Number of primary care physicians, by state: KFF

There are 494,821 active primary care physicians in the U.S., according to 2021 data from Kaiser Family Foundation’s published Sept. 22.

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Here are the number of primary care physicians, by state:

Note: The data includes both allopathic and osteopathic physicians.

Alabama — 5,911 active primary care physicians

Alaska — 1,078

Arizona — 8,761

Arkansas — 3,648

California — 54,824

Colorado — 7,486

Connecticut — 7,147

Delaware — 1,596

District of Columbia — 3,263

Florida — 28,175

Georgia — 12,865

Hawaii — 1,935

Idaho — 1,778

Illinois — 23,041

Indiana — 8,295

Iowa — 4,867

Kansas — 4,205

Kentucky — 5,532

Louisiana — 6,740

Maine — 2,550

Maryland — 11,226

Massachusetts — 16,052

Michigan — 19,350

Minnesota — 9,060

Mississippi — 3,345

Missouri — 9,980

Montana — 1,184

Nebraska — 2,931

Nevada — 3,131

New Hampshire — 2,093

New Jersey — 15,106

New Mexico — 3,023

New York — 41,526

North Carolina — 13,812

North Dakota — 1,227

Ohio — 20,414

Oklahoma — 4,938

Oregon — 6,152

Pennsylvania — 25,611

Rhode Island — 2,790

South Carolina — 6,730

South Dakota — 6,730

Tennessee — 8,991

Texas — 31,483

Utah — 3,171

Vermont — 1,167

Virginia — 12,096

Washington — 11,303

West Virginia — 2,984

Wisconsin — 8,727

Wyoming — 674

 

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