Rank State Population Troopers per Capita Total Troopers 1 Florida 18,801,000 8.473 1593 2 Georgia 9,688,000 8.237 798 3 Delaware 898,000 7.272 653 4 Alaska 710,000 5.451 387 5 Vermont 626,000 5.224 327 6 West Virginia 1,853,000 3.756 696 7 Wyoming 564,000 3.475 196 8 Pennsylvania 12,702,000 3.458 4392 9 Massachusetts 6,548,000 3.129 2049 10 New Jersey 8,792,000 3.11 2734 11 Connecticut 3,574,000 3.022 1080 12 New 2,059,000 2.632 542 13 Montana 989,000 2.568 254 14 Nebraska 1,826,000 2.568 469 15 New Hampshire 1,316,000 2.492 328 16 Maryland 5,774,000 2.473 1428 17 Maine 1,328,000 2.402 319 18 New York 19,378,000 2.333 4521 19 Virginia 8,001,000 2.307 1846 20 North Dakota 673,000 2.199 148 21 Louisiana 4,533,000 2.16 979 22 Oklahoma 3,751,000 2.127 798 23 California 37,254,000 2.086 7773 24 Rhode Island 1,053,000 2.061 217 25 Kentucky 4,339,000 2.053 891 26 Missouri 5,989,000 2.047 1226 27 South Dakota 814,000 1.99 162 28 Kentucky 4,339,000 2.053 891 29 Kentucky 4,339,000 2.053 891 30 Indiana 6,484,000 1.883 1221 31 Michigan 9,884,000 1.817 1796 32 Kansas 2,853,000 1.791 511 33 Nevada 2,701,000 1.785 462 34 North Carolina 9,535,000 1.769 1687 35 South Carolina 4,625,000 1.745 807 36 Oregon 3,831,000 1.731 663 37 Idaho 1,568,000 1.665 261 38 Utah 2,764,000 1.606 444 39 Washington 6,725,000 1.573 1058 40 Arizona 6,392,000 1.492 954 41 Illinois 12,831,000 1.483 1903 42 Colorado 5,029,000 1.469 739 43 Alabama 4,780,000 1.391 665 44 Texas 25,146,000 1.375 3457 45 Ohio 11,537,000 1.252 1445 46 Iowa 3,046,000 1.244 379 47 Tennessee 6,346,000 1.232 782 48 Minnesota 5,304,000 1.067 566 49 Wisconsin 5,687,000 0.7227 411 Bordering States Rank State Population Troopers per Capita Total Troopers

1 Nebraska 1,826,000 2.568 469 2 Missouri 5,989,000 2.047 1226 3 South Dakota 814,000 1.99 162 4 Kansas 2,853,000 1.791 511 5 Illinois 12,831,000 1.483 1903 6 Iowa 3,046,000 1.244 379 7 Minnesota 5,304,000 1.067 566 8 Wisconsin 5,687,000 0.7227 411

States Similiar in Population Rank State Population Troopers per Capita Total Troopers 1 Connecticut 3,574,000 3.022 1080 2 New Mexico 2,059,000 2.632 542 3 Nebraska 1,826,000 2.568 469 4 Louisiana 4,533,000 2.16 979 5 Oklahoma 3,751,000 2.127 798 6 Kentucky 4,339,000 2.053 891 7 Kentucky 4,339,000 2.053 891 8 Kansas 2,853,000 1.791 511 9 Nevada 2,701,000 1.785 462 10 South Carolina 4,625,000 1.745 807 11 Oregon 3,831,000 1.731 663 12 Utah 2,764,000 1.606 444 13 Iowa 3,046,000 1.244 379 Survey of State and Note: N/A indicates a ranking Completed by Ohio State Patrol

Number of Sworn Personnel by State Feb. 2007 Dec. 2011 # # Alabama 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 7 5 20 22 36 35 Sergeant 48 53 92 118 Trooper 502 424 Trooper Pilot n/a 6 Total 707 665

Alaska Director (Colonel) 1 1 Deputy Director (Major) 1 1 Administrative (Major) 1 0 Captain 9 10 Lieutenant 20 20 Sergeant 55 57 Corporal (Academy Instructor) 6 8 Trooper 242 231 Court Services 46 59 Total 381 387

Arizona Director 1 n/a Deputy Director 1 n/a Chief 3 n/a Colonel n/a 1 Lt. Colonel n/a 4 Commander (now Major) 19 9 Lieutenant (now Captain) 44 39 Sergeant II 111 n/a Sergeant I 79 n/a Sergeant n/a 161 Officer 872 739 Motor Carrier Investigator n/a 1 Cadet Officer 28 n/a Aviation Administrator 1 n/a Fixed Wing Pilot I 1 n/a Fixed Wing Pilot II 3 n/a Rotary Wing Pilot I 5 n/a Rotary Wing Pilot II 14 n/a Total 1182 954

Arkansas Colonel 1 Major 4 Captain 15 Lieutenant 26 Sergeant 63 Corporal 249 Trooper 1st Class 50 Trooper 80 Trainer 31 Cadet 35 Total 554

California Commissioner 1 1 Assistant Commissioner 3 3 Chief 15 12 Assistant Chief 32 33 Captain 90 92 Lieutenant 206 218 Sergeant 786 835 Officer 5593 6579 Total 6726 7773

Colorado Chief 1 1 Lt. Colonel 3 3 Major 10 9 Captain 27 29 Sergeant 88 97 Corporal 96 n/a Trooper III n/a 203 Trooper 431 358 Patrol Intern 61 39 Total 717 739

Connecticut Commissioner 1 1 Deputy Commissioner (Colonel) 0 1 Lt. Colonel 2 2 Major 7 9 Captain 14 8 Lieutenant 37 30 Master Sergeant 13 13 Sergeant 179 168 Trooper First Class 626 566 Trooper 290 282 Trooper Trainee 2 n/a Trainee 35 n/a Total 1206 1080

Delaware Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major 5 4 Captain 19 18 Lieutenant 37 33 Sergeant 85 87 Master Corp 144 171 Senior Corp 52 74 Corporal/1 102 75 Corporal 101 113 TFC 56 41 Trooper 45 25 Recruit 19 10 Total 667 653

Florida Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 4 1 Chief EOC/Domestic Security 1 n/a Chief of Investigations 1 n/a Chief n/a 3 Commander 10 n/a Major 5 14 Captain 51 49 Lieutenant 134 127 Sergeant 220 230 216 n/a Troopers 1193 1168 Total 1836 1593

Georgia Colonel 1 Lt. Colonel 1 Major 3 Captain 18 Lieutenant 28 Sergeant First Class 58 Sergeant 65 Corporal 72 Trooper 552 Total 798

Hawaii Does not have a state level agency

Idaho Colonel n/a 1 Major 2 3 Captain 9 11 Lieutenant 13 16 Sergeant 36 37 70 58 Trooper 164 135 Total 294 261 Illinois Colonel 5 5 Lt. Colonel 5 7 Captain 41 33 Lieutenant 74 62 Master Sergeant 283 255 Sergeant 327 204 183 239 Trooper 1119 1033 Cadet n/a 65 Total 2037 1903

Indiana Superintendent 1 1 Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 3 4 Major 13 14 Captain 16 19 Lieutenant 37 41 Sergeant Major n/a 1 First Sergeant 56 58 Sergeant 183 200 Corporal 36 23 Probationary Officer 61 43 Master Trooper 213 262 131 207 Trooper 385 347 Total 1136 1221

Iowa Colonel 1 1 Major 2 2 Captain 8 8 Lieutenant 11 16 Sergeant 56 51 Trooper /Trooper II and III 335 287 Capital Patrol Officer/Trooper I 23 23 Total 436 388

Kansas Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major n/a 4 Captain 19 18 Lieutenant 72 74 Master Trooper 121 n/a Master/Technical Trooper n/a 263 Trooper 176 94 Technical Trooper 75 n/a LEO/CASP I 40 8 LEO/MCI I 40 4 MCI I 7 n/a MCI II 31 19 MCI III n/a 7 CASP LT n/a 2 CASP II n/a 11 CASP III n/a 5 Total 583 511

Kentucky Lt. Colonel 3 4 Major 7 7 Captain 34 26 Lieutenant 51 50 Sergeant 121 120 Trooper 722 678 Retired Contract Troopers n/a 6 Total 938 891

Louisiana Colonel n/a 1 Chief of Staff/Lt. Colonel n/a 1 Lt. Colonel n/a 3 Deputy Superintendent 6 n/a Deputy Secretary 1 n/a Command Pilot 1 n/a Deputy Commander 1 n/a Major 7 8 Captain 25 23 Lieutenant 89 98 Master Pilot 4 n/a Master Trooper 222 n/a Polygraphist 2 n/a Sergeant 190 192 Technical Supervisor 2 n/a Pilot 4 n/a Trooper 398 636 Cadet 42 n/a Other Specialty Positions (e.g., polygraphist) n/a 17 Total 994 979

Maine Colonel 1 Lt. Colonel 1 Major 2 Corporal 4 Detective 41 Forensic Specialist 1 Lieutenant 18 Sergeant 48 Pilot 1 Pilot Supervisor 1 Polygraph Examiner Supervisor 1 Polygraph Examiner 2 Trooper 198 Total 319

Maryland Colonel 1 0 Lt. Colonel 3 3 Major 8 9 Captain 26 23 Lieutenant 53 49 First and Detective Sergeants 113 77 Sergeant 275 266 Corporal 166 201 TFC 562 381 Trooper 319 419 Total 1526 1428

Massachusetts Colonel 1 1 Deputy Superintendent (Lt. Colonel) 1 1 Lt. Colonel 3 3 Major 17 14 Detective Captain 3 3 Captain 35 25 Detective Lieutenant 35 33 Lieutenant 187 142 Sergeant 371 303 Trooper 1,865 1524 Total 2518 2049

Michigan Executive Command 6 Captain 16 Inspector 15 104 Lieutenant 30 Detective Lieutenant 64 Detective/Specialist Sergeant 219 Sergeant 258 Trooper 1084 Total 1796

Minnesota Colonel (Chief) 1 1 Lt. Colonel (Assistant Chief) 1 1 Major 4 4 Captain 17 16 Lieutenant 43 52 Sergeant 124 67 Trooper 371 425 Total 561 566 Mississippi Colonel 1 Lt. Colonel 3 Major 5 Captain 20 Lieutenant 40 HP Officer (Trooper) 516 Total 585

Missouri Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major 5 6 Captain 27 34 Lieutenant 60 71 Sergeant 268 312 Corporal 250 252 Trooper 450 549 Total 1062 1226

Montana Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major n/a 3 Captain 9 8 Lieutenant 1 2 Sergeant 26 33 Trooper 174 197 Cadets n/a 9 Total 212 254

Nebraska Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major 3 3 Captain 13 12 Lieutenant 29 31 Sergeant/Investigative Sergeant 79 78 Trooper/Investigator 363 343 Total 489 469

Nevada Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel n/a 1 Major 4 2 Captain 6 7 Lieutenant 21 23 Sergeant 54 61 Trooper 334 387 Total 420 482

New Hampshire Colonel 1 1 Major 2 1 Captain 5 5 Lieutenant 11 12 Supervisor IV 1 n/a Sergeant I 49 56 Sergeant II 7 n/a Security Officer II 7 n/a Security Officer IV 1 n/a Trooper 1st Class 53 60 Trooper II/Supervisor II 1 n/a Trooper I 140 173 Probationary Trooper 17 n/a Part time sworn officer n/a 20 Total 295 328

New Jersey Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 5 1 Major 13 17 Captain 57 53 Lieutenant 203 170 Sgt. First Class 175 174 Det. Sgt. First Class 114 104 Sergeant 371 337 Det. Sergeant 175 178 Staff Sergeant 133 136 Detective I 110 168 Detective II 81 64 Detective 83 42 Trooper I 316 329 Trooper II 164 186 Trooper 1009 774 Total 3010 2734

New Mexico Chief/Deputy Secretary 1 1 Adjutant Chief 1 n/a Deputy Chief 2 2 Inspector 2 n/a Major 3 5 Captain 21 17 Lieutenant 35 20 Sergeant 87 77 Patrolman (Trooper) 453 420 Total 605 542

New York Superintendent 1 1 First Deputy Superintendent 1 1 Deputy Superintendent 4 6 Assistant Deputy Superintendent 8 7 Staff Inspector 12 11 Major 24 20 Captain 74 71 Lieutenant 90 92 Tech Lieutenant 17 11 First Sergeant 11 11 Senior Investigator 236 214 Chief Tech Sergeant 1 1 Staff Sergeant 8 8 Zone Sergeant 103 82 Sergeant S/C 125 117 Sergeant 176 176 Investigator 1042 928 130 133 Trooper 2735 2631 Total 4798 4521

North Carolina Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 2 Major 7 4 Captain 21 19 Lieutenant 42 44 Specialist 1 0 1st Sergeant 87 86 Sergeant 222 213 Master Trooper 809 0 Senior Trooper 248 1318 Trooper 295 0 Total 1734 1687

North Dakota Colonel 1 1 Major 2 2 Captain 11 10 Lieutenant 2 3 Sergeant 14 21 Trooper 108 111 Total 138 148

Ohio Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 2 1 Major 8 4 Captain 19 22 Staff Lieutenant 45 38 Lieutenant 84 84 Sergeant* 290 301 Trooper 1025 994 Total 1474 1445

Oklahoma Commissioner 1 Assistant Commissioner 1 Colonel 1 Lt. Colonel 4 Major 10 Captain 32 Lieutenant 101 Patrolman (Capitol Patrol) 21 Trooper 627 Total 798

Oregon Superintendent 1 1 Lt. Colonel/Deputy Superintendent 1 1 Major 2 2 Captain 8 8 Lieutenant 41 39 Sergeant 84 92 Trooper 460 520 Total 597 663

Pennsylvania Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 3 3 Major 17 20 Captain 38 34 Lieutenant 118 112 Sergeant 224 229 Corporal 759 827 Trooper 3196 3166 Total 4356 4392

Rhode Island Colonel 1 Major 2 Inspector 2 Captain 3 Lieutenant 23 Sergeant 20 Corporal 22 Trooper 144 Total 217

South Carolina Colonel 1 0 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major 4 4 Captain 18 14 Lieutenant 34 26 First Sergeant 28 25 Sergeant 68 49 Corporal 124 119 Trooper 579 569 Total 875 807

South Dakota Colonel 1 1 Major 1 2 Captain 4 4 Lieutenant 5 5 Sergeant 25 25 Trooper 126 125 Total 162 162

Tennessee ASAC-CID 5 *Now Lt. SP AG IC-CID 3 *Now Capt. SP AG-CID 15 *Now Sgt. Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 3 2 Major 3 5 Captain 19 15 Lieutenant 81 85 Sergeant 147 157 Trooper 569 517 Total 846 782

Texas Director (Colonel) 1 1 Director V (Lt. Colonel) 1 1 Division Director n/a 5 Director IV 10 8 Director III 2 10 Major 16 31 Commander (equivalent to Major) 5 1 Assistant Commander 6 n/a Captain 77 75 Lieutenant 189 202 Sergeant 845 906 Corporal VI 97 60 Corporal V 29 19 Corporal IV 11 25 Corporal III 36 66 Corporal II 27 42 Corporal I 6 8 Trooper VI 355 234 Trooper V 105 88 Trooper IV 54 167 Trooper III 259 358 Trooper II 484 422 Trooper I 679 577 Probationary Trooper 109 108 Pilot Investigator IV (equivalent to Major) 1 n/a Pilot Investigator III (equivalent to Captain) 1 1 Pilot Investigator II (equivalent to Lt.) 4 9 Pilot Investigator I (equivalent to Sgt.) 21 33 Public Safety Inspector II (equivalent to Captain) 12 0 Total 3442 3457

Utah Colonel 1 1 Major 5 2 Captain 11 6 Lieutenant 29 26 Sergeant 99 79 Trooper 308 330 Total 453 444

Vermont Colonel 1 1 Major 3 3 Captain 10 9 Lieutenant 30 28 Sergeant 91 92 Corporal 18 7 Trooper 175 187 Total 328 327

Virginia Superintendent 1 n/a Deputy Superintendent 1 n/a Colonel n/a 1 3 4 Major 4 3 Captain 22 24 Lieutenant 44 39 Legal Specialist 1 3 First Sergeant 61 102 ASAC (First Sergeant) 43 n/a Sergeant 183 172 Special Agent Accountant 24 12 Surveillance Agent 10 3 Senior Special Agent 68 77 Special Agent 188 200 Master Trooper 97 93 Senior Trooper 379 372 Trooper II 546 554 Trooper I 184 158 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer n/a 29 Total 1859 1846

Washington Chief 1 1 Deputy Chief 1 1 Assistant Chief 3 3 Captain 18 18 Lieutenant 42 39 Sergeant 150 148 Corporal n/a 8 Trooper 839 840 Total 1054 1058

West Virginia Colonel n/a 1 Lieutenenant Colonel 2 1 Major 1 2 Captain 13 15 First Lieutenant 31 28 First Sergeant 35 37 Sergeant 150 154 Corporal 103 131 Trooper First Class 118 122 Senior Trooper 87 79 Trooper 81 68 Technical 1st Lieutenant n/a 1 Technical 2nd Lieutenant n/a 3 Technical 1st Sergeant n/a 1 Cadets 38 53 Total 659 696

Wisconsin Superintendent 1 1 Colonel 1 1 Major 3 3 Captain 5 7 Lieutenant 11 10 Sergeant 41 49 Trooper 293 307 Cadets n/a 33 Total 355 411

Inspectors Captain 1 1 Lieutenant 2 3 Sergeant 11 11 Inspector 89 91 Compliance Review Inspectors 6 6 Total 109 112

Wyoming Colonel 1 1 Lt. Colonel 1 1 Major 2 2 Captain 8 9 Lieutenant 21 19 Sergeant 4 4 Troopers 163 160 Total 200 196 not mentioned in that year's response. Troopers per Capita (TpC) calculated as "TpC = SP/P" where SP = Tota

2010 State Population Troopers per Capita 2010/2011 4,780,000 1.391

710,000 5.451

*first-line supervisor

6,392,000 1.492

*first-line supervisor

2,916,000 1.9 37,254,000 2.086

*first-line supervisors

5,029,000 1.469

*first-line supervisors?

3,574,000 3.022

*first-line supervisor

898,000 7.272 *first-line supervisor

18,801,000 8.473

*first-line supervisor

9,688,000 8.237

1,568,000 1.665

*first-line supervisor 12,831,000 1.483

*First-Line Supervisor

6,484,000 1.883

*first-line supervisors

3,046,000 1.274

*first-line supervisor

2,853,000 1.791

*first-line supervisor 4,339,000 2.053

*first line supervisor

4,533,000 2.16

*First-line supervisor

1,328,000 2.402 5,774,000 2.473

*first-line supervisor

6,548,000 3.129

*first line supervisor

9,884,000 1.817

5,304,000 1.067

*first-line supervisors 2,967,000 1.972

5,989,000 2.047

*first-line supervisor

989,000 2.568

*first-line supervisor

1,826,000 2.568

*1st Line supervisor

2,701,000 1.785

*first-line supervisor

1,316,000 2.492 *First-line supervisor

8,792,000 3.11

*front-line supervisor

2,059,000 2.632

*first-line supervisor

19,378,000 2.333 *first-line supervisor

9,535,000 1.769

*first-line supervisor

673,000 2.199

*first line supervisor

11,537,000 1.252

*Sergeant rank is Ohio's first line supervisor

3,751,000 2.127 3,831,000 1.731

*first-line supervisor

12,702,000 3.458

*First line Supervisor

1,053,000 2.061

4,625,000 1.745 *first-line supervisor

814,000 1.99

*first-line supervisors

6,346,000 1.232

*first-line supervisor

25,146,000 1.375

*first-line supervisor 2,764,000 1.606

*first-line supervisor

626,000 5.224

*first-level supervisors

8,001,000 2.307

*first-line supervisor for uniformed personnel

6,725,000 1.573 *first-line supervisor

1,853,000 3.756

*first-line supervisor

5,687,000 7.227

*first-line supervisor

564,000 3.475 *First-line Supervisors al Sworn Personnel and P = Total State Population

based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing based on 2007 staffing

excludes CMV inspectors