
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 50%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 24
![California Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/cata-logo-retina.jpg)
California Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: None
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 3,938
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 7
- Number of Secondary Schools: 1,541
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 44%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 3
![Colorado Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/57a9c2_a84389a80b39441f8cab483d07b12587_mv2.jpg)
Colorado Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1198
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 4
- Number of Secondary Schools: 360
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 33%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 30
![Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/download.png)
Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 949
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 4
- Number of Secondary Schools: 238
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 13%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 19
![Delaware Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/1468952813.png)
Delaware Athletic Trainers' Association (DATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 301
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 1
- Number of Secondary Schools: 68
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 19%
- Number of Safe Sports Schools: 12
![Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/88155432_2855109984578014_3579371997265657856_n.jpg)
Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida (ATAF)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 3,256
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 11
- Number of Secondary Schools: 771
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 30%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 115
![Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/GATA%20Logo2016.png)
Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1871
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 6
- Number of Secondary Schools: 580
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 19%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 6
![Hawaii Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/4d8b4c_714f7aa6aec34b16b2ea96c4751ae4f4_mv2.jpg)
Hawaii Athletic Trainers' Association (HATA)
- State Regulation: Registration
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 283
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 78
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 13%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 8
![Idaho Athletic Trainers' Association](/sites/default/files/inline-images/13412091_967920359991378_3993830531866349588_o.jpg)
Idaho Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 462
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 180
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11
- Number of Secondary Schools with no AT access: 62%
![Illinois Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/1519796779272.jpg)
Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 2756
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 829
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 42%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 22
![Indiana Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/IATA_logo-TAGLINE.png)
Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association (IATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1,930
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 9
- Number of Secondary Schools: 439
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 16%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 41
![Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/145209893_3042607632667984_2066942285210650166_n.jpg)
Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1129
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 367
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 22%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 26
![Kansas Athletic Trainers' Society (KATS) Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/kats.png)
Kansas Athletic Trainers' Society (KATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 832
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 368
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 41%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 29
![Kentucky Athletic Trainers' Society (KATS) Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/KATS%202.jpg)
Kentucky Athletic Trainers' Society (KATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 886
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 298
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 32%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 32
![Louisiana Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/LATA%20Logo%20-%20updated%20%282%29.png)
Louisiana Athletic Trainers' Association (LATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 688
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 436
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 28%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 32
![Maine Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MATA%20PNG.jpg)
Maine Athletic Trainers' Association (Maine)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 456
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 147
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 37%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 30
![Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MATA_logo.png)
Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 948
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 317
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 25%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 142
![Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/ATOM%202018.png)
Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts (ATOM)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1685
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 6
- Number of Secondary Schools: 476
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 35%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 34
![Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MATS.png)
Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 2087
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 9
- Number of Secondary Schools: 790
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 47%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 18
![Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MATALOGO.png)
Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1499
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 4
- Number of Secondary Schools: 487
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 31%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 46
![Mississippi Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MATA-Full-Logo-v2%20-%20Florence%20Medical%20Science%20Academy.jpg)
Mississippi Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 490
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 329
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 26%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 20
![Missouri Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo.gif)
Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association (MoATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1501
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 6
- Number of Secondary Schools: 641
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 39
- Number of Secondary Schools with no access to an AT: 46%
![Montana Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MTATA%20two%20color-2%20-%20MT%20Athletic%20Trainers%20Association.png)
Montana Athletic Trainers' Association (MTATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 241
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 181
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 51%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 10
![Nebraska State Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/NSATA.png)
Nebraska State Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 665
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 297
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 36%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 14
State Regulation: Licensure
Number of Certified ATs: 381
Number of AT Educational Programs: 1
Number of Secondary Schools: 107
Percentage of Schools with no AT: 39%
Number of Safe Sport Schools: 1
![New Hampshire Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/nhata_logo-print-color.png)
New Hampshire Athletic Trainers' Association (NHATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 509
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 1
- Number of Secondary Schools: 123
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 42%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 29
![Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo.png)
Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1951
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 452
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 11%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 38
![New Mexico Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/6d9425_565fe62df4d643429e442be64e73f10c_mv2.png)
New Mexico Athletic Trainers' Association (NMATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 305
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 152
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 56%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11
![New York State Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/NYSATA%20banner%20-%20Arturo%20Flores.png)
New York State Athletic Trainers' Association
- State Regulation: Certification
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 2527
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 8
- Number of Secondary Schools: 1091
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 41%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 35
![North Carolina Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/10351100_838456712873163_4869234153764611045_n.png)
North Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association (NCATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 2326
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 8
- Number of Secondary Schools: 530
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 25%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11 in 2021
![North Dakota Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/download_0.png)
North Dakota Athletic Trainers' Association (NDATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 321
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 156
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 58%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 25
![Ohio Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/OATA.jpeg)
Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association (OATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 3389
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 12
- Number of Secondary Schools: 864
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 17%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 4 in 2021
![Oklahoma Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/veXy_xQ4_400x400.jpg)
Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association (OATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 609
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 495
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 68%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 54
![Oregon Athletic Trainer's Society Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/OATS.jpg)
Oregon Athletic Trainers' Society (OATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 602
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 289
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 55%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11
![Pennsylvania Athletic' Trainers' Society Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/PATS_LogoR6-PRINT-Color.png)
Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Association (PATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 3891
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 18
- Number of Secondary Schools: 810
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 13%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11 since 2021
![Rhode Island Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/RIATA%20Logo%20Only%20copy.png)
Rhode Island Athletic Trainers' Association (RIATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 217
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 63
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 21%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 5
![South Carolina Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/scata-green.gif)
South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association (SCATA)
- State Regulation: Certification
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1221
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 308
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 19%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 136
![South Dakota Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/SDATA%20Logo.png)
South Dakota Athletic Trainers' Association (SDATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 381
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 290
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 42%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 11
![Tennessee Athletic' Trainers' Society Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/2015-TATS-Logo_Individual-01.png)
Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society (TATS)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1275
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 453
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 26%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 6
![Texas State Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-original.png)
Texas State Athletic Trainers' Association (TSATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 3952
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 12
- Number of Secondary Schools: 1688
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 25%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 33
![Utah Athletic' Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-21%2Bat%2B10.17.52%2BAM.png)
Utah Athletic Trainers' Association (UATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 873
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 4
- Number of Secondary Schools: 182
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 51%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 30
![Vermont Association of Athletic' Trainers Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/download.jpg)
Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers (VAAT)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 269
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 2
- Number of Secondary Schools: 83
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 35%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 17
![Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association](/sites/default/files/inline-images/VATA.gif)
Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association (VATA)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1947
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 8
- Number of Secondary Schools: 462
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 31%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 182
![Washington State Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/wsata.jpg)
Washington State Athletic Trainers' Association (WSATA)
- Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1187
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 3
- Number of Secondary Schools: 418
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 43%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 20
![District of Columbia Athletic Trainer's Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/dcata_logoFINAL-web-01.png)
District of Columbia Athletic Trainers' Association (DCATA)
- Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 87
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 50
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 42%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 16
![West Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/wvata-logo.png)
West Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association (WVATA)
- Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 477
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 5
- Number of Secondary Schools: 131
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 57%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 22
![Wisconsin Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/NATA_Wisconsin_Logo.jpg)
Wisconsin Athletic Trainers' Association (WATA)
- Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 1657
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 9
- Number of Secondary Schools: 509
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 27%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 35
![Wyoming Athletic Trainers' Association Logo](/sites/default/files/inline-images/download_0.jpg)
Wyoming Athletic Trainers Association (WyoATa)
- State Regulation: Licensure
- Number of Certified Athletic Trainers: 108
- Number of Athletic Training Educational Programs: 0
- Number of Secondary Schools: 79
- Percentage of Schools with no Athletic Trainers: 43%
- Number of Safe Sport Schools: 4
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Statistical information gathered by NATA through research provided by the Korey Stringer Institute titled Huggins RA, Coleman KA, Filep EM, Yoshihara A, Casa DJ. Athletic Training Locations and Services (ATLAS) Project 3rd Annual Report. Korey Stringer Institute. 2020 24 July
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Athletic Trainers Abroad
Athletic trainers establish and maintain working relationships with sports medicine specialists internationally. This allows them to collaborate, share and increase the understanding of the athletic training profession. International schools are potential sites for athletic training employment abroad.
Sports Safety Statistics
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