From the ARRL web site dated 6/15/12:
...For the fifth consecutive year, ARRL membership grew -- totaling 157,813 members at year end.
According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, Amateur Radio is flourishing: “Despite challenges on many fronts, Amateur Radio and the ARRL were in better shape at the end of 2011 than at the beginning. In September, we reached a milestone in amateur licensing, with 700,000 individuals licensed by the FCC, and reached 702,056 at the end of December, up .86 percent for the year.”For the complete story, go here:
http://www.arrl.org/news/2011-arrl-annual-report-now-availableTo review the complete 2011 ARRL Annual Report, click the image: