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10 states with the most employed physicians

California is the state with the largest number of employed physicians in 2023, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

By: Patsy Newitt

Thursday, April 13th, 2023

Here are the 10 states with the most employed physicians:

California: 118,151
New York: 98,821
Texas 69,676
Florida: 61,268
Pennsylvania: 55,600
Illinois: 46, 642
Ohio: 46,124
Michigan: 42,711
Massachusetts: 38,750
New Jersey: 32,782

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