Posted by Roger/OH on 6/9/05 1:02am
Msg #43427

Notary Numbers around the U.S.

Ran across the notary census that the NNA does every five years, the last one being 2002. For all the talk we see about CA having a notary on every street corner, they barely cracked the top ten during the last count (although this was done before NNA's push there to manufacture as many new notaries/members as possible). Granted this info is almost 3 years old, so it'll be interesting to see how the rankings will have changed in 2007.

1. FL 365,000
2. TX 352,000
3. OH 330,000
4. NY 250,000
5. NC 205,000
6. IL 190,000
7. TN 164,000
8. GA 161,000
9. VA 160,000
10. CA 159,000
11. NJ 150,000
12. MI 149,000
13. KS 134,000
14. MA 131,000
15. SC 129,000

Reply by Jon on 6/9/05 1:39am
Msg #43430

According to the 2005 CA notary Handbook(published by the SOS) there are "more than 236,000" notaries in CA.

Reply by HisHughness on 6/9/05 1:43am
Msg #43431

Thanks for sharing those numbers, Roger; quite interesting.

I think many of us tend to conflate notaries public and signing agents, and that ain't necessarily so. Especially is that probably true in Texas. Here, if you have a pulse and aren't listed on any child molester sites, you can become a notary. No training required before or after; just the money for the application and bond.

My impression is that whereas Texas is not a competition-free environment for signings, we don't have the same level of competition as either California or Florida, both of which set a higher standard for notaries and thus probably attract more people who have the moxie and the underlying skills (They may not know proper English grammar, but they do know English is the language they speak; they don't pick their noses in a signing and then suck their finger; they eschew most bodily noises in public; they can drive an automobile as long as they don't have to parallel park, etc.) required to be a signing agent.

So whereas Texas may have 352,000 notaries, that doesn't mean we have 352,000 signing agents.

Reply by Nd_WA on 6/9/05 5:36am
Msg #43434

Come to think about it, even state legistlator is cashing in on the trend. I received a postcard couple weeks ago from WA department of licensing that there will be a $5 increase in notary license.

Reply by BrendaTX on 6/9/05 7:50am
Msg #43440

Notary vs. Population

Notary vs. Population

-1- -2- -3- -4- -5-
CA 236,000 35,893,799 0.69% 146
NY 250,000 19,227,088 1.37% 73
MI 149,000 10,112,620 1.53% 66
IL 190,000 12,713,634 1.55% 65
TX 352,000 22,490,022 1.64% 61
FL 365,000 17,397,161 1.76% 57
NJ 150,000 8,698,879 1.79% 56
GA 161,000 8,829,383 1.91% 52
MA 131,000 6,416,505 2.08% 48
VA 160,000 7,459,827 2.18% 46
NC 205,000 8,227,000 2.49% 40
TN 164,000 5,900,962 2.75% 36
OH 330,000 11,459,011 2.89% 35
SC 129,000 4,198,068 3.20% 31
KS 134,000 2,735,502 4.85% 21

1ST COLUMN STATE
2ND COLUMN IS NOTARY POPULATION
3RD COLUMN IS ENTIRE POP PROJ JULY 1, 2005
4TH COLUMN IS % OF POP WHO ARE NOTARIES
5TH COLUMN IS NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER NOTARY


These figures are assuming Roger's numbers are semi-corrrect (3 yrs old, he said) except for CA...wherein I am assuming Jon's number of California notaries is correct, and assuming that the population numbers available for 2004 from the Census Bureau is correct, here's how this looks comparing the notary population to state population.

Not trying to prove a point just like to crunch numbers.

Reply by Lee/AR on 6/9/05 8:03am
Msg #43441

Cool, Brenda! (nm)

Reply by HisHughness on 6/9/05 8:51am
Msg #43442

Re: Notary vs. Population

Brenda has come up with some interesting numbers vis a vis notaries per capita in the most heavily notarized states.

Let's all pray that Brenda never decides to get a boyfriend. Think of the valuable information we would never get if Brenda spent all that time primping, instead of doing notary stuff.

Reply by Bob-Chicago on 6/9/05 8:57am
Msg #43444

Au contrair(phonetic, barely speak Enlish let alone French)

Brenda's analysis of % of notarys to population ( to 2 decimel places, yet) is clear proof that she needs to get out way more often

Reply by Bob-Chicago on 6/9/05 9:03am
Msg #43446

PS to Roger

You do not need to follow advice to Brenda
We all learned in Vegas what a wild and crazy guy you are
great meeting you, hope that your trip home was uneventful and that the signings were all piled up and waiting for you.
Even your cubs (lc) are starting to win a few
I have been so busy that I haven't even finished unpacking
speaking of that, I better get back to work

Reply by Roger/OH on 6/9/05 1:26pm
Msg #43529

Re: PS to Roger - back atcha Bob

I'm wild & crazy?? You're the one that had all the babes (no doubt fueled by the Brad Pitt resemblance) hanging on your every word!! Must've been the Sox hat...just no accounting for taste, but the best presentation of the week.

Remember to expound on your VR encounter...

Go Cubbies!

Reply by BrendaTX on 6/9/05 10:13am
Msg #43465

Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

Women are now allowed to do math and statistical analysis and to like what they learn by doing do. In fact, women are now allowed to major in science-- even in Texas.

Younger men even find it attractive when women have a brain and the ability to use data. I like younger men...a lot.

Reply by DellaCa -Brenda You GO Girl N/ on 6/9/05 10:20am
Msg #43468

Re: Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

Reply by DellaCa oops on 6/9/05 10:21am
Msg #43469

Re: Brenda You Go Girl

Not had my coffee yet!

Reply by Bob-Chicago on 6/9/05 10:50am
Msg #43473

Brenda, Caution re: younger men.

Remember the legal age of consent in TX is, I believe, 12
Remmeber what happened to that teacher, Mary Jane LeTerneau, or whatever her name was. But now I guess that they are happily married. Tough way to get a husband.
Hugh is, I understand, still of the" barefoot and pregnant" school, but have a good time with your math and science.

Reply by BrendaTX on 6/9/05 10:55am
Msg #43476

Age is only a number...Darn it....

Darn...age is a number too!!! Crunching "age in number of years" is no fun at all!

Reply by Christi/socal on 6/9/05 11:06am
Msg #43478

my dog has allow me to age like her- so I'm only 7 ;- ) n/m

Reply by HisHughness on 6/9/05 11:35am
Msg #43483

Re: Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

Benda contends:

***Younger men even find it attractive when women have a brain and the ability to use data.***

I dunno, Brenda. Somehow, the image of a widow with a big brain and a bass boat just doesn't have much ooomph! with me.

Reply by BrendaTX on 6/9/05 6:04pm
Msg #43622

Re: Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

***I dunno, Brenda. Somehow, the image of a widow with a big brain and a bass boat just doesn't have much ooomph! with me.***

Bass boats dry rot and beauty fades away with age, but honey, brains hold their own.

Reply by HisHughness on 6/9/05 6:48pm
Msg #43636

Re: Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

Brenda explains:

***Bass boats dry rot and beauty fades away with age, but honey, brains hold their own.***

Therein lies our fundamental misunderstanding, BrenBren. I don't want my woman holding her own. I want her holding mine.

Reply by BrendaTX on 6/9/05 6:53pm
Msg #43637

Re: Bob and Hugh...Your age is showing.

***Therein lies our fundamental misunderstanding, BrenBren. I don't want my woman holding her own. I want her holding mine.***

No misunderstanding at all!

You are looking for a woman who'll take you up on whatever...I am interested in crunching numbers that enlighten me on my business.