Which state certifies the most divers?

[GreenDiverDown]

The answer might surprise you...it did me.

Oh, BTW...I only know where the most "PADI" certs are issued.

Oh, BTW(2)...It might be a per capita kind of answer.

SA

 

[GreenDiverDown]

O.K.

I'm not even sure about the answer.

SA

 

[DiveTub]

This site might give you an idea

http://padi.com/english/common/padi/statistics/

Top 5 US States for PADI Certifications (2000)

• Based on divers' residential address*


California
Florida
Texas
New York
Illinois
*No change since 1988

• Based on location of certification completion (2000)


Florida
California
Hawaii
Texas
Illinois

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Not even close to what I heard today.

SA

 

[roakey]

If it's per capita, I've heard Colorado.

I've also heard half a dozen other states, too

Roak

 

[Drew Sailbum]

I have frequently heard and repeated the assertion that Colorado has the highest per capita rate of certified divers. Now that I think about it, I don't recall what source this is based upon, or if it is true.

 

[DiverBuoy]

California.

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Well, that's what I heard today.

My buddies went to Boulder yesterday to check out "how some of the best shops in the country are set up!"

That's what they said anyway.

SA

 

[DiveTub]

Stephen Ash once bubbled...
Not even close to what I heard today.

SA

What was his source ?

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Sydney_Diver once bubbled...


What was his source ?