States ranked by number of practicing anesthesiologists

California has 5,380 anesthesiologists, the most of any state, according to May 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are 31 states ranked by number of practicing anesthesiologists:

Note: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Virginia did not release estimates, and information was not available from Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Georgia, Rhode Island and Delaware. 

1. California: 5,380
2. Michigan: 2,050
3. Massachusetts: 1,880
4. New York: 1,500
5. Ohio: 1,460
6. Pennsylvania: 1,450
7. Texas: 1,370
8. New Jersey: 1,090
9. Tennessee: 1,080
10. Illinois: 1,050
11. Washington: 990
12. Minnesota: 870
13. Indiana: 760
14. Wisconsin: 640
15. Oregon: 580
16. Kentucky: 500
17. South Carolina: 460
18. Nevada: 390
19. North Carolina: 280
20. Arkansas: 240
21. Maine: 240
22. Louisiana: 230
23. New Hampshire: 220
24. West Virginia: 190
25. Nebraska: 130
26. Missouri: 120
27. District of Columbia: 110
28. New Mexico: 110
29. Montana: 100
30. Alabama: 90
31. Hawaii: 60