# Financial advisors in the United States > AdvisorCensus lists 43,670 investment advisory firms drawn from Form ADV filings with the SEC and state securities regulators as of October 2026: 17,210 SEC-registered, 16,266 state-registered, and 10,194 exempt reporting advisers. Counts by state and metro area follow, and each firm page carries the facts the firm filed. Firms may request removal from the directory, so this count can differ from the number of firms that file Form ADV. Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors ## States | State | Firms | Markdown | | --- | --- | --- | | [Alabama](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/al) | 206 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/al.md | | [Alaska](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ak) | 30 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ak.md | | [Arizona](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/az) | 672 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/az.md | | [Arkansas](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ar) | 134 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ar.md | | [California](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca) | 5,883 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca.md | | [Colorado](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/co) | 1,196 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/co.md | | [Connecticut](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ct) | 963 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ct.md | | [Delaware](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/de) | 130 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/de.md | | [District of Columbia](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/dc) | 143 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/dc.md | | [Florida](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl) | 2,487 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl.md | | [Georgia](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ga) | 852 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ga.md | | [Guam](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/gu) | 1 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/gu.md | | [Hawaii](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/hi) | 64 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/hi.md | | [Idaho](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/id) | 164 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/id.md | | [Illinois](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/il) | 1,370 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/il.md | | [Indiana](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/in) | 417 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/in.md | | [Iowa](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ia) | 188 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ia.md | | [Kansas](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ks) | 277 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ks.md | | [Kentucky](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky) | 166 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ky.md | | [Louisiana](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/la) | 206 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/la.md | | [Maine](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/me) | 91 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/me.md | | [Maryland](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/md) | 582 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/md.md | | [Massachusetts](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ma) | 1,422 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ma.md | | [Michigan](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mi) | 783 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mi.md | | [Minnesota](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mn) | 522 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mn.md | | [Mississippi](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ms) | 58 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ms.md | | [Missouri](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo) | 430 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo.md | | [Montana](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mt) | 87 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mt.md | | [Nebraska](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ne) | 145 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ne.md | | [Nevada](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nv) | 289 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nv.md | | [New Hampshire](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nh) | 211 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nh.md | | [New Jersey](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nj) | 923 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nj.md | | [New Mexico](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nm) | 81 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nm.md | | [New York](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ny) | 4,031 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ny.md | | [North Carolina](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nc) | 706 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nc.md | | [North Dakota](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nd) | 37 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nd.md | | [Ohio](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/oh) | 961 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/oh.md | | [Oklahoma](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ok) | 213 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ok.md | | [Oregon](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/or) | 375 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/or.md | | [Pennsylvania](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pa) | 1,211 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pa.md | | [Puerto Rico](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pr) | 188 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pr.md | | [Rhode Island](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ri) | 91 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ri.md | | [South Carolina](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/sc) | 302 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/sc.md | | [South Dakota](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/sd) | 51 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/sd.md | | [Tennessee](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tn) | 476 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tn.md | | [Texas](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx) | 3,052 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx.md | | [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/vi) | 8 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/vi.md | | [Utah](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ut) | 396 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ut.md | | [Vermont](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/vt) | 73 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/vt.md | | [Virginia](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/va) | 792 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/va.md | | [Washington](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wa) | 779 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wa.md | | [West Virginia](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wv) | 37 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wv.md | | [Wisconsin](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wi) | 416 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wi.md | | [Wyoming](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wy) | 105 | https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wy.md | ## Largest metro areas - [New York, NY](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ny/new-york): 3,971 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ny/new-york.md) - [San Francisco, CA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-francisco): 1,779 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-francisco.md) - [Los Angeles, CA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/los-angeles): 1,666 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/los-angeles.md) - [Boston, MA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ma/boston): 1,183 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ma/boston.md) - [Miami, FL](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl/miami): 1,113 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl/miami.md) - [Dallas, TX](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/dallas): 1,076 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/dallas.md) - [Chicago, IL](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/il/chicago): 1,071 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/il/chicago.md) - [Philadelphia, PA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pa/philadelphia): 711 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/pa/philadelphia.md) - [Denver, CO](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/co/denver): 697 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/co/denver.md) - [Washington, DC](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/dc/washington): 682 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/dc/washington.md) - [Houston, TX](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/houston): 661 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/houston.md) - [Bridgeport, CT](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ct/bridgeport): 635 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ct/bridgeport.md) - [Atlanta, GA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ga/atlanta): 588 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ga/atlanta.md) - [Austin, TX](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/austin): 521 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/tx/austin.md) - [Phoenix, AZ](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/az/phoenix): 463 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/az/phoenix.md) - [San Jose, CA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-jose): 449 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-jose.md) - [Seattle, WA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wa/seattle): 449 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wa/seattle.md) - [San Diego, CA](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-diego): 423 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/san-diego.md) - [Minneapolis, MN](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mn/minneapolis): 415 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mn/minneapolis.md) - [Detroit, MI](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mi/detroit): 332 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mi/detroit.md) - [Portland, OR](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/or/portland): 262 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/or/portland.md) - [Tampa, FL](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl/tampa): 260 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/fl/tampa.md) - [St. Louis, MO](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo/st-louis): 260 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo/st-louis.md) - [Kansas City, MO](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo/kansas-city): 252 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/mo/kansas-city.md) - [Baltimore, MD](https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/md/baltimore): 236 firms (https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/md/baltimore.md) Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Financial advisors in the United States: 43,670 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.