California has the highest number of active physicians in the country, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published April 20.
The ranking is based on information from Redi-Data on the amount of professionally active allopathic physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs). Population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In all, there are 1,042,049 active physicians in the U.S.
Here are the number of active physicians in each state and the District of Columbia, starting with the highest:
California — 115,347
Population: 39.5 million
New York — 94,152
Population: 19.4 million
Texas — 66,916
Population: 30 million
Florida — 59,065
Population: 21.5 million
Pennsylvania — 53,532
Population: 12.8 million
Illinois — 45,039
Population: 12.7 million
Ohio — 44,178
Population: 11.7 million
Michigan — 40,807
Population: 10 million
Massachusetts — 37,494
Population: 6.9 million
New Jersey — 31,545
Population: 8.9 million
North Carolina — 29,357
Population: 10.5 million
Georgia — 26,035
Population: 10.6 million
Maryland — 25,443
Population: 6 million
Virginia — 24,875
Population: 8.5 million
Washington — 22,515
Population: 7.6 million
Missouri — 21,292
Population: 6.1 million
Tennessee — 19,457
Population: 6.8 million
Minnesota — 18,684
Population: 5.6 million
Arizona — 18,376
Population: 7.3 million
Wisconsin — 18,176
Population: 5.8 million
Indiana — 17,154
Population: 6.7 million
Connecticut — 16,164
Population: 3.6 million
Colorado — 14,927
Population: 5.8 million
Louisiana — 14,926
Population: 4.6 million
South Carolina — 13,468
Population: 5.1 million
Alabama — 12,401
Population: 4.9 million
Oregon — 12,365
Population: 4.2 million
Kentucky — 12,221
Population: 4.5 million
Oklahoma — 9,740
Population: 4 million
Iowa — 9,088
Population: 3.2 million
Kansas — 8,142
Population: 2.9 million
District of Columbia — 7,691
Population: 705,749
Arkansas — 7,484
Population: 3 million
Utah — 7,091
Population: 3.2 million
Mississippi — 6,810
Population: 3 million
Nevada — 6,343
Population: 3.1 million
New Mexico — 5,993
Population: 2.1 million
West Virginia — 5,920
Population: 1.8 million
Nebraska — 5,574
Population: 1.9 million
Rhode Island — 5,500
Population: 1.1 million
Maine — 4,851
Population: 1.3 million
New Hampshire — 4,370
Population: 1.4 million
Hawaii — 3,737
Population: 1.4 million
Delaware — 3,242
Population: 973,764
Idaho — 3,090
Population: 1.8 million
Vermont — 2,413
Population: 623,989
Montana — 2,338
Population: 1.1 million
North Dakota — 2,147
Population: 762,062
South Dakota — 2,095
Population: 884,659
Alaska — 1,886
Population: 731,545
Wyoming — 1,223
Population: 578,759