Is Century 21 bigger than ERA?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 11,262, 3.4 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.

Where does ERA have more agents than Century 21?

In 4 of the 50 states they share, led by Utah (571 to 558), Alabama (301 to 125) and Oregon (175 to 163).

Which pays agents more, Century 21 or ERA?

Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

United States Compare Century 21 vs ERA

Head to head · September 2026

Century 21 vs ERA

Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026

Century 21 had 38,210 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; ERA had 11,262 in 50. They meet in 50 states: Century 21 has more agents in 46, ERA in 4.

These are agents each brand lists on its own public directory with a published email, counted person by person on the date shown; not licence counts, not the brand's own headcount claim, and not a measure of sales. A brand that lists fewer of its agents publicly counts lower here. How the counting works.

38,210Century 21 agents

11,262ERA agents

50states where both operate

46 / 4states led by Century 21 / ERA

161cities where both have agents

Century 21 vs ERA by state

Every state where both brands list agents, ranked by the two counts combined. The lead column names the brand with more agents there.

State	Century 21	ERA	Leads
California	5,892	483	Century 21 +5,409
Florida	4,384	1,332	Century 21 +3,052
New York	1,777	1,464	Century 21 +313
Texas	2,305	626	Century 21 +1,679
New Jersey	2,260	294	Century 21 +1,966
Michigan	1,448	216	Century 21 +1,232
Georgia	1,231	328	Century 21 +903
Illinois	1,322	225	Century 21 +1,097
Ohio	1,219	325	Century 21 +894
Massachusetts	1,107	333	Century 21 +774
Pennsylvania	1,177	209	Century 21 +968
Virginia	1,094	249	Century 21 +845
North Carolina	748	517	Century 21 +231
Tennessee	789	424	Century 21 +365
South Carolina	802	380	Century 21 +422
Indiana	985	167	Century 21 +818
Utah	558	571	ERA +13
Washington	653	367	Century 21 +286
Connecticut	714	95	Century 21 +619
Maryland	633	171	Century 21 +462
Arizona	583	176	Century 21 +407
Wisconsin	625	38	Century 21 +587
Nevada	406	217	Century 21 +189
Kentucky	377	221	Century 21 +156
Missouri	465	123	Century 21 +342
Louisiana	497	85	Century 21 +412
Arkansas	439	104	Century 21 +335
Alabama	125	301	ERA +176
Oklahoma	351	70	Century 21 +281
Idaho	356	46	Century 21 +310
Colorado	229	149	Century 21 +80
Iowa	333	18	Century 21 +315
Oregon	163	175	ERA +12
Minnesota	292	38	Century 21 +254
Montana	163	132	Century 21 +31
Rhode Island	231	20	Century 21 +211
Mississippi	179	31	Century 21 +148
New Hampshire	181	16	Century 21 +165
Delaware	173	7	Century 21 +166
New Mexico	121	56	Century 21 +65
Maine	110	67	Century 21 +43
West Virginia	107	41	Century 21 +66
North Dakota	140	3	Century 21 +137
Wyoming	61	46	Century 21 +15
Nebraska	65	1	Century 21 +64
Alaska	62	1	Century 21 +61
District of Columbia	57	5	Century 21 +52
South Dakota	51	1	Century 21 +50
Kansas	23	26	ERA +3
Vermont	45	1	Century 21 +44

Century 21 also has agents in 1 state where ERA has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 161 where both are present.

City	Century 21	ERA	Leads
Chicago, IL	381	40	Century 21 +341
Las Vegas, NV	235	103	Century 21 +132
Myrtle Beach, SC	276	18	Century 21 +258
Fort Wayne, IN	287	1	Century 21 +286
Miami, FL	180	105	Century 21 +75
Orlando, FL	249	11	Century 21 +238
Charlotte, NC	68	179	ERA +111
Boynton Beach, FL	183	44	Century 21 +139
Bellevue, WA	56	165	ERA +109
Tampa, FL	160	61	Century 21 +99
Jacksonville, FL	138	71	Century 21 +67
El Paso, TX	74	130	ERA +56
Henderson, NV	127	56	Century 21 +71
Fort Myers, FL	140	42	Century 21 +98
Cape Coral, FL	159	18	Century 21 +141
Pembroke Pines, FL	111	66	Century 21 +45
St. George, UT	57	117	ERA +60
Port St. Lucie, FL	70	94	ERA +24
Carlsbad, CA	58	75	ERA +17
Scotch Plains, NJ	30	102	ERA +72

Agents with their own website

3.7% of the 38,210 checked Century 21 agents have a website of their own; 5.0% of the 11,262 checked ERA agents have a website of their own (national figure 7.2%). An agent's own site is one sign of how much of their business they carry with them.

What each publishes about commission

Century 21 publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

ERA publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Century 21's and ERA's own public agent directories on September 5, 2026; an agent is included once, with a published email, under the brand whose directory lists them. The rows these counts are summed from, one per agent with a published email, are sold by usrealtorlist.com; for California, the state where the two brands have the most agents between them, that is the California realtor email list. No agent is named on this page.

More comparisons

Century 21 against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. ERA against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is Century 21 bigger than ERA?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 11,262, 3.4 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.
Where does ERA have more agents than Century 21?: In 4 of the 50 states they share, led by Utah (571 to 558), Alabama (301 to 125) and Oregon (175 to 163).
Which pays agents more, Century 21 or ERA?: Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Century 21 vs ERA: 38,210 against 11,262 agents, 50 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/century-21-vs-era/