Becker’s used KFF and Census data to determine the number of surgery physicians per capita in every state and the District of Columbia. Data included active MD and DO physicians.
Here are the rates of active physicians in surgery in 2023:
|
States |
Surgery physicians per capita |
|
Alabama |
15.36 |
|
Alaska |
11.06 |
|
Arizona |
14.42 |
|
Arkansas |
12.62 |
|
California |
13.73 |
|
Colorado |
11.73 |
|
Connecticut |
24.60 |
|
Delaware |
17.04 |
|
District of Columbia |
68.80 |
|
Florida |
13.77 |
|
Georgia |
13.93 |
|
Hawaii |
11.72 |
|
Idaho |
7.58 |
|
Illinois |
16.98 |
|
Indiana |
12.46 |
|
Iowa |
17.73 |
|
Kansas |
16.53 |
|
Kentucky |
17.96 |
|
Louisiana |
17.86 |
|
Maine |
20.04 |
|
Maryland |
22.34 |
|
Massachusetts |
28.88 |
|
Michigan |
23.08 |
|
Minnesota |
19.50 |
|
Mississippi |
13.42 |
|
Missouri |
18.56 |
|
Montana |
10.87 |
|
Nebraska |
17.01 |
|
Nevada |
9.57 |
|
New Hampshire |
17.71 |
|
New Jersey |
17.11 |
|
New Mexico |
12.76 |
|
New York |
23.25 |
|
North Carolina |
15.77 |
|
North Dakota |
21.03 |
|
Ohio |
22.86 |
|
Oklahoma |
11.61 |
|
Oregon |
16.91 |
|
Pennsylvania |
25.27 |
|
Rhode Island |
26.74 |
|
South Carolina |
16.59 |
|
South Dakota |
12.17 |
|
Tennessee |
17.04 |
|
Texas |
12.45 |
|
Utah |
9.99 |
|
Vermont |
21.48 |
|
Virginia |
14.49 |
|
Washington |
14.39 |
|
West Virginia |
19.11 |
|
Wisconsin |
16.04 |
|
Wyoming |
11.78 |
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