The percentages of women who report not having a personal physician or healthcare provider are listed below for each state, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam, beginning with the highest percentage.
1. Nevada — 28 percent of women report having no personal physician or healthcare provider
1. Texas — 28 percent
3. Alaska — 26 percent
4. New Mexico — 25 percent
5. Guam — 24 percent
6. Arizona — 23 percent
6. Georgia — 23 percent
6. Wyoming — 23 percent
9. Montana — 21 percent
9. Utah — 21 percent
11. California — 20 percent
11. Florida — 20 percent
11. Idaho — 20 percent
11. Oklahoma — 20 percent
15. District of Columbia — 19 percent
15. Louisiana — 19 percent
15. Washington — 19 percent
18. Minnesota — 18 percent
18. Mississippi — 18 percent
18. North Dakota — 18 percent
18. Tennessee — 18 percent
18. Virginia — 18 percent
23. Alabama — 17 percent
23. Colorado — 17 percent
23. Missouri — 17 percent
23. North Carolina — 17 percent
23. Oregon — 17 percent
23. South Carolina — 17 percent
23. West Virginia — 17 percent
30. Arkansas — 16 percent
30. South Dakota — 16 percent
32. Kansas — 15 percent
32. Kentucky — 15 percent
34. Indiana — 14 percent
34. Nebraska — 14 percent
34. New Jersey — 14 percent
34. Ohio — 14 percent
34. Puerto Rico — 14 percent
39. Illinois — 13 percent
39. Maryland — 13 percent
39. New York — 13 percent
39. Wisconsin — 13 percent
43. Iowa — 12 percent
44. Connecticut — 11 percent
44. Hawaii — 11 percent
44. Michigan — 11 percent
47. Delaware — 10 percent
47. Rhode Island — 10 percent
49. New Hampshire — 9 percent
49. Pennsylvania — 9 percent
49. Vermont — 9 percent
52. Massachusetts — 8 percent
53. Maine — 7 percent
The total rate of women across the U.S. who reported not having a personal physician or healthcare provider — excluding territories — is 17 percent.
The percentages reflect 2013-2015 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
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