Data is from the American Medical Association as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
10 states with the most physician growth
1. Alaska: 30.8 percent
2. North Dakota: 28.7 percent
3. Oregon: 21.4 percent
4. Hawaii: 20.5 percent
5. New Hampshire: 20.2 percent
6. District of Columbia: 19.8 percent
7. South Dakota: 18.75 percent
8. Maine: 16 percent
9. Minnesota: 15.7 percent
10. New Mexico: 14.4 percent
10 states with the lowest physician growth
1. Ohio: 1 percent
2. Florida: 1.7 percent
3. Indiana: 2.2 percent
4. Montana: 2.7 percent
5. Nebraska: 3.8 percent
6. New York: 4.4 percent
7. Pennsylvania: 4.7 percent
8. Georgia: 4.9 percent
9. New Jersey: 5.8 percent
10. Missouri: 6.1 percent
All
Alabama: 9.1 percent
Alaska: 30.8 percent
Arizona: 6.7 percent
Arkansas: 8.5 percent
California: 10.1 percent
Colorado: 10.8 percent
Connecticut: 8.6 percent
Delaware: 6.9 percent
District of Columbia: 19.8 percent
Florida: 1.7 percent
Georgia: 4.9 percent
Hawaii: 20.5 percent
Idaho: 13.3 percent
Illinois: 6.5 percent
Indiana: 2.2 percent
Iowa: 8.6 percent
Kansas: 9.2 percent
Kentucky: 12.1 percent
Louisiana: 6.3 percent
Maine: 16 percent
Maryland: 13.6 percent
Massachusetts: 13 percent
Michigan: 8.4 percent
Minnesota: 15.7 percent
Mississippi: 9.6 percent
Missouri: 6.1 percent
Montana: 2.7 percent
Nebraska: 3.8 percent
Nevada: 9.4 percent
New Hampshire: 20.2 percent
New Jersey: 5.8 percent
New Mexico: 14.4 percent
New York: 4.4 percent
North Carolina: 12.1 percent
North Dakota: 28.7 percent
Ohio: 1 percent
Oklahoma: 7.7 percent
Oregon: 21.4 percent
Pennsylvania: 4.7 percent
Rhode Island: 13.8 percent
South Carolina: 8.6 percent
South Dakota: 18.75 percent
Tennessee: 10.2 percent
Texas: 5.9 percent
Utah: 6.1 percent
Vermont: 12.5 percent
Virginia: 13.8 percent
Washington: 13.9 percent
West Virginia: 9.4 percent
Wisconsin: 13.9 percent
Wyoming: 15 percent
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