The report is based on the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, as well as 2019 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
State |
Population |
Physicians |
Rate per 100,000 residents |
District of Columbia |
705,749 |
6,147 |
871 |
Massachusetts |
6,892,503 |
32,116 |
466 |
Maryland |
6,045,680 |
23,791 |
393.5 |
New York |
19,453,561 |
75,749 |
389.4 |
Vermont |
623,989 |
2,410 |
386.2 |
Rhode Island |
1,059,361 |
4,063 |
383.5 |
Connecticut |
3,565,287 |
12,977 |
364 |
Maine |
1,344,212 |
4,459 |
331.7 |
Pennsylvania |
12,801,989 |
42,051 |
328.5 |
New Hampshire |
1,359,711 |
4,391 |
322.9 |
Hawaii |
1,415,872 |
4,557 |
321.9 |
New Jersey |
8,882,190 |
27,832 |
313.3 |
Minnesota |
5,639,632 |
17,617 |
312.4 |
Oregon |
4,217,737 |
13,127 |
311.2 |
Ohio |
11,689,100 |
35,333 |
302.3 |
Michigan |
9,986,857 |
30,040 |
300.8 |
Missouri |
6,137,428 |
18,297 |
298.1 |
Colorado |
5,758,736 |
16,956 |
294.4 |
Illinois |
12,671,821 |
37,122 |
292.9 |
Delaware |
973,764 |
2,850 |
292.7 |
California |
39,512,223 |
113,718 |
287.8 |
Alaska |
731,545 |
2,101 |
287.2 |
Washington |
7,614,893 |
21,731 |
285.4 |
Wisconsin |
5,822,434 |
15,975 |
274.4 |
West Virginia |
1,792,147 |
4,914 |
274.2 |
Florida |
21,477,737 |
58,822 |
273.9 |
Louisiana |
4,648,794 |
12,557 |
270.1 |
Virginia |
8,535,519 |
22,874 |
268 |
North Carolina |
10,488,084 |
27,650 |
263.6 |
Tennessee |
6,829,174 |
17,687 |
259 |
Montana |
1,068,778 |
2,750 |
257.3 |
Arizona |
7,278,717 |
18,343 |
252 |
New Mexico |
2,096,829 |
5,269 |
251.3 |
South Dakota |
884,659 |
2,214 |
250.3 |
Nebraska |
1,934,408 |
4,820 |
249.2 |
North Dakota |
762,062 |
1,826 |
239.6 |
South Carolina |
5,148,714 |
12,197 |
236.9 |
Indiana |
6,732,219 |
15,918 |
236.4 |
Georgia |
10,617,423 |
25,072 |
236.1 |
Kansas |
2,913,314 |
6,874 |
236 |
Kentucky |
4,467,673 |
10,528 |
235.6 |
Texas |
28,995,881 |
67,182 |
231.7 |
Utah |
3,205,958 |
7,198 |
224.5 |
Alabama |
4,903,185 |
10,983 |
224 |
Iowa |
3,155,070 |
7,056 |
223.6 |
Nevada |
3,080,156 |
6,731 |
218.5 |
Arkansas |
3,017,804 |
6,500 |
215.4 |
Wyoming |
578,759 |
1,225 |
211.7 |
Oklahoma |
3,956,971 |
8,293 |
209.6 |
Mississippi |
2,976,149 |
5,857 |
196.8 |
Idaho |
1,787,065 |
3,504 |
196.1 |