The agency released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the number of physician assistants in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: 1,070
Alaska: 510
Arizona: 3,500
Arkansas: 930
California: 12,880
Colorado: 2,990
Connecticut: 2,950
Delaware: 610
District of Columbia: 450
Florida: 9,060
Georgia: 3,760
Hawaii: 340
Idaho: 1,170
Illinois: 3,890
Indiana: 1,980
Iowa: 1,290
Kansas: 800
Kentucky: 1,160
Louisiana: 1,090
Maine: 700
Maryland: 3,280
Massachusetts: 4,130
Michigan: 5,310
Minnesota: 3,570
Mississippi: 460
Missouri: 1,540
Montana: 660
Nebraska: 1,200
Nevada: 1,450
New Hampshire: 940
New Jersey: 3,150
New Mexico: 530
New York: 16,690
North Carolina: 8,180
North Dakota: 250
Ohio: 4,190
Oklahoma: 1,680
Oregon: 1,420
Pennsylvania: 8,730
Rhode Island: 390
South Carolina: 2,100
South Dakota: 580
Tennessee: 2,240
Texas: 8,630
Utah: 1,550
Vermont: 370
Virginia: 3,760
Washington: 3,240
West Virginia: 750
Wisconsin: 3,340
Wyoming: 310
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