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Home States of Peace Corps Volunteers
Peace Corps volunteers come from all across the United States. Here's a chart of how many volunteers are currently serving from each state and how many have served since the Peace Corps began in 1961. How many came from your state?
State | Today | Since 1961 | | State | Today | Since 1961 |
Alabama | 36 | 863 | | Montana | 39 | 695 |
Alaska | 27 | 312 | | Nebraska | 45 | 1,234 |
Arizona | 104 | 1,353 | | Nevada | 27 | 296 |
Arkansas | 19 | 1,152 | | New Hampshire | 61 | 1,109 |
California | 787 | 21,995 | | New Jersey | 159 | 4,660 |
Colorado | 208 | 5,748 | | New Mexico | 48 | 982 |
Connecticut | 114 | 1,871 | | New York | 393 | 13,382 |
Delaware | 19 | 381 | | North Carolina | 111 | 1,971 |
District of Columbia | 32 | 1,205 | | North Dakota | 20 | 596 |
Florida | 212 | 3,628 | | Ohio | 244 | 6,462 |
Georgia | 108 | 1,532 | | Oklahoma | 39 | 1,054 |
Hawaii | 34 | 409 | | Oregon | 177 | 3,669 |
Idaho | 54 | 782 | | Pennsylvania | 264 | 6,984 |
Illinois | 285 | 7,770 | | Rhode Island | 400 | 816 |
Indiana | 116 | 2,841 | | South Carolina | 59 | 754 |
Iowa | 69 | 1,412 | | South Dakota | 12 | 594 |
Kansas | 72 | 896 | | Tennessee | 47 | 675 |
Kentucky | 47 | 1,047 | | Texas | 197 | 2,784 |
Louisiana | 29 | 816 | | Utah | 36 | 745 |
Maine | 63 | 1,108 | | Vermont | 41 | 859 |
Maryland | 171 | 2,991 | | Virginia | 186 | 3,064 |
Massachusetts | 231 | 6,921 | | Washington | 250 | 5,433 |
Michigan | 204 | 6,361 | | West Virginia | 15 | 465 |
Minnesota | 215 | 5,223 | | Wisconsin | 198 | 4,834 |
Mississippi | 10 | 360 | | Wyoming | 19 | 338 |
Missouri | 89 | 2,899 | | | |
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