Large markets
1. Cleveland – Elyria – Mentor (Ohio)
Physician saturation index: 44.3
Physician count: 322
2011 population: 2,076,427
Ratio: 15.5
2. Boston – Cambridge – Quincy (Mass./N.H.)
Physician saturation index: 40.8
Physician count: 658
2011 population: 4,601,284
Ratio: 14.3
3. Philadelphia – Camden – Wilmington (Pa., N.J., Del., Md.)
Physician saturation index: 40.4
Physician count: 850
2011 population: 6,000,328
Ratio: 14.2
4. New York – Northern New Jersey – Long Island (N.Y., N.J., Pa.)
Physician saturation index: 35.1
Physician count: 2,340
2011 population: 19,013,855
Ratio: 12.3
5. Pittsburgh
Physician saturation index: 34.4
Physician count: 284
2011 population: 2,358,416
Ratio: 12.1
6. Hartford – West Hartford – East Hartford (Conn.)
Physician saturation index: 33.2
Physician count: 142
2011 population: 1,218,724
Ratio: 11.7
7. Baltimore – Towson (Md.)
Physician saturation index: 33
Physician count: 316
2011 population: 2,726,361
Ratio: 11.6
8. New Orleans – Metairie – Kenner (La.)
Physician saturation index: 32.1
Physician count: 134
2011 population: 1,185,876
Ratio: 11.3
9. Birmingham – Hoover (Ala.)
Physician saturation index: 32.1
Physician count: 134
2011 population: 1,185,876
Ratio: 11.3
10. Miami – Fort Lauderdale – Pompano Beach (Fla.)
Physician saturation index: 29.4
Physician count: 578
2011 population: 5,615,402
Ratio: 10.3
Medium markets
1. Rochester, Minn.
Physician saturation index: 100
Physician count: 83
2011 population: 188,592
Ratio: 43.9
2. Charlottesville, Va.
Physician saturation index: 76.4
Physician count: 55
2011 population: 203,775
Ratio: 26.8
3. Durham, N.C.
Physician saturation index: 68.2
Physician count: 123
2011 population: 515,919
Ratio: 23.9
4. Ann Arbor, Mich.
Physician saturation index: 66.7
Physician count: 81
2011 population: 346,822
Ratio: 23.4
5. Gainesville, Fla.
Physician saturation index: 52.7
Physician count: 49
2011 population: 266,252
Ratio: 18.5
6. Greenville, N.C.
Physician saturation index: 44.8
Physician count: 30
2011 population: 193.285
Ratio: 15.7
7. Trenton – Ewing (N.J.)
Physician saturation index: 43.4
Physician count: 56
2011 population: 368,514
Ratio: 15.2
8. Atlantic City – Hammonton (N.J.)
Physician saturation index: 43.3
Physician count: 42
2011 population: 275,900
Ratio: 15.2
9. Huntington – Ashland (W.V., Ky. and Ohio)
Physician saturation index: 39.7
Physician count: 40
2011 population: 288,639
Ratio: 13.9
10. Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway (Ariz.)
Physician saturation index: 38.6
Physician count: 96
2011 population: 710,667
Ratio: 13.5
Small markets
1. Iowa City
Physician saturation index: 81.3
Physician count: 44
2011 population: 155,717
Ratio: 28.5
2. Bloomsburg – Berwick (Pa.)
Physician saturation index: 78.6
Physician count: 24
2011 population: 85,760
Ratio: 27.5
3. Marshfield – Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.)
Physician saturation index: 62.3
Physician count: 16
2011 population: 74,900
Ratio: 21.8
4. Effingham, Ill.
Physician saturation index: 60.8
Physician count: 7
2011 population: 34,409
Ratio: 21.3
5. Oneonata, N.Y.
Physician saturation index: 59.3
Physician count: 13
2011 population: 62,083
Ratio: 20.8
6. Southern Pines – Pinehurst (N.C.)
Physician saturation index: 52.6
Physician count: 17
2011 population: 89,555
Ratio: 18.4
7. Carson City, Nev.
Physician saturation index: 52.5
Physician count: 10
2011 population: 55,312
Ratio: 18.4
8. Lebanon (N.H., Vt.)
Physician saturation index: 52.2
Physician count: 32
2011 population: 174,833
Ratio: 18.3
9. Ford Dodge, Iowa.
Physician saturation index: 51.3
Physician count: 7
2011 population: 38,025
Ratio: 18
10. Easton, Md.
Physician saturation index: 50.1
Physician count: 7
2011 population: 37,961
Ratio: 17.6
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