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Certified by State/Territory and SHRM Region as of March 17, 2009

Total Number of Domestic Certified Professionals: 99,403


PHR: 55,709

SPHR:42,133

GPHR: 597
PHR-CA: 140
SPHR-CA: 225

PHR/GPHR: 121

SPHR/GPHR: 469

SPHR-CA/GPHR: 9

*Please note that each number accounts for an individual record, therefore providing us with the total individuals certified when added up.

North Central

State Certification Total
Iowa GPHR 1
Iowa PHR 859
Iowa SPHR 573
Iowa PHR/GPHR 2
Iowa SPHR/GPHR 9
State Total 1,444
Illinois GPHR 28
Illinois PHR 3,038
Illinois SPHR 2,061
Illinois SPHR-CA

1

Illinois PHR/GPHR 3
Illinois SPHR/GPHR 31
State Total 5,162
Indiana GPHR 10
Indiana PHR 1,300
Indiana SPHR 983
Indiana PHR-CA

1

Indiana SPHR-CA

1

Indiana PHR/GPHR 1
Indiana SPHR/GPHR 2
State Total 2,298
Michigan GPHR 27
Michigan PHR 1,473
Michigan SPHR 1,225
Michigan PHR/GPHR 3
Michigan SPHR/GPHR 18
State Total 2,746
Minnesota GPHR 13
Minnesota PHR 1,113
Minnesota SPHR 1,222
Minnesota PHR/GPHR 1
Minnesota SPHR/GPHR 11
State Total 2,360
North Dakota GPHR 1
North Dakota PHR 148
North Dakota SPHR 107
North Dakota SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 257
Nebraska GPHR 3
Nebraska PHR 515
Nebraska SPHR 333
Nebraska SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 854
Ohio GPHR 12
Ohio PHR 2,468
Ohio SPHR 1,982
Ohio PHR/GPHR 2
Ohio SPHR/GPHR 21
State Total 4,485
South Dakota PHR 160
South Dakota SPHR 106
South Dakota SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 267
Wisconsin GPHR 11
Wisconsin PHR 1,452
Wisconsin SPHR 1,079
Wisconsin PHR/GPHR 1
Wisconsin SPHR/GPHR 9
State Total 2,552
Region Total 22,425

Northeast

State Certification Total
Connecticut GPHR 8
Connecticut PHR 315
Connecticut SPHR 377
Connecticut PHR/GPHR 1
Connecticut SPHR/GPHR 8
State Total 709
Delaware GPHR 1
Delaware PHR 184
Delaware SPHR 120
Delaware SPHR/GPHR

1

State Total 306
Massachusetts GPHR 12
Massachusetts PHR 1,019
Massachusetts SPHR 779
Massachusetts PHR-CA

1

Massachusetts SPHR-CA

1

Massachusetts PHR/GPHR 3
Massachusetts SPHR/GPHR 8
State Total 1,823
Maryland GPHR 15
Maryland PHR 1,566
Maryland SPHR 962
Maryland PHR-CA

1

Maryland SPHR-CA

1

Maryland PHR/GPHR 7
Maryland SPHR/GPHR 16
Maryland SPHRCA/GPHR

1

State Total 2,569
Maine GPHR 1
Maine PHR 154
Maine SPHR 194
Maine SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 350
New Hampshire GPHR 4
New Hampshire PHR 234
New Hampshire SPHR 178
New Hampshire PHR/GPHR 2
New Hamshire SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 419
New Jersey GPHR 48
New Jersey PHR 1,686
New Jersey SPHR 1,120
New Jersey PHR-CA

1

New Jersey SPHR-CA

1

New Jersey PHR/GPHR 1
New Jersey SPHR/GPHR 22
State Total 2,879
New York GPHR 47
New York PHR 2,129
New York SPHR 1,485
New York PHR-CA

1

New York SPHR-CA

1

New York PHR/GPHR 8
New York SPHR/GPHR 17
New York SPHRCA/GPHR

1

State Total 3,689
Pennsylvania GPHR 18
Pennsylvania PHR 2,691
Pennsylvania SPHR 1,906
Pennsylvania PHR/GPHR 5
Pennsylvania SPHR/GPHR 12
State Total 4,632
Rhode Island PHR 148
Rhode Island SPHR 129
Rhode Island PHR/GPHR

1

Rhode Island SPHR/GPHR 2
State Total 280
Vermont PHR 159
Vermont SPHR 121
Vermont GPHR

1

State Total

281

Region Total

17,937

Pacific West

State Certification Total
Alaska GPHR 1
Alaska PHR 188
Alaska SPHR 126
Alaska PHR/GPHR

1

Alaska SPHR/GPHR 9
State Total 325
California GPHR 56
California PHR 3,972
California SPHR 3,754
California PHR-CA

123

California SPHR-CA

196

California PHR/GPHR 7
California SPHR/GPHR 37
California SPHRCA/GPHR

6

State Total 8,151
Hawaii PHR 175
Hawaii SPHR 114
State Total 289
Idaho PHR 233
Idaho SPHR 164
Idaho SPHR/GPHR 2
State Total 399
Montana PHR 178
Montana SPHR 114
Montana SPHR-CA 1
State Total 293
Nevada GPHR 3
Nevada PHR 320
Nevada SPHR 313
Nevada SPHR-CA 2
Nevada SPHR/GPHR 2
State Total

640

Oregon GPHR 12
Oregon PHR 740
Oregon SPHR 725
Oregon SPHR-CA

1

Oregon PHR/GPHR 6
Oregon SPHR/GPHR 6
State Total 1,490
Washington GPHR 22
Washington PHR 1,929
Washington SPHR 1,601
Washington SPHR-CA

1

Washington PHR/GPHR 4
Washington SPHR/GPHR 23
State Total 3,580
Wyoming PHR 56
Wyoming SPHR 40
State Total 96
Region Total

15,263

Southeast

State Certification Total
Alabama PHR 548
Alabama SPHR 439
Alabama PHR/GPHR

1

Alabama SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 989
District of Columbia GPHR 9
District of Columbia PHR 173
District of Columbia SPHR 171
District of Columbia SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 356
Florida GPHR 27
Florida PHR 3,645
Florida SPHR 2,302
Florida PHR-CA

1

Florida SPHR-CA

1

Florida PHR/GPHR 7
Florida SPHR/GPHR 27
State Total 6,010
Georgia GPHR 13
Georgia PHR 2,001
Georgia SPHR 1,336
Georgia PHR/GPHR 10
Georgia SPHR/GPHR 13
State Total 3,373
Kentucky GPHR 2
Kentucky PHR 757
Kentucky SPHR 533
Kentucky SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 1,293
Mississippi PHR 211
Mississippi SPHR 128
State Total

339

North Carolina GPHR 19
North Carolina PHR 1,861
North Carolina SPHR 1,524
North Carolina SPHR-CA

2

North Carolina PHR/GPHR 3
North Carolina SPHR/GPHR 21
State Total 3,430
South Carolina GPHR 2
South Carolina PHR 751
South Carolina SPHR 477
South Carolina PHR/GPHR

1

South Carolina SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 1,234
Tennessee GPHR 5
Tennessee PHR 1,119
Tennessee SPHR 970
Tennessee SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 2,097
Virginia GPHR 30
Virginia PHR 2,315
Virginia SPHR 1,923
Virginia PHR-CA

2

Virginia PHR/GPHR 5
Virginia SPHR/GPHR 24
Virginia SPHRCA/GPHR

1

State Total 4,300
West Virginia PHR 139
West Virginia SPHR 110
State Total

249

Region Total

23,670

Southwest Central

State Certification Total
Arkansas GPHR 3
Arkansas PHR 496
Arkansas SPHR 244
Arkansas SPHR-CA

1

Arkansas SPHR/GPHR

1

State Total 745
Arizona GPHR 6
Arizona PHR 1,128
Arizona SPHR 882
Arizona PHR-CA

1

Arizona SPHR-CA

3

Arizona PHR/GPHR 2
Arizona SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 2,025
Colorado GPHR 23
Colorado PHR 1,307
Colorado SPHR 1,246
Colorado PHR-CA

2

Colorado SPHR-CA

6

Colorado PHR/GPHR 8
Colorado SPHR/GPHR 25
State Total 2,617
Kansas PHR 539
Kansas SPHR 436
Kansas PHR-CA

1

Kansas SPHR-CA

1

Kansas SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 980
Louisiana GPHR

2

Louisiana PHR 553
Louisiana SPHR 253
Louisiana SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 809
Missouri GPHR 6
Missouri PHR 896
Missouri SPHR 789
Missouri SPHR-CA

1

Missouri SPHR/GPHR 7
State Total 1,699
New Mexico PHR 259
New Mexico SPHR 260
New Mexico SPHR/GPHR 1
State Total 520
Oklahoma GPHR

2

Oklahoma PHR 687
Oklahoma SPHR 378
Oklahoma PHR-CA

3

Oklahoma SPHR/GPHR 3
State Total 1,073
Texas GPHR 90
Texas PHR 5,117
Texas SPHR 3,379
Texas PHR-CA

1

Texas SPHR-CA

3

Texas PHR/GPHR 24
Texas SPHR/GPHR 47
State Total 8,661
Utah GPHR 2
Utah PHR 583
Utah SPHR 339
Utah PHR-CA

1

Utah PHR/GPHR 1
Utah SPHR/GPHR 9
State Total 935
Region Total 20,064

Armed Forces

Certification Total
Armed Forces PHR

22

Armed Forces SPHR

21

Armed Forces GPHR

1

Armed Forces Total

44

*Please note that U.S. territories can be found with the international statistics.


 



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