91. Peace Corps by the Number

I got a letter a while back from Sherrod Brown, my US Senator. He thanked me for serving in the Peace Corps and informed me that I am one of 289 volunteers currently from Ohio in the Peace Corps.

Peace Corps, started March 1st, 1961, by the numbers:
200,000 (almost) – People have served in the Peace Corps
139 – Countries have had Peace Corps volunteers
8,655 – People are currently serving in the Peace Corps
77 – Countries with Peace Corps Volunteers currently
15,318 – Volunteers have served in Easter Europe and Asia
289 – Current volunteers are from Ohio in all of Peace Corps
89 – Ohio State University alumni are serving in the Peace Corps
119 – Current volunteers in Moldova
6 – Moldova Volunteers are from Ohio

Volunteers by Work Area
• Education: 37%
• Health & HIV/AIDS: 22%
• Business Development: 14%
• Environment: 13%
• Agriculture: 4%
• Youth Development: 5%
• Other: 5%

Where Volunteers Serve
• Africa: 37%
• Latin America: 24%
• Eastern Europe/Central Asia: 21%
• Asia: 7%
• The Caribbean: 5%
• North Africa/Middle East: 4%
• Pacific Islands: 3%