The Kaiser Family Foundation draws its data from the 2019 AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals. The American Hospital Association defines community hospitals as “all nonfederal, short-term general, and specialty hospitals whose facilities and services are available to the public.”
Nearly a quarter — 24 percent — of community hospitals in the U.S. were classified as for-profit in 2019, while more than 57 percent were nonprofit and nearly 19 percent were controlled by a state, county or city government.
Here are the states with the most for-profit hospitals as of 2019, the latest year from which data is available:
1. Nevada — 53.5 percent of community hospitals are for-profit
2. Texas — 52 percent
3. Florida — 48.1 percent
4. New Mexico — 42.9 percent
5. Arizona — 41.3 percent
T-5. Louisiana — 41.3 percent
7. Oklahoma — 39.5 percent
8. Tennessee — 37.5 percent
9. Utah — 34 percent
10. Alabama — 32.7 percent
