10 metro areas with the highest number of anesthesiologists

There are 33,470 actively practicing anesthesiologists in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey. However, some cities are better populated with providers than others.

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Paige Haeffele

Here are the 10 metropolitan areas with the highest number of practicing anesthesiologists, along with the number of the specialists in each area:

  1. New York City-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.- N.J.-Pa.: 2,100
  2. San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif.: 1,820
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H.: 1,720
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.: 1,070
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wisc.: 1,000
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.: 790
  7. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tenn.: 680
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.: 550
  9. Pittsburgh: 450
  10. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: 430

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