Today, there are 523,309 FFA members, aged 12-21, in 7,487 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

• 38% of FFA members are female; women hold more than 50% of state leadership positions
• 75% of our membership is Caucasian; 11% is Hispanic and 4% is African-American
• 89% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 6% are in grades 7-8; 5% are high school graduates
• 27% of FFA members live in rural farm areas; 39% live in rural non-farm areas with the remaining 34% of members living in urban and suburban areas
• FFA chapters are in 16 of the 20 largest cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia
• The top five membership states are California, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Missouri
• The 2009 National FFA Convention was host to 53,473 members, FFA advisors and FFA supporters