1562 verified fiberglass pool installers operate across 47 states and Washington, D.C., as of 9/1/2026. That count is not evenly spread. Florida carries the most, with 136 verified installers and the Sun Belt states in this table average 75.9 installers apiece against 3.7 in the cold-climate states below . The rest of this page explains the pattern and links to every state's own installer directory.
How we counted
Every count on this page is the same live number that state's own installer directory shows. An installer only counts once its business listing is individually confirmed to do fiberglass pool work, not just imported from a raw business-listings pull. A state with catalog rows that haven't cleared that verification step yet is not padded into this table with unconfirmed listings. Data as of 9/1/2026, refreshed on the same monthly cycle as the rest of the catalog.
The full state ranking
All 47 states and D.C. with at least one verified installer, ranked by count. Click a state to see its full installer roster.
| Rank | State | Verified installers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 136 |
| 2 | Texas | 100 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 90 |
| 4 | Ohio | 84 |
| 5 | California | 79 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 79 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 78 |
| 8 | New York | 67 |
| 9 | Indiana | 62 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 56 |
| 11 | Illinois | 54 |
| 12 | Missouri | 53 |
| 13 | Georgia | 51 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 51 |
| 15 | Virginia | 44 |
| 16 | Michigan | 40 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 35 |
| 18 | Alabama | 32 |
| 19 | Arizona | 31 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 30 |
| 21 | Maryland | 30 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 23 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 22 |
| 24 | Washington | 22 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 21 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 19 |
| 27 | Utah | 16 |
| 28 | Iowa | 15 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 14 |
| 30 | Nevada | 13 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 12 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 12 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 11 |
| 34 | Kansas | 10 |
| 35 | Oregon | 9 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 9 |
| 37 | Colorado | 8 |
| 38 | Delaware | 8 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 8 |
| 40 | Idaho | 7 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 7 |
| 42 | Maine | 4 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 3 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 2 |
| 45 | South Dakota | 2 |
| 46 | Vermont | 2 |
| 47 | Montana | 1 |
The regional read
Sun Belt density
Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arizona, and California average 75.9 verified installers apiece in this catalog against a 33.2-installer national average . Warm-climate states run a longer pool-building season and a larger existing in-ground pool base, and both show up directly in installer count.
The cold-climate scarcity band
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana average 3.7 verified installers apiece, the thinnest markets in this table and a fraction of the Sun Belt average of 75.9 . A shorter dig-to-swim season narrows the window a builder can work in each year, and that caps how many installers a market supports.
What installer density does and doesn't tell you
A high installer count means more options and, usually, shorter lead times to get a quote. It is not a quality signal on its own: a state with fewer installers can still have excellent builders, and a dense market has weak ones too. See our guide to choosing a fiberglass pool installer for what to verify regardless of how many builders serve your state.
If you're in a low-density state
Fewer local installers usually means a wider travel radius per builder and longer scheduling lead times. Installation timelines already run months from contract to swim; in a thinner market, start collecting quotes earlier rather than later. See what a fiberglass pool costs for budget context before you request quotes.
Frequently asked questions
How many fiberglass pool installers are in my state?
Find your state in the table above for its exact verified count as of 9/1/2026, or go straight to that state's own installer directory by clicking its name.
Is my state underserved?
Compare your state's count in the table to the regional averages above. A state well below its region's average has fewer local options and likely longer lead times to get on a builder's schedule.
Does installer count affect price?
Not directly in this dataset: this page counts verified installers, not prices. See our cost guide for published price ranges. A thinner local market can still mean less price competition in practice, but that is not a number we compute here.