In January 2019, members received the 2018 annual skydiving survey. The results provide a snapshot about who skydives and where they come from. Total number of USPA members at the end of 2018 was 39,827. (Min. 38,882, Max. 40,512, Mean 39,827).
Male - 87% Female - 13%
There were approximately 4,277 reserve rides in the U.S. in 2018. (0.13% of all jumps, or 1 reserve ride in every 771 skydives)
There were approximately 2,147 injuries in the U.S. in 2018. (0.07% of all jumps, or 1 injury in every 1,536 skydives)
There were 13 skydiving fatalities in the U.S. in 2018. (0.0004% of all jumps, or 1 fatality in every 253,669 skydives)
Retired–9.73% Military–8.42% Engineering–7.72% Skydiving–7.57% Other–7.27% Self–Employed–6.64% Health and Medicine–5.86% Aviation–4.87% Business and Finance–4.46% Sales/Marketing–4% Building Trades–3.98% Information Technology–3.92% Management–3.86% Government–3.66% Student–2.59% Computer and Mathematical–2.55% Education–2.46% Automotive–1.66% Production–1.37% Law Enforcement–1.37% Installation and Maintenance–1.18% Entertainment–1.13% Legal–1.1% Hospitality–0.99% Science–0.96% Indoor Skydiving–0.54%
Central - 5.0% Eastern - 8.8% Foreign - 20.1% Gulf - 4.7% Mid-Atlantic - 9.7% Mideastern - 4.1% Mountain - 7.5% North Central - 2.7% Northeastern - 3.5% Northwest - 4.5% Pacific - 5.1% Southeast - 8.9% Southern - 3.6% Southwest - 3.1% Western - 8.5%