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 (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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 (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
- 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 (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
- 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 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 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 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 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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 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' 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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
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
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
