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 Sports Schools: 6
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 Sports Schools: 1
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 Sports Schools: 6
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 Sports Schools: 1
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 Sports Schools: 50
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 Sports Schools: 10
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 Sports Schools: 6
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: 2
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 Sports Schools: 13
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 Sports Schools: 20
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 Sports Schools: 2
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 Sports Schools: 4
- 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 Sports Schools: 16
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 Sports Schools: 45
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 Sports Schools: 2
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 Sports Schools: 4
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 Sports Schools: 4
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 Sports 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 Sports Schools: 13
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 Sports Schools: 10
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 Sports Schools: 14
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 Sports Schools: 17
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 Sports Schools: 17
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 Sports Schools: 5
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 Sports Schools: 9
- 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 Sports Schools: 2
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 Sports Schools: 4
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 Sports 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 Sports Schools: 10
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 Sports Schools: 13
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 Sports Schools: 15
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 Sports Schools: 81 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 Sports Schools: 10
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 Sports Schools: 24
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 Sports Schools: 15
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 Sports Schools: 7
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 Sports Schools: 22
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 Sports Schools: 11
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 Sports Schools: 22
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 Sports Schools: 4
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 Sports Schools: 5
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: 81
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 Sports Schools: 10
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 Sports Schools: 1
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 Sports Schools: 80
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: 8
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 Sports 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 Sports Schools: 8
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 Sports Schools: 18
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 Sports Schools: 3
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
